Warren R. Paboojian

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Fresno, California

Paboojian & Bell
Warren R. Paboojian
Paboojian & Bell

Practice areas: Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in California since: 1987

Education: San Joaquin College of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2026

Paboojian & Bell

720 West Alluvial Avenue
Fresno, CA 93711 Visit website
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Warren R. Paboojian is the founding partner at the law firm of Paboojian, Inc., located in Fresno, California. A dedicated and fierce advocate for his clients, he takes on cases involving personal injury, including catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, pedestrian accidents, nursing home abuse, Medical Malpractice, wrongful termination and many others. 

A native of Fresno, Mr. Paboojian serves clients in the San Joaquin Valley and throughout the state of California for over 37 years. He completed his undergraduate studies at the California State University, Fresno. He then pursued law and earned his Juris Doctor from the San Joaquin College of Law. In law school, he served as the editor of the school’s newspaper, The Dicta. 

Mr. Paboojian in 2007 obtained one of the largest employment jury verdicts against a public entity in the United States. In 2021, Mr Paboojian obtained one of the largest Medical Malpractice  jury verdicts in Calif.

In Fresno County and across California, Mr. Paboojian has successfully tried more than 55 cases before a jury. In the last 12 years alone, he has won nine verdicts worth more than one million dollars. Overall, he has obtained more than 600 million dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. He serves as a tenacious and fierce defender for the rights of his clients, especially when they have been injured through no fault of their own. 

An active member of the legal community, Mr. Paboojian has memberships in the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American College of Trial Lawyers, The International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the Consumer Attorneys of California.

With a “Superb” rating on Avvo, some of Mr. Paboojian’s accolades include the following: 

      

  • Recipient of the Number 1 Professional Malpractice Verdict in the United States
  • Recipient of the Consumer Attorneys of Calif 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year.
  • Recipient of the CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of The Year in 2017.
  • Received the AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale-Hubbell 
  • Recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Alumnus Award, "The Top Dog" from Calif State University of Fresno.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death

  • 100% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1987, California

Professional Webpage: https://paboojianlaw.com/attorneys/warren-r-paboojian/

Bar / Professional Activity

  • Fresno County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2006
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • San Joaquin Valley Chapter of ABOTA, President, 2008
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Member
  • International Society of Barristers
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • American College of Trial Lawyers

