Discovery Bay, CA

Robert E. Cartwright Jr.

Rob was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob began his legal career as a trial lawyer at his father’s law firm of, Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Wartnick, Moore & Harris, Inc. He founded his own practice in 1996, and The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc., as it currently exists, has been together since 2001. Throughout Rob’s life, he has been extremely athletic and adventurous. Rob is a former marathoner and accomplished tri-athlete that completed the Alcatraz Tri-Athlon and ran his best marathon in 2hrs 53min. Rob also was a Formula Ford and Formula Mazda race car driver and set the track and qualifying record at Thunder Hill Race Track in Northern California (these records were never broken until the track was recently reconfigured). Additionally, Rob finished 2nd and 3rd in the SCCA Regional Championships in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Rob is also a motorcycle enthusiast and owns three Triumphs. Rob enjoys water recreational sports and is an avid boater and jet skier. He is an experienced mountaineer and has trekked extensively throughout the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest. Rob has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob is currently heading the Vioxx Litigation and Helios Air Disaster Litigation and is a member of Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the California Consolidated Vioxx actions. He also has considerable expertise in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits. Rob is currently President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA). He sits on the Board of Governors for both the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). Rob has also been serving as the Honorary Consul General of Iceland since 1996. Rob has served as the President of the Western Trial Lawyers Association (2006), Rob has served as the President of the Consumer Attorneys of California (2002), President Barristers Club of San Francisco (1990) and served on the Faculty at The University of San Francisco, School of Law in the Intensive Advocacy Workshop Program (1996).

David G. Yen

Dave Yen graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003, receiving his J.D. In 2000, Dave Yen graduated from the University of California-San Diego with a B.A. in Political Science. Dave Yen practices in all areas of personal injury litigation, including wrongful death, car accidents, and catastrophic injury cases, products liability, motor vehicle collisions, and cases involving dangerous conditions on properties. Additionally, he has experience and handles matters involving employment discrimination, violation of civil rights, elder abuse, and nursing home negligence, and inadequate security. Dave Yen is on the Executive Board of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) San Francisco Chapter. Dave was born in Madison, Wisconsin and grew up in both Wisconsin and Kansas. In law school, he became immediately attracted to Tort law, the law of compensating people for their injuries through the civil justice system. Dave has always been a champion for the underdog, which is why he has dedicated himself to fighting for the rights of individuals and families against insurance companies and big corporations. In his spare time, he has written, directed and produced four short films since high school and is constantly developing ideas for short and feature-length projects. Along with a college friend, he started OscarFrenzy.com, a site devoted to prediction and analysis of the Academy Awards. He also regularly enjoys tennis, hiking, reading, and is interested in national politics, particularly issues involving poverty and race relations. Dave has been a passionate fan of the Denver Broncos since childhood and his personal heroes include Robert F. Kennedy, Michael Jordan, and Clint Eastwood.

Andrew Ratto

Andrew currently focuses on civil litigation, namely product liability, premises liability, and general personally injury claims. Andrew has lived in California the majority of his life, being born and raised in Marin County. While at USF, he gained experience working with the Office of Administrative Judges at the Department of Labor, working on Longshore matters. Later, he worked with a Defense firm in San Francisco, specifically focusing on premises liability cases. Upon graduation from USF in 2016, Andrew passed the California Bar Exam and was admitted to practice law. He then was hired as an attorney at a San Francisco boutique firm that practices landlord-tenant law. Andrew has also worked at other Bay Area Law personal injury law firms representing those injured by the fault of others. When he is not practicing law, Andrew enjoys skiing, golfing, traveling, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and rooting for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors.

Jonathan Slobodin

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