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

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

Weissenberg v. Carquinez Women’s Club, 2020
Angeles v. Gramajo, 2020
Murray v. Meek, 2020
Cantagallo v. Doble, 2020
Bostjancic v. Smith, 2020
Christiansen v. DeGabrielle, 2020
Booth v. Zerah, 2020
Cifuentes v. Fournier, 2020
Dullea v. Dullea, 2019
Grant v. Ko, 2019
Sapone v. Confidential, 2019
Whiteman v. Wilson, 2019
Sullivan v. Wylie, 2019
Hernandez v. King, et al, 2019
Mathews, et al. v CSAA, et al, 2019
Hodge v. Fox, 2019
Given v. Bush-Lopez, 2018
Davis v. Harris, 2018
Rhoades v. Erlandson, 2018
Confidential v. Sarver, 2018
Teixeira v. Bedrick, et al 2018
Confidential v. Confidential, 2018
McPherson v. Nita, 2018
Minnery v. Cal-Star Gymnastics, et al, 2018
Confidential v. Confidential, 2017
Matthews v. CSAA. 2017
Burchfield v. Belhumeur, 2017
Vicente v. Christie, 2017
Madru v. Whittington, et al, 2017
Lee v. Wang, 2017
Day v. Wind Mill Circle Homeowners’ Association, et al, 2017
Confidential v. Confidential, April 2016
O’Reilly v. Sturm, April 2016
Hansen v. Hernandez, April 2016
Aidyn G. v. City of Novato, April 2016
Confidential v. Confidential, March 2016
Kenny v. Hurley, March 2016
Fore v. Xiong, March 2016
Lynn v. South Novato Animal Hospital, February 2016
Diamond v. Biles, et al., February 2016
Donald v. Cramajo, February 2016
Gasper v. Marin Sanitary Services, January 2016
Hofmann v. Bowers, January 2016
Tupas v. Roylance, January 2016
Capra v. Roylance, January 2016
Ayala v. McAdams, December 2015
Peirano v. Larkspur Isle HOA, December 2015
Cameron, et al. v. Pure Limousine Services, Inc., December 2015
Craig v. Tafreshi, et al, November 2015
Fisher v. Pure Limousine Services, Inc., November 2015
Rickard v. Mad Max Hydroponics, November 2015
Walton v. Gerber, November 2015
Olivier v. Loshin, October 2015
Orleans v. Meridian Health Services, Inc., October 2015
Valentine v. Pharmaca, October 2015
Giragossian v. Perez, October 2015
White v. Produce Quetzal, October 2015
Conley v. Prosche, October 2015
Jordan v. Bertolozzi, October 2015
Palmer v. Marin Sanitary Service, Inc., September 2015
Stogner v. Beronio Lumber, September 2015
Confidential v. Benattar Marble & Granite, Inc., September 2015
Confidential v. Confidential, August 2015
Gonzales v. Garrett, August 2015
Pashilk v. Marin Sanitary Services, Inc., August 2015
Shedden v. State Farm Insurance, August 2015
Tieu v. Lau, July 2015
Klyse v. Wilson, July 2015
Nannery v. Olson, July 2015
Confidential v. Confidential, June 2015
Goldstein v. Angell, June 2015
Calvosa v. Martin, June 2015
Hagemann v. Strang, June 2015
Rice v. Softspace South, Inc., May 2015
Gash v. Estes, May 2015
Jordan v. Hextrum, April 2015
Jones/Jamerson v. Stassevitch, April 2015
Wade v. Building Care Systems, Inc., April 2015
Hall v. Galvin, March 2015
Crivello v. Ratto Group, March 2015
D’Onofrio v. Padilla, et al., March 2015
Collings v. Safeway, March 2015
Cook v. Wong, March 2015
Clancy v. Confidential, February 2015
Garcia v. Marinwood Community Services District, February 2015
Jones v. Community Action Marin, January 2015
Lyon v. Canas, January 2015
Davis v. Tobias, January 2015
McQueen v. Sutter Home Winery, December 2014
Ogilvie v. State Farm, December 2014
Wade v. Abe, December 2014
Confidential v. Confidential, November 2014
Confidential v. Confidential
Quiroz v. Rite Aid Corporation, November 2014
Guimont v. McBride, November 2014
Nye v. Chapdelaine, November 2014
Wachtel v. White, November 2014
Ogilvie v. Walker, October, 2014
McLane v. Steadfast Investment Properties, Inc., et al., October, 2014
Confidential v. Confidential, October, 2014
Murphy v. Diaz, October, 2014
Zollner v. Canas, October, 2014
Stewart v. Judge, September, 2014
Bignardi v. Aramark, September, 2014
Lococo v. Brown, September, 2014
Ghadiri v. Hansel Dealer Group, August 2014
Stewart v. Fischer, July, 2014
Magri v. Warren, July, 2014
Cox v. Reed, June 2014
Lewis v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., June 2014
Coverdale v. Rojas, June 2014
Lezcano v. Traveler’s Insurance, et al., May 2014
Manasa v. Newman, May 2014
Johnston v. Wallace, May 2014
Ochoa v. Nims, May 2014
Fishman/Whitten/Collins, May 2014
Espina v. Kentfield Rehab, et al., April 2014
Dalton v. Blakes Landing Farms, April 2014
Covillo, et al. v. Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, Inc., March 2014
Confidential v. Confidential, February 2014
Zimmer v. UPS, et al., February 2014
Shuping v. North Bay Center, LLC, January 2014
Aragon v. Prince, January 2014
Dennis v. Bumgarner, December 2013
Covillo, et al. v. Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery, Inc., November 2013
Confidential v. Confidential, October 2013
Sullivan and Fujita v. City of San Rafael, et al., September 2013
O’Sullivan, et al. v. AMN Services, LLC, et al., August 2013
Confidential v. Confidential, July 2013
Azoubel v. Douglas, June 2013
St. Clair v. Moritz, June 2013
Johnson v. Jackson, June 2013
Confidential v. Confidential, May 2013
Confidential v. Confidential, April 2013
Zeuli v. Yu, March 2013
Kalinkina v. Bishop, February 2013
Zurcher v. Lichtenwalter, January 2013
Goldstone v. Ford Motor Company, December 2012
Valeros v. City of Brentwood, November 2012
Ferreya v. Maldonado Vineyard Management, November 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, October 2012
Merlo v. Peets Operating Company, Inc., September 2012
O’Sullivan v. Marin General Hospital, September 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, August 2012
Allen v. Trickle et al, August 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, July 2012
Gomez. v. Downtown Ignacio Tow, Inc., July 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, June 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, May 2012
Akers v. Cardoza, April 2012
Confidential v. Confidential, March 2012
Yantas v. Detar, February 2012
Johnson v. Mill Valley Lumber Company, January 2012
Pearce v. Petaluma Valley Hospital, January 2012
Jimenez v. Kortum, November 30, 2011
Confidential v. Confidential, August, 2011
Confidential v. Confidential, July, 2011
Confidential v. Confidential, June, 2011
Confidential v. Confidential, May, 2011
Jalo v. United States, January 2011
Confidential v. Confidential, August, 2010
Confidential v. Confidential, June, 2010
Ince. v. Barrera, March, 2010

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