Ricardo Echeverria

Ricardo Echeverria is a partner and trial attorney at the boutique firm of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP in Claremont, California. Overlooking and handling cases involving personal injury law and insurance bad faith claims, he represents people in multiple counties, including Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino as well as the Southern California region. 

Admitted to practice law in California for three decades, Mr. Echeverria has advocated for his clients before several courts throughout the state, including the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Before obtaining his license to practice law, he earned his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara Law in 1993. 

A distinguished attorney with an impressive track record of victories, Mr. Echeverria's wins have been honored by many nationally recognized organizations, including being named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in the entirety of California by the Daily Journal. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Legal Achievement Award by Consumer Watchdog and was also listed among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California by The National Trial Lawyers, a renowned invitation-only organization consisting of only premier lawyers across the country. Moreover, he received the Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award from the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association. 

Mr. Echeverria’s one of the most prominent and extensively discussed settlements is the staggering $68 million jury verdict reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit that took place in Fresno. A few of his other notable verdicts and settlements include the following:

• A sum of $17 million in a catastrophic personal injury lawsuit involving a security guard who suffered a leg amputation due to a forklift accident
• A verdict of $6.2 million in favor of a 24-year-old man with developmental disabilities who was hit by a car 

An active speaker, Mr. Echeverria has been seen at various engagements and conferences, sharing his insight and knowledge with his peers and the public. Apart from his law practice, he keeps himself busy by being involved in several organizations and associations such as the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (past president and member of the board of governors) and the Consumer Attorneys of California.