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Robert A. Rich

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(510) 463-8686
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Walnut Creek
100 Pringle Avenue
Suite 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94596


San Francisco
315 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94111


Education

J.D., University of Maryland, 1980

B.A., University of Maryland, 1977

Honors

Top Rated Lawyer-AV® Preeminent™,
Martindale-Hubbell

Biography

Robert Rich is a partner in grsm’s San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices and is a member of the firm’s Environmental/Toxic Tort and Aviation practice groups. 

Toxic Tort

Robert’s practice focuses on toxic tort litigation. He has handled a wide variety of toxic tort cases involving product liability and chemical exposure litigation to silica, glycol ethers, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, n-butly acetate, petroleum distillate and xylene.  

Asbestos  

Robert has tried more than 30 mesothelioma cases to verdict in California and throughout the Country, and achieved defense verdicts in almost every case he has tried. Robert was honored by Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation – the target defendant in the asbestos litigation – when he was given the "Star" award for the attorney with the best trial record in the country. 

Aviation

Robert has extensive aviation experience, and has handled a variety of air crash litigation cases.  He is a commercial qualified pilot holding multiengine and instrument pilot ratings, and owns a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 aircraft hangered near San Francisco International Airport. 

Robert has spoken at numerous regional and national seminars on toxic tort litigation, and annually helps teach a course on Trial Advocacy at Stanford Law School.   Robert resides in Los Altos, California with his wife, who is a physician, and his two children who are in junior high and high school.

Admissions

  • California
  • Florida

Memberships

  • American and California State Bar Associations
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
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