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • $49.8 Million – Merlo v. American Ambulance – Medical Malpractice
  • $1 Million – Cook v. Kos – Personal Injury
  • $1.2 Million – Thor v. Rodia Helmet – Products Liability/Wrongful Death
  • $1.44 Million – Clark v. Palisades Apartments – Mold Case
  • $1.5 Million – Avila v. Hanford High School – Sexual Abuse of a Student
  • $1.55 Million – Martinez v. Dr. Scheafer – Medical Malpractice
  • $1.6 Million – Rebecca Carey v. Yeager, Inc. – Automobile Accident/Personal Injury
  • $1.7 Million – John Does v. Jane Doe Corporations – Wrongful Death/Personal Injury
  • $1.7 Million – Jane Doe v. Pacific Gas & Electric; Kroeker, Inc. – Wrongful Death
  • $1.85 Million – Ortiz v. Porterville Cemetery District – Wrongful Death
  • $1.95 Million – Helmer v. Bingham Toyota| Punitive Damages Awarded – Employment Case
  • $2.0 Million – Jane and John Doe v. L&W Supply DBA Sierra Building Materials – Wrongful Death of 9 year old boy
  • $2.1 Million– Jane Doe (Minor) v. Clovis Unified School District – Child Abuse
  • $2.1 Million – John Doe (Minor) v. John Doe – Wrongful Death
  • $2.2 Million –– Diaz v. Arizona Stone and Architectural – Wrongful Death
  • $2.2 Million– John Doe (Minor) v. Property Owner – Personal Injury
  • $2.4 Million – Jane Doe v. Car Manufacturer – Products Liability/Personal Injury
  • $2.4 Million – Bush v. TLN, Inc. – Wrongful Death (Largest Wrongful Death Verdict in Madera County)
  • $2.5 Million – Mallery v. John Doe – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
  • $3 Million – Juan Cabrera v. Western AG & Turf, Inc. – Personal Injury
  • $3 Million – Steven Neal v. R-N-R Trucking – Wrongful Death/Personal Injury
  • $3 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
  • $3.05 Million– Charles Liddell v. Cuesta Title/Stewart Title of California – Escrow Fraud
  • $3.25 Million – John Doe v. California Highway Patrol – Personal Injury
  • $3.7 Million – John Doe v. Equipment Manufacturer – Products Liability/Personal Injury
  • $3.75 Million – Jane Doe v. John Doe Corporation – Employment Case
  • $3.85 Million – Mamoru Maseba v. IHS and Sears Logistics Services, Inc. – Auto
  • $4.0 Million – Beecher v. Pitman Farms – Products Wrongful Death
  • $4.0 Million – Jane Doe v. Big Fresno Fair – Dangerous Conditions
  • $4.0 Million – John Doe (Minor) v. John Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Wrongful Death
  • $4.2 Million – John Doe (Minor) v. Trampoline Park – Spinal Cord Injury
  • $4.2 Million – Martin Rodriguez v. Jason Peden – Personal Injury/Spinal Cord Injury
  • $4.5 Million – Jane Doe v. John Doe Corporation – Wrongful Death
  • $5 Million – Hudson v. County of Fresno – Wrongful Death
  • $5 Million – Doe v. Visalia Unified School District – Child Abuse
  • $5.7 Million – Antunez v. JMY Properties I, Inc. – Electrocution/Wrongful Death
  • $5.7 Million – Gil Chavez v. D.R. Horton San Diego – Crane Accident/Spinal Cord Injury
  • $6.4 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
  • $7 Million – Jane Does v. Visalia Unified – Child Abuse Case
  • $7.5 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe – Hospital Medical Malpractice
  • $7.9 Million – Ortiz v. Chipotle Mexican Grill – Defamation/Discrimination
  • $8 Million – O’Connor v. Landells Aviation – Helicopter Crash/Wrongful Death
  • $8 Million – John Doe v. John Doe and John Doe Corporation – Personal Injury
  • $9 Million – Jane Doe & John Doe v. Concrete Pumping Truck Company – Wrongful Death/Personal Injury
  • $10 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
  • $19.1 Million – Stacy Johnson–Klein v. California State University, Fresno – Employment Case

Pro bono / Community Service

  • Departed Angels, 2008

Honors

  • Top 100 Verdicts in California for the case of Charles Liddell v. Cuesta Title Co., 2015
  • 2018 Top 50 Verdicts in California for the case of Ortiz vs. Chipotle
  • 2021 Top 10 Verdicts in California for the case of Merlo vs. American Ambulance
  • National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • Lifetime Achievement Membership among America’s Top 100 Attorneys
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
  • Central California Trial Lawyers’ President’s Award for Outstanding Advocacy for Consumer Rights
  • Central California Trial Lawyers’ President’s Award for Outstanding Plaintiffs Verdict, 2004
  • San Joaquin College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame, 2011
  • Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California for 5 consecutive years
  • Trial Lawyer of the Year for the State of California by Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), 2008
  • Nominated to be Trial Lawyer of the Year by Central Coast Trial Lawyers Association, 2015
  • CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer Of The Year, 2017

Educational Background

  • California State University, Fresno, 1980

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

  • Guest lecturer regarding Masters In Trial, both in Santa Barbara, California, and Fresno, California
  • Speaker in the area of personal injury, Consumer Attorneys of California

Other Outstanding Achievements

  • Top dog for FSU in 2017 outstanding alumni; in 2017 Cal ABOTA trial lawyer of the year in Calif, 2017

Office location for Warren R. Paboojian

720 West Alluvial Avenue
Fresno, CA 93711

Phone: 559-342-8726

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