James Frantz, Esq. |

Bio

Mr. Frantz's experience includes litigating catastrophic injury claims, tractor-trailer collisions, amusement park accidents, products liability, motorcycle and automobile collisions, aviation accidents, fire and explosion related injury and wrongful death claims, mass transit accidents, construction accidents, industrial accidents, complex business disputes, class actions and mass torts. Mr. Frantz currently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Porter Ranch Gas Leak litigation which is the largest mass tort litigation in U.S. history.

ACHIEVING LANDMARK COURT VICTORIES

Mr. Frantz and co-counsel have put their trial-tested representation and unmatched experience to work, securing landmark verdicts and settlements, including:

A recent $55.4 million jury verdict awarded to the families of four marines who were killed as a result of the negligence of San Diego Gas & Electric Utility*
A professional negligence jury verdict of $223 million*, which is the second largest jury verdict in San Diego County history
A class action verdict of $18 million* - Mr. Frantz's expertise was sought by Congress where he was requested to testify as a product liability expert with respect to litigation against a product manufacturer in which he (along with co-counsel) recovered an $18.5 million verdict.
AWARD-WINNING REPRESENTATION WORKING FOR YOU

The San Diego Daily Transcript has honored Mr. Frantz as one of the Top 10 Attorneys. Mr. Frantz has been nominated for Top Attorneys in the insurance and personal injury category 2010 - 2015. Mr. Frantz has been honored as a Super Lawyer for eight consecutive years, 2008-2015, and has been honored in the Best Lawyers of America for 6 years.

Mr. Frantz is a cum laude graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduate of Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He represented the San Diego County Bar Association as a Delegate to the State Bar of California and has qualified to serve as a Special Master by the State Bar of California for the past 30 years. He has been an Arbitrator for 30 years. He is a Master of the William B. Enright Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
Personal Injury
Wildfire Litigation/Public Utility Regulation
Complex Business Litigation
Professional Negligence
Mass Torts / Class Actions

James Frantz, Esq.

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