David Derubertis

The deRubertis Law Firm, APC handles employment disputes for employees, catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death matters, and contingency business litigation, including serving as "eve of trial" trial counsel. Firm principal (David deRubertis) has achieved numerous record-setting jury verdicts including the largest jury verdict in US history in a contested employment trial (Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al. - $464.5 million jury verdict in June 2022), the largest employment-related jury verdicts in the country in 2022 and 2023, & over $600 million in employment-related jury verdicts including seven jury verdicts in the 8- or 9-figures all since 2022 ($422.5 m, $42.2 m, $41.49 m, $34.7 m, $27.5 m, $20 m, $11.2 m). Honors include: - Trial Lawyer of the Year, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (2014); Nominee (2008, 2022, 2023, 2024) - California Lawyer of the Year (CLAY Award) (2014 & 2024)- Top Plaintiff Verdicts (Daily Journal): 2024 - Fonseca v. Walmart; 2023 - Gatchalian v. Kaiser & Callahan v. Marriott; 2022 - Martinez/Page v. SoCal Edison, et al.; 2016 - Hernandez v. AT&T; 2014 - Zulfer v. Playboy; Law 360: Titans of Plaintiff's Bar (2023)- Law360: Employment Law MVP (2022 & 2024)- Law360: Employment Practice Group of Year (2022, 2023 & 2025) - Litigation Daily: Litigator of the Week (July 2022, Nov. 2024)- National Law Journal Employment Law Trailblazer (2021 & 2023)- National Law Journal Plaintiffs' Lawyers Trailblazer (2023)- Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year for Employment Law - Individuals (Los Angeles) (2014 & 2018)- California Top 100 (Daily Journal) (2023, 2024, 2025)- National Law Journal: Elite Trial Lawyers - Employment Rights (2025 Winner; Finalist 2023 & 2024)- Top Plaintiff's Attorney (Daily Journal) (2023, 2024)- Top Commercial Litigators (Daily Journal (2025)- Top 100 So. Cal. SuperLawyer (2011 - 2025)- California Employment Lawyers Association's Joe Posner Award (2011)- Top Labor & Employment Lawyer (Daily Journal) (2010-2025)- Best Lawyers in America (2012 - 2025) and Best Law Firms in America (2013 - 2025) [Tier 1 Metro LA])- National Law Journal - Winning Litigators (Finalist, 2024 & 2025)- Finalist for Trial Lawyer of Year, Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association (2023)- Street Fighter of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California (2014, 2015, 2024 & 2025)- Consumer Attorney of Year, CAOC (Finalist) (2023)- Chambers & Partners - Band 1 RankingCAALA, Emeritus Board Member. ** results vary depending on facts; verdict amount often reduced by court or settlement.