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Robert Clayton

LOCATION: Los Angeles, California
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Robert Clayton is a Senior Partner at Taylor & Ring. He represents clients in catastrophic personal injury actions in both federal and state courts throughout California. His practice areas include wrongful death; premises liability; dangerous conditions on public and private property (including roadway design issues and structural failures); mass transit accidents, involving trains, planes and buses; product liability; motorcycle accidents; vehicular accidents; Uber and Lyft cases; scalding/burns; and assault and battery cases. Mr. Clayton also handles sexual assault and sexual abuse cases.  Mr. Clayton has had numerous seven and eight figure verdicts and settlements.

Every year since 2012, Robert has been named a Super Lawyer by Southern California Super Lawyers. This distinct honor is only bestowed on 2.5% of practicing attorneys. Prior to that, from 2006-2011, Robert was recognized by his peers as one of the top lawyers in Southern California under the age of forty as published by Southern California Super Lawyers in its list of “Rising Stars.”

Robert has been interviewed by many local television news channels regarding his cases and case results. He has also been invited to speak at legal conferences to discuss legal developments in his practice areas.

Robert spent the first six years of his legal career working for insurance defense firms. That experience has proven invaluable to his clients because Robert uses his in-depth, behind-the-scenes understanding of how insurance companies evaluate injury claims to the great benefit of his injured clients.

Robert's Representative Results Include:

  • $61.7 million verdict in a car accident case stemming from two drivers engaged in a car chase in Torrance. Jesse Esphorst Sr. was seriously injured, and his 16-year-old son, Jesse Esphorst Jr, died as a result of his injuries.
  • $10.1 million judgment for a motorcyclist who suffered a leg injury when a truck merged into him while he was lane splitting.
  • $8 million settlement for a pilot who suffered orthopedic injuries in a low-speed plane crash.
  • $6.825 million settlement for the family of a police officer who was killed as a result of an allegedly dangerous intersection.
  • $6.5 million settlement with the County of Los Angeles for the handling of a 911 call before a fatal car crash.
  • $6 million settlement for a boy who suffered serious injuries after falling into a swimming pool.
  • $6 million settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered a leg injury when struck by a turning truck.
  • $5.5 million settlement for a woman who suffered a severed fingertip as a result of a defective door.
  • $5 million settlement for a woman who suffered orthopedic injuries after falling from a Metrolink train that was leaving the station.
  • $4.8 million settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered a back injury when struck by an automobile in a construction zone.
  • $4.25 million settlement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for a man who suffered an amputated foot after being struck by a train at a train station.
  • $2.7 million settlement for a man who suffered burns as a result of a defective automobile.
  • $2.4 million settlement for a bicyclist who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury when struck in a crosswalk by an automobile.
  • $2.2 million verdict for a 10-year-old boy who suffered burns to his hands after falling into a firepit at a campground.
  • $2 million settlement for an elderly woman who suffered orthopedic injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot.
  • $1.65 million settlement for multiple college students who suffered orthopedic injuries when a balcony collapsed at a fraternity house.
  • $1.5 million settlement for a woman who suffered back injuries when the vehicle she was a passenger in flipped on the freeway.
  • $1.5 million settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered a fractured hip after being cutoff by a left turning automobile.
  • $1.25 million settlement for a man who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury after being cut off on his motorized scooter by an automobile.
  • $1.1 million verdict for a man who suffered a non-surgical back injury after being rear-ended on the 405 Freeway.
  • $1 million settlement for a woman who suffered a back injury after the Uber she was entering started to drive away before she was in the vehicle.

Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California – 1999
    • Managing Editor, Loyola Entertainment Law Journal
  • B.A., California State University, Northridge – 1996
    • Honors: Awarded the Jenniellen Ferguson Memorial Award for Academic Excellence

Publications

  • Expert Witnesses and Legal Support Staff; The Advocate (October 2018)
  • Cross-Examination of the Defendant and Its Experts; The Advocate (February 2013)
  • What Qualities Should I Consider When Searching For a Personal Injury Lawyer?; Super Lawyers Magazine - Rising Stars Edition (July 2007)

Honors and Awards

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • State Bar of California, Member
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Member
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member
  • Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities (LATLC), Member
  • American Bar Association (ABA), Member
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