Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Francisco, California
The Cartwright Law Firm
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability
Licensed in California since: 1982
Education: Golden Gate University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025 The Cartwright Law Firm
222 Front Street5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-579-3148 Email: Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. Visit website
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The founder and managing partner of The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc., Robert E. Cartwright Jr. provides dedicated legal advice and representation to the people of San Francisco and Northern California, with four locations including San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Discovery Bay and Vacaville. Focusing his practice on personal injury, Mr. Cartwright generally handles cases involving serious accidents and injuries.
Mr. Cartwright has developed a national reputation for excellence in advocacy. He has been honored by his peers by serving as president of the San Francisco Barristers Club, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, The California Trial Lawyers Association (now CAOC), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. He is one of the longest serving members of the American Association for Justice, and has served on several other boards, and is a member of ABOTA. He has been a trial lawyer of the year finalist in San Francisco for SFTLA, California (CAOC) and nationally (TLPJ, now Public Justice). Offering customized guidance and aggressive advocacy, Mr. Cartwright is committed to helping people pursue financial justice when they have suffered harm due to the intentional, negligent or reckless actions of another. He has assisted clients in recovering maximum compensation in claims involving issues such as defective products, motor vehicle accidents, dangerous premises, construction site injuries and general negligence. He also serves as the Honorary Consul General of Iceland in San Francisco.
Mr. Cartwright is a frequent invited speaker on trial advocacy throughout the united states and is the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to the advancement of justice. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 1982.
First Admitted: 1982, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.cartwrightlaw.com/attorneys/robert-e-cartwright
Bar / Professional Activity
- California, 1982
- Barristers Club of San Francisco, President, 1989 – 1990
- Consumer Attorneys of California, President, 2001 – 2002
Pro bono / Community Service
- Currently serving on Boards of CAOC, AAJ, SFTLA and WTLA. Current Education Chair of WTLA
- Youth leader for Catholic Charities to raise funds and travel to Mexico to build a home for a family in need.
- Past President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
- Member of the AAJ Historical Committee
- Member of the Professor Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Chair
- Vice Chairperson of the Professional Independence and Responsibility of the Lawyer Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA
- Co-Chairperson 1987 AAJ Annual convention
- PAC-drive participant , 1987 – 1989
- Member of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Vice Chairperson of the Product, General Liability and Consumer Law Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the ABA
- Chairperson of AAJ Law Student Committee, 1987 – 1988
- Member-At-Large of the AAJ Amicus Curiae Committee, 1986 – 1987
- Syllabus Editor for the California Trial Lawyers l987 Midwinter Convention at Lake Tahoe
- Managing Editor of the San Francisco Barrister Law Journal
- Chairperson of AAJ Young Lawyer Recruitment Committee
Educational Background
- University of Puget Sound, B.A., Honors: Member, Theta Chi fraternity, Major: Psychology, 1979
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Lecturer, USF School of Law 1996 Intensive Advocacy Workshop Program
- Speaker, “Trends in Sports Tort; Which Way is the Ball Bouncing”, CAOC Annual Convention (1996) “Wide World of Sports Torts” Program, 1996
- Invited Speaker, “Demonstrative Evidence”, AAJ/CAOC Program at Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco
- Invited Speaker, “Wrongful Death of a Child”, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
- Editor-in-Chief, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, 1996
- “Economically Processing the Personal Injury Law Suit”
- “Response to Attorney General Meese’s Comments to Changes to the Tort System,”, (Co-Author), San Francisco Barrister Law Journal
- “How to Prepare for, Take and Use a Deposition”, (Co-Author with Robert E. Benson and John C. Tredennick, Jr., , TRIAL MAGAZINE, 1991
- “Strategies and Techniques for Successful Discovery – Informal Discovery”
- “Adverse Party Depositions: Strategies that Make a Difference”
Honors
- Who’s Who in American Law, 10th Edition, 1998 – 1999
- 2002 Jurisprudence Award Honoree, awarded by American ORT, 2002
- “F. Scott Baldwin Award for Trial Advocacy” from the New Lawyers Division of AAJ , 2001
- Consumer Attorneys of California Presidents Award, 1995 – 1996
- Finalist for California Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003
- National “Joe Tonahill” Award, 2004
- Statute of Limitations Extended
- Who’s Who in the World, Twelfth Edition, 1995 – 1996
- National Registry of Who’s Who, 2000 Edition, 2000
- Finalist for “Trial Lawyer of the Year Award 2001” Awarded by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- American Bar Association, YLD Award of Achievement for Outstanding Activities and Accomplishments, 1989 – 1990
- Northern California Super Lawyer, 2005
- Finalist for San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003 – 2005
- Received the “Robert E. Cartwright Sr.” Award for Trial Advocacy and Teaching Trial Advocacy to Fellow Lawyers
- International Who’s Who, 1994
- Membership, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1999
- “Presidential Award of Merit” from Consumer Attorneys of California, 2001
- Presidents Award for Outstanding Dedication and Service as AAJ Board of Governor, 1991 – 1992
- Finalist for National Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2002
- ORT Jurisprudence Award, 2002
- Proclamation of Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. Day
Office location for Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
222 Front Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025