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Gary Roth

Admissions:

State Bar of California, 2006
State Bar of Louisiana, 1989

Areas of Focus:

Personal Injury

Education:

Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D.
Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance

Biography:

A veteran litigator with a focus on personal injury law, Gary Roth is driven by a desire to help individuals who have suffered as the victims of wrongdoing and for whom legal action is their only recourse. He particularly enjoys the process of trying cases and working with his clients to deliver a favorable resolution to their grievances. His goal upon beginning his practice in 1989 was to make a difference in people’s lives, and he is excited to be continuing this work as part of Boxer & Gerson, LLP.

Originally from Louisiana, Gary recently relocated to the Bay Area with his wife, a Lafayette native. While working in New Orleans, he served on the Board of Directors for the New Orleans Bar Association, where he assisted young lawyers in giving back to the community through clothing drives, fundraising and legal assistance. He also coordinated efforts to provide legal advice to the disadvantaged in matters ranging from criminal cases to adoption as a member of the New Orleans Pro Bono project.

Gary received both his law degree and a B.S. in Finance from Louisiana State University. Prior to joining Boxer & Gerson, he was a partner at Orrill, Cordell & Beary, LLC, where he specialized in personal injury litigation. Gary had also been a partner at Deutch, Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP, where he specialized in toxic tort defense and served as national trial counsel for Ray Bay, a division of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.

Case Highlights:

Before joining Boxer & Gerson, trial attorney Gary Roth represented an 11-year old child who was injured in a single vehicle auto collision caused by a defective roadway and suffered an amputated arm and a crushed leg, causing him to have more than thirty surgeries. After a two week jury trial, he secured a $12.6 million verdict for his client against the state and the driver for the serious injuries that were caused.

Boxer & Gerson represented a 19-year-old woman who sustained a closed head injury in a vehicle-pedestrian collision. The woman, who underwent two years of rehabilitation, received a confidential settlement for injuries and emotional distress damages.

In a case settled on confidential terms, Gary Roth represented a truck driver who was airlifted after being pinned between the bucket of a backhoe and the bed of his truck while on a construction site.

In a case still pending, Boxer & Gerson attorney Gary Roth represents a police officer who was ejected from his motorcycle when a driver exited a parking lot without looking.

Published Cases:

August v. Boyd Gaming Corp., 135 Fed.Appx. 731 (5th Cir. 2005)

Rathey v. Priority EMS, Inc., 894 So.2d 438, 2004-0199 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2005)

Gertrude Gardner, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2004 WL 1488668 (E.D. La. 2004)

Prudential Ins. Co. v. Gideon, 845 So.2d 437, 2002-0532 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2003)

Munsey v. Cox Communications of New Orleans, Inc., 814 So.2d 633, 2001-0548 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2002)

Austin v. Western World Ins. Co., 765 So.2d 390 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2000)

Kantas v. LSU Eye Center-New Orleans, 756 So.2d 1154 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2000)

Potter v. Patterson, 690 So.2d 1118 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1997)

U-Haul Co. of Texas, Inc. v. Walker Boat Yard, Inc., 649 So.2d 1109 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1995)

Crocker v. Borden, Inc., 852 F.Supp. 1322 (E.D. La. 1994)

Atkinson v. Celotex Corp., 633 So.2d 383 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1994)

Cole v. Celotex Corp., 620 So.2d 1154 (La. 1993)

Cole v. Celotex Corp., 611 So.2d 153 (La. App. 3 Cir. 1992)

Champagne v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1086 (La. 1992)

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