James D. Rush

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Founder, 2005

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James D. Rush is a Marin County native. Mr. Rush received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside and his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He first started working on behalf of people injured by the fault of others in 2003 as a law clerk and has been representing people in personal injury cases since starting his firm in 2005. Mr. Rush has tried personal injury cases to jury verdict in numerous California counties and in arbitration proceedings against the biggest insurance companies in the nation. He has represented injured people against some of the largest companies in the world such as Ford Motor Company, UPS, Wal-Mart, Safeway, State Farm Insurance, Mercury Insurance, and cities such as San Rafael, Oakland, Santa Rosa and San Francisco.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Personal Injury
Car Accidents
Slip and Fall Accidents
Wrongful Death

BAR ADMISSIONS

California

EDUCATION

University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D.
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California
- B.A.
San Marin High School

HONORS AND AWARDS

Lifetime Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top Trial Lawyers in America
Lifetime Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Top Trial Lawyers in America
Recognized as a Super Lawyer in Northern California within the field of Plaintiff’s Personal Injury in 2021 and 2022
Achieved the honor of obtaining the 85th highest personal injury verdict in the State of California for 2019 with the case of Fox v. Hodge in Marin County., Top 100 Jury Verdicts – CA Personal Injury 2019, TopVerdict.com, 2020
Achieved the honor of being named Top 100 Civil Plaintiff’s attorney in Northern California., Top 100 – Civil Plaintiff – Northern California, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020
AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorney by the local judiciary and bar., AV Preeminent Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020
Achieved the honor of being named one of the top 100 “high stakes” litigators in Northern California., Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in Northern California, America’s Top 100, 2020
James D. Rush rated AV Preeminent again in 2019., AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorney, Martindale Hubbell, 2019 • in 2018, James Rush achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability., AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
In 2018, James Rush achieved a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, awarded to only those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability., AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction for California., 10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction , American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2018
Awarded the highest rating of 10.0 by Avvo., Avvo 10.0 Top Attorney, www.avvo.com, 2017
10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction for California awarded by American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers., 10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers, 2017
Recognized as a Rising Star in the field of Plaintiff’s Personal Injury in Northern California by SuperLawyers, 2015
Mr. Rush has been named a SuperLawyer for Northern California – Plaintiff’s Personal Injury for the last 5 years (2020-2025).
Mr. Rush has been named the Best Personal Injury Attorney in Marin County by the readers of Pacific Sun the last 3 years in a row (2023, 2024, 2025).
Mr. Rush has been named the Readers’ Choice as the Best Attorney in Marin County by the readers of the Marin Independent Journal the last 2 years (2024, 2025).
Mr. Rush had the Number 1 Impaired Driving Accident Settlement in California in 2024 according to Topverdict.com
Mr. Rush placed 1 case on the Top 10 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2024 according to Topverdict.com (#7 overall).
Mr. Rush placed 1 case on the Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Settlements in California in 2024 according to TopVerdict.com.
Mr. Rush placed 1 case on the Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in California in 2023 according to Topverdict.com.
Mr. Rush placed 2 cases on the Top 100 Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Settlements in California in 2023 according to TopVerdict.com.
Mr. Rush placed 2 cases on the Top 100 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2022 according to TopVerdict.com.
Mr. Rush placed 9 cases on the Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in California in 2022 according to TopVerdict.com.
Mr. Rush placed 2 cases on the Top 100 Wrongful Death Settlements in the United States in 2022 according to TopVerdict.com.
A lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Mr. Rush has earned several accolades over the years. He has been:
- Named among the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff’s attorney in Northern California by The National Trial Lawyers
- Listed in the Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in Northern California by America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- Added to the 10 Best Attorneys in Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
- Peer review-rated as AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell
- Rated 10 out of 10 on Avvo
An active member of the legal community, Mr. Rush is a part of several legal associations, including the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, Marin County Bar Association, the Marin Trial Lawyers Association, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, the Lawyer Referral and Information Service of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and the Sonoma County Bar Association.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Marin County Bar Association,Member
Marin Trial Lawyers Association,Member
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association,Member
Bar Association of San Francisco Lawyer Referral Panel (SF and Marin),Member
Keenan Trial Institute,Graduate
The National Trial Lawyers,Top 100 Civil Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Northern California
Sonoma County Bar Association