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 practices.
Examples of Mr. Rich’s trial results include the following cases:
- McCulley vs. Hennessy (Cedar Rapids, defense verdict)
- Urban vs. Hennessy (Madison County, defense verdict)
- Knutsen vs. Hennessy (Oakland, defense verdict)
- Abbiss v. Owens Corning (Orange County, five defense verdicts)
- Andrews v. Owens Corning (West Palm Beach, defense verdict)
- Dye v. Owens Corning (San Francisco, defense verdict)
- Falgout v. Owens Corning (Galveston, defense verdict)
- Hammesfahr vs. Owens Corning (Miami, $110,000 plaintiff’s verdict)
- Hansen v. Owens Corning (San Francisco, defense verdict)
- Peiffer v. Owens Corning (San Francisco, defense verdict)
- Phillips v. Owens Corning (San Francisco, defense verdict)
- Reiger v. Owens Corning (Orange County, defense verdict)
- Soteriou v. Owens Corning (Oakland, defense verdict)
- Swasey vs. Hennessy (Oakland, defense verdict)
- Linsowe vs. Hennessy (Los Angeles, defense verdict)
- COVID-19 and the Asbestos Litigation, Travelers Insurance (April and June 2020)
- Emerging Issues in Asbestos and Talc Science in the Courtroom, Defense Asbestos Litigation Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, June 27-29, 2018
- Motions for Preference and Choice of Law Issues, Defense Research Institute Asbestos Medicine Conference, Las Vegas, November 2-3, 2017
- Mesothelioma Update, Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook, San Francisco, California, September 25-27, 2017
- California Legal Update, Defense Asbestos Litigation Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 8-10, 2016
Admissions
- California
- Florida
Memberships
- American and California State Bar Associations
- American Trial Lawyers Association
Education
- J.D., University of Maryland, 1980
- B.A., University of Maryland, 1977
Honors
- Top Rated Lawyer-AV® Preeminent™,
Martindale-Hubbell