John A. Roberts
Background & Experience
For his entire legal career, John A. Roberts has represented the interests
of those harmed by the wrongful acts of others. Whether physically injured
or financially injured or both, John has devoted himself to helping those
in need of help at some of the most difficult times in their lives. John
primarily handles cases involving
serious personal injury,
wrongful death,
products liability,
premises liability,
insurance bad faith, employment law, elder abuse, nursing home neglect and medical malpractice.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from UCLA, John worked as a teacher
with the Los Angeles Unified School District and as a police dispatcher
with the UCLA Police Department before obtaining his law degree at Pepperdine
University in 1996. At the end of his second year of law school, he started
clerking for the well-known plaintiffs' law firm, Girardi & Keese
where he formed his passion for representing the interests of the Davids
of the world against the Goliath corporations and insurance companies
within the legal system.
After passing the bar and becoming licensed in California, John became
a member of Girardi & Keese where he developed his skills as a litigator
and trial lawyer. In July 2015, John joined the trial law firm Biren Law
Group where all the lawyers share the same desire to fight as hard as
possible for their clients and achieve the best results.
John has been involved in over 20 trials and binding arbitrations and for
20 years has zealously pursued corporations, businesses, insurance companies,
and individuals who have wronged or injured others. John has been selected
for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠ and is a member
of the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles and the Consumer Attorneys of
California.
Areas of Practice:
- Catastrophic injuries
- Products liability
- Premises liability
- Wrongful death
- Insurance bad faith
- Employment law
- Medical malpractice
Recent Case Results:
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John A. Roberts settled a case for almost half a million for a man whose
arm was severely mangled as a result of dangerous meat mixing machine,
as the man's employer was arguably the primary cause of the accident.
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Matthew B.F. Biren, Andrew A.O. Biren and John A. Roberts obtained a policy
limits $2 million settlement for the family of a man who sustained fatal
injuries in a vehicle accident after his car collided with an illegally
parked tanker truck in the middle of the night, even though the police
report put fault squarely on the decedent.
Bar Admissions:
- State Bar of California (1996)
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit (1996)
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
On a personal note, John enjoys spending time with his family and friends,
and playing and watching sports.