The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.
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Rob was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob began his legal career as a trial lawyer at his father’s law firm of, Cartwright, Slobodin, Bokelman, Borowsky, Wartnick, Moore & Harris, Inc. He founded his own practice in 1996, and The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc., as it currently exists, has been together since 2001. Throughout Rob’s life, he has been extremely athletic and adventurous. Rob is a former marathoner and accomplished tri-athlete that completed the Alcatraz Tri-Athlon and ran his best marathon in 2hrs 53min. Rob also was a Formula Ford and Formula Mazda race car driver and set the track and qualifying record at Thunder Hill Race Track in Northern California (these records were never broken until the track was recently reconfigured). Additionally, Rob finished 2nd and 3rd in the SCCA Regional Championships in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Rob is also a motorcycle enthusiast and owns three Triumphs. Rob enjoys water recreational sports and is an avid boater and jet skier. He is an experienced mountaineer and has trekked extensively throughout the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest.
Honors and Awards
- PersonWho’s Who in the World, Twelfth Edition, 1995 – 1996
- International Who’s Who, 1994
- Who’s Who in American Law, 10th Edition, 1998 – 1999
- National Registry of Who’s Who, 2000 Edition, 2000
- Membership, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1999
- 2002 Jurisprudence Award Honoree, awarded by American ORT, 2002
- Finalist for “Trial Lawyer of the Year Award 2001” Awarded by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- “Presidential Award of Merit” from Consumer Attorneys of California, 2001
- “F. Scott Baldwin Award for Trial Advocacy” from the New Lawyers Division of AAJ, 2001
- American Bar Association, YLD Award of Achievement for Outstanding Activities and Accomplishments, 1989 – 1990
- Presidents Award for Outstanding Dedication and Service as AAJ Board of Governor, 1991 – 1992
- Consumer Attorneys of California Presidents Award, 1995 – 1996
- Northern California Super Lawyer, 2019
- Finalist for National Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2002
- Finalist for California Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003
- Finalist for San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2003 – 2005
- ORT Jurisprudence Award, 2002
- National “Joe Tonahill” Award, 2004
- Received the “Robert E. Cartwright Sr.” Award for Trial Advocacy and Teaching Trial Advocacy to Fellow Lawyers
- Proclamation of Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. Day
- Statute of Limitations Extended Injury
- Products Liability