Mr. Frantz’s 45 years of legal experience includes litigating catastrophic injury claims, tractor-trailer collisions, amusement park accidents, product liability, motorcycle, and automobile collisions, aviation accidents, fire and explosion-related injuries and wrongful death claims, mass transit accidents, construction accidents, industrial accidents, complex business disputes, class actions, and mass torts. Mr. Frantz served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Porter Ranch Gas Leak litigation (one of the largest mass tort litigation in U.S. history), as well as the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the wildfire litigation against Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE).
ACHIEVING LANDMARK COURT VICTORIES*
Mr. Frantz and co-counsel have trial-tested their extensive experience securing landmark verdicts and settlements, including:
FLG has been retained by more than 900 school districts nationwide to prosecute their claims against social media companies such as Meta, TikTok, Google and Snap Inc. in California Federal and State Court, alleging their platforms have significantly contributed to a mental health crisis among students.
*Results in other matters do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction of the outcome of your legal matter. Results depend on the facts of each case and may vary.
**This is the amount of a larger settlement fund from which FLG clients and others are processing their individual recoveries on an ongoing basis.
***Reduced and appealed; resolved for a confidential amount.
The Daily Transcript honored Mr. Frantz as one of the Top 10 Attorneys. Mr. Frantz has been nominated for Top Attorneys in the insurance and personal injury category from 2010 – 2020. Mr. Frantz has also been honored as a Super Lawyer and Tier One Best Lawyers of America for twelve consecutive years.
Mr. Frantz is a cum laude graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He represented the San Diego County Bar Association as a Delegate to the State Bar of California and has served as a Special Master for the State Bar of California for the past 30 years. He has also been an Arbitrator for 30 years. He is a Master of the William B. Enright Chapter of the American Inns of Court. He is a Fellow and Associate of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education
University of California, Santa Barbara, California
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California
HONORS & RECOGNITION
BAR ADMISSIONS
ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONTENT
James P. Frantz, is also a proud Board Member of Impact Teen Drivers. Since 2007, Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) has emerged as a leading non-profit organization dedicated to reversing the pervasive yet preventable crisis of distracted driving by minors (cell phone use). ITD’s mission is to change the driving habits of minors, thereby saving lives not only in this generation of drivers but in future generations as well. ITD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the driving culture to one that is distraction-free.
ITD accomplishes its goal through a nationwide educational program that confronts the dangers and consequences of reckless and distracted driving, as well as vaping while driving. Impact Teen Drivers (ITD) partners with schools, first responders, health care organizations, and state agencies to spread the message of safe, distraction-free driving and achieve real impact in communities throughout California. ITD works with family members of teens killed by reckless and distracted driving and uses real stories of teens who have lost their lives or caused the loss of life in preventable car crashes to connect emotionally and motivate young people toward attitude and behavior change.
Distracted and reckless driving is a multifaceted public health crisis that requires a multi-faceted response, so while Impact’s message remains the same—to end it—the formats and venues to spread it vary. Automobile crashes are the #1 killer of teens in America, and they are preventable. Impact has developed evidence-based curricula and guides for different professional fields, and for different target audiences. Impact Teen Drivers offers myriad free resources to educators, first responders, healthcare professionals, parents, community members, and teens and teen organizations.
