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Robert Finnerty

Firm Name
Girardi|Keese
Address
1126 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone
(213) 262-6777
Fax
(213) 481-1554
Website
http://www.girardikeese.com/
Primary Practice Area
Professional (Legal) Malpractice
Secondary Practice Area
Personal Injury
Professional Biographical Information

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 $500,000,000. 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.

Legal Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
  • California, 1985
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
Education
  • 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
Honors & Awards
  • “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
  • The Ten Most Dependable Attorneys of California 2008
  • Top Plaintiffs Lawyers 2016 – The Daily Journal
Professional Associations
  • 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
Representative Cases
  • Toxic Tort Plaintiffs – PGE
  • Toxic Tort Plaintiffs – Lockheed Litigation