• $156 million class action verdict on behalf of doctors defrauded by an insurance company.
• $30 million verdict for the parents of an infant who suffered damage due to hospital negligence.
• $20 million recovered in a class action lawsuit for individuals financially harmed by a major corporation.
• $16.5 million recovered in a class action lawsuit on behalf of workers denied full pay for all overtime and other benefits.
• $16 million verdict for corporation which was the victim of theft of their trade secrets.
• $13 million recovered against a commuter rail service for victims who were injured and lost loved ones in a railroad disaster caused by a deranged felon who left a Jeep on the tracks and was later convicted of eleven counts of first degree murder and one count of arson.
• $12 million verdict for a paraparetic victim of a truck vs. train collision where there were no lost wages and the plaintiff could walk with the assistance of a walker.
• $12 million recovered in a class action lawsuit on behalf of pharmacists who were denied overtime pay by a major healthcare provider.
• $12 million recovered in a products liability action for the wrongful death of middle-aged spouses due to defective recreational vehicle design.
• $10 million verdict for an injured construction worker who fractured his hip due to the negligence of a general contractor.

Firm Overview

About Ringler Kearney Alvarez LLP

Founded in January 2006, Ringler Kearney Alvarez has quickly established itself among the preeminent trial law firms in the Southern California region. The formula behind this success can be accurately summed up in three words:

Less is more.

Less means limiting the firm's membership to experienced trial lawyers. It means limiting our professional focus to class actions, business torts, and catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims where significant financial risks and rewards are at stake. It means being highly selective about the matters we choose to pursue so that our resources, knowledge and skills can be deployed to the maximum benefit of each client.

In this way, we believe there are no limits to what RKA and its clients can accomplish.

An Exceptional Team

RKA principals represent a solid blend of courtroom experience and client advocacy. For over 30 years, partner Jerome Ringler has honed his trial practice skills in matters involving class actions, business torts and catastrophic personal injury cases. As a result, Mr. Ringler has become a widely-respected member of the Bar, as well as a member of several prestigious California, national and international legal organizations. He has been named "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by both the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association and the legal publication of jury verdicts, Verdictum Juris.

The firm's other two name partners, Tom Kearney (admitted 1979) and Paul Alvarez (admitted 1984) possess similarly extensive experience in complex civil litigation and broad-based respect among their peers in the legal community. Partners Thom Peters (admitted 1992) and Paul G. Szumiak (admitted 1983), both have extensive experience in a wide variety of complex, high-dollar matters. C. Jerry Kutner (Of Counsel) is also an invaluable member of the RKA legal team.

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