Thomas V. Girardi

Widely regarded by his peers as one of the nation's top trial lawyers and with nearly fifty years of experience representing victims, Thomas V. Girardi has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, handling claims involving wrongful death, commercial litigation, products liability, bad faith insurance, and toxic torts. In 2003, he received the most prestigious honor of being inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame by the California State Bar. Mr. Girardi is a Member of the Board of Directors and former President of the prestigious International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only worldwide organization, limited to 500 trial lawyers. Mr. Girardi is also the first trial lawyer to be appointed to the California Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the state courts. Selected Verdicts $785 million, Verdict - for Toxic Tort personal injuries suffered by employees in Lockheed's Skunkworks facilities $45.5 million, Verdict - against Ford Motor Company for defective seatbelt which caused 6 year old child to become paralyzed. Mr. Girardi has obtained more than 30 verdicts of $1 million or more and has handled more than 100 settlements of $1 million or more. He has tried more than 100 jury cases, winning the first California medical malpractice verdict of $1 million or more, back in the 1970s In Re Vioxx Coordinated Cases, JCCP Case No. 4247 Natural Gas Antitrust Cases, JCCP Case Nos. 4221, 4224, 4226, 4228 State of California v. El Paso Gas Arnold v. Ashland Chemical Co. JCCP No. 2967 Anderson v. Pacific Gas & Electric, BCV00822 Citizens of Hinkley v. Pacific Gas & Electric In Re Northridge Earthquake Cases In Re Rezulin Cases, LASC Case BC 304262 Karlsson v. Ford Motor Company, LASC Case PC 0019980 Selected Settlements $4.85 billion, Settlement - with pharmaceutical giant Merck for personal injuries to consumers of the drug Vioxx. $1.9 billion, Settlement - for California consumers were defrauded by the manipulation of natural gas prices. $1.7 billion, Settlement - for California consumers were defrauded by the manipulation of natural gas prices. $333 million, Settlement - for 650 residents of Hinkley, California in the toxic tort case made famous by the film Erin Brockovich. $300 million, Settlement - for second group of toxic tort cases brought by the residents of Hinkley against PG&E. $200 million, Settlement - bad faith insurance lawsuit against Farmers Insurance for homeowners whose property was damaged in the Northridge Earthquake $68 million, Settlement - with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for personal injuries to consumers of the drug Rezulin. Awards and Honors Honors "AV" Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell (Martindale.com's Highest Rating) Best Lawyers publication, "Best Lawyers in America", 1987 - Present Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Top 100 Lawyers in California", 2008 - Present Los Angeles Magazine, "Southern California Super Lawyer", Highest Vote-Getter in California, 2004 - 2008 Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Top 100: California's Leading Lawyers", 2007 Best Lawyers, "The Los Angeles Area's Best Lawyers", 2006 Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Top 100: California's Leading Lawyers", 2006 Loyola Law School, "Champion of Justice", 2005 Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Ted Horn Memorial Award, 2004 California State Bar, Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame, 2003 Lawyers for Public Justice, "Trial Lawyer of the Year", 1996 American Board of Trial Advocates, "Cal-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year", 1996 Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, "Trial Lawyer of the Year", 1995 - 1996

• California, 1964
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1965

• Litigation Counsel of America, 2015 (President)
• Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers, 2010 - Present
• California Judicial Council, 2005 - Present (Member)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005 (President)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors)
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999 (President)
• Loyola Law School, 1976 - Present (Associate Professor)
• Inner Circle of Advocates (Member)
• American Board of Professional Liability Lawyers
• International Society of Barristers
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Consumer Attorneys of California