Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in San Francisco, California
The Cartwright Law Firm
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in California since: 1982
Education: Golden Gate University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025 Call today:
415-433-0444
The Cartwright Law Firm
222 Front Street5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111 Visit website
At the helm of The Cartwright Law Firm in San Francisco, California, founder and managing partner Robert E. Cartwright Jr. has spent more than four decades building a legacy defined by unwavering advocacy for those harmed by others' negligence or misconduct. Since founding the firm, he has assembled a team of skilled attorneys who share his commitment to protecting the rights of injury and accident victims, working collaboratively to secure justice for clients across a broad range of legal matters such as:
- Personal injury
- Products liability
- Auto accidents
- Wrongful death
- Premises liability
- Toxic torts
- Business/contract actions
- Wills and trust disputes
- Jones Act claims
Since entering the legal profession in 1982, Mr. Cartwright has built a career distinguished not only by courtroom success but also by the respect of his peers, culminating in his selection as the 2001 Trial Lawyer of the Year and recipient of the 2002 ORT Jurisprudence Award, alongside multiple finalist honors in California and San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year competitions.
Mr. Cartwright’s leadership extends well beyond his own casework. He has served as president of the San Francisco Barristers Club, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. He counts himself among the longest-serving members of the American Association for Justice and holds membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates, having earned Trial Lawyer of the Year finalist recognition at the local, state and national levels. Since 1996, he has also held the distinguished position of Honorary Consul General of Iceland in San Francisco.
A sought-after speaker on trial advocacy nationwide, Mr. Cartwright brings personalized strategy and vigorous representation to every case, helping clients recover maximum compensation for injuries stemming from defective products, vehicle collisions, unsafe premises and construction accidents. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound (1979) and a Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law (1982).
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff, Estate Planning & ProbateFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Toxic Mold, Trucking Accidents, Trusts, Wills, Wrongful Death
- 60% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 30% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
- 10% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 1982, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.cartwrightlaw.com/blog/attorney/robert-e-cartwri...
Bar / Professional Activity
- AAJ, Member, Joint Membership Development Committee
- AAJ, Member, Key Person Committee, 1992 – Present
- AAJ Public Relations Committee, Member, 1992 – 1993
- TIPS Committee on Membership, Chair-Elect, 1992 – 1993
- CTLA to the AAJ Liaison Committee, Chair, 1992
- California Trial Lawyers Association, San Francisco Board, Member, Recognition of Experienced Program Committee
- Bar Association of San Francisco Delegation to the State Bar of California Conference of Delegates, Member, Executive Committee
- 1991 Program – Young Lawyers into the ’90s – CTLA Tahoe Convention, Moderator
- BASF on Judicial Evaluation Committee, Chair, Member of Committee
- AAJ California Project Committee, Member, 1990 – 1991
- AAJ Ambassadors Committee, Member, 1990 – 1991
- Barristers Club of San Francisco, Chair, Nominating Committee – Board of Directors, 1990
- Legal Frontiers and Issues on Appeal for the Annual CTLA Convention 1990, Chair/Moderator, 1990
- The State Bar of California for the Bar Association of San Francisco, Chair of the Subcommittee on Evidence for the Conference of Delegates, 1990
- Minorities in the Profession Committee of the ABA Young Lawyers Division, Member, Executive Committee
- American Bar Association, Insurance Practice Section, Vice-Chairperson
- Products Liability and Consumer Law Committee of the Tort, Vice-Chairperson
- AAJ State Support Committee, Member, 1989 – 1990
- AAJ Membership Committee, Member
- AAJ Products Liability Advisory Committee, Member, 1989 – 1990
- San Francisco American Inn of Court, Member, 1989
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member, Judicial Review Committee, 1989
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member, Board of Governors
- San Francisco Lawyers Club, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- California Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of California, Member
- Barristers Club of San Francisco, President, 1989 – 1990
- Consumer Attorneys of California, President, 2001 – 2002
- AAJ, Member, Historical Committee, 1988 – 1989
- At-Large of the AAJ Amicus Curiae Committee, Member, 1986 – 1987
- AAJ, Chairperson, Young Lawyer Recruitment Committee, 1987
- AAJ Annual Convention, Co-Chairperson, 1987
- AAJ, Chairperson, Law Student Committee, 1987 – 1988
- San Francisco Barrister Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1988
- ABA, Professional Independence, and Responsibility of the Lawyer Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Vice Chairperson, 1987
- ABA, Product, General Liability and Consumer Law Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Vice Chairperson, 1987
- Syllabus Editor, California Trial Lawyers l987 Midwinter Convention at Lake Tahoe
- California, 1982
- Barrister Law Journal, a Publication of the Barristers Club of San Francisco, Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief/Current Editor
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Member, Editorial Board of The Brief, 1989 – 1990
- Professor Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Chair, Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member, 1985 – Present
- Western Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member, 1998 – 1999
- CAOC Diversity in Law Committee, Member and Secretary, 1998
- The diversity of Law Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, 1998
- World Affairs Council of Northern California, Member, 1998
- TLPJ Foundation, Membership Committee, 1997 – 1998
- Expert Witness Certificate Program at Cal State Long Beach, Advisory Board Member, 1997
- AAJ Civil Justice Foundation, Trustee, 1995 – 1996
- Balmoral Capital Corporation, Board of Directors, 1995
- AAJ, Member, NCA Foundation Board Committee, 1992 – 1993
- Barristers Club of San Francisco, President, 1989 – 1990
- Consumer Attorneys of California, President, 2001 – 2002
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
- Editor-in-Chief, Consumer Attorneys of California Forum Magazine, 1996
- 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 LawSuit”
- “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
Phone: 415-433-0444
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025
