The deRubertis Law Firm, APC handles employment disputes on behalf of employees, catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death matters, and contingency business litigation. Firm principal -- David deRubertis -- has achieved numerous record-setting jury verdicts including the largest jury verdict in US history in a contested employment trial and the largest jury verdict of any kind in California in 2022 (Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al. - $464.5 million jury verdict in June 2022). Mr. deRubertis's honors include:
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (2014); Nominee (2008, 2022, 2023) (Finalist 2023, Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association)
- California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY Award) (2014 & 2024)
- Top Plaintiff Verdicts (Daily Journal) (2023 - Gatchalian v. Kaiser & Callahan v. Marriott) (2022 - Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al.); (2016 - Hernandez v. AT&T); (2014 - Zulfer v. Playboy)
- Law 360: Titans of Plaintiff's Bar (2023)
- Law360: Employment Law MVP (2022 & 2024)
- Law360: Employment Practice Group of Year (2022 & 2023)
- Litigation Daily: Litigator of the Week (July 2022, Nov. 2024)
- National Law Journal Employment Law Trailblazer (2021 & 2023)
- National Law Journal Plaintiffs' Lawyers Trailblazer (2023)
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law - Individuals (Los Angeles) (2014 & 2018)
- California Top 100 (Daily Journal) (2023 & 2024)
- National Law Journal: Elite Trial Lawyers - Employment (Finalist) (2023 & 2024)
- Top Plaintiff's Attorney (Daily Journal) (2023, 2024)
- Top 100 Southern California SuperLawyer (2011 - 2024)
- California Employment Lawyers Association's Joe Posner Award (2011)
- Top Labor & Employment Lawyer (Daily Journal) (2010-2024)
- Best Lawyers in America (2012 - 2023) and Best Law Firms in America (2013 - 2023) [Tier 1 Metro LA])
- Law Dragon 500 Leading Employment Lawyers (2020-2024)
- Law Dragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2023-2024)
- Top 100 California Trial Lawyer | The National Trial Lawyers Association (2008 - present)
- Street Fighter of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California (2014, 2015 & 2024)
- Consumer Attorney of Year, CAOC (Finalist) (2023)
- Top 40 Trial Lawyer Under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers Association (2012 - 2014)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Emeritus Board Member; Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities, Emeritus Board Member. Former Board Member: Consumer Attorneys of California and California Employment Lawyers Association
