Robert W. Finnerty specializes in the areas of toxic torts, product liability, professional negligence, catastrophic personal injuries and insurance bad faith. He has gained a reputation among judges, fellow trial lawyers and industry followers as a skilled and talented trial lawyer. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained verdicts and settlements exceeding $825 million. More significant than the shear dollar amount of his results, Mr. Finnerty seeks to make a difference in his clients' lives. Giving people the opportunity to obtain their goals and overcome their injuries is the driving force behind his practice.
$785 million, Verdict - toxic tort
$750 million, Settlement - Flat Panel Antitrust
$333 million, Settlement - chemical exposure
$120 million, Settlement - petroleum contamination
$60 million, Settlement - toxic tort
$59 million, Settlement - burn injury
$31 million, Settlement - air pollution
$26 million, Verdict - chemical exposure in the workplace
$4.4 million, Verdict - groundwater contamination
$3.7 million, Verdict - defective design lawnmower
$3.1 million, Verdict - defective design football facemask
$1.4 million, Verdict - auto v. truck broken shoulder
$1.4 million, Verdict - Insurance Bad Faith
$59 million breach of contract
$11 million breach of fiduciary duty
$7 million breach of fiduciary dutyÂ
Toxic Torts
Antitrusts
Professional Liability
Product Liability
Personal Injury
Business Litigation
Bad Faith Insurance
Civic Rights
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
California, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
J.D. - 1982
Honors: Member of Phi Delta Phi
University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, California
B.A. and B.S. - 1978
Major: Political Science and Psychology
American Board of Trial Lawyers, Member Advocate, 1985 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 1985 - Present
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member, 1985 - Present
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Association for Justice
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Multiple Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1985 - Present
Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2014 - Present
AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist 1997
American Trial Lawyers Assoc. Top 100 Trial Lawyers 2008
Super Lawyers 2008 - Forbes Top Litigators
Forbes Top Litigators
The Ten Most Dependable Attorneys of California 2008
Top Plaintiffs Lawyers 2016 - The Daily Journal
Admissibility of Expert Testimony, Mealeys, 1998 - Present
Phi Delta Phi
Those who need redress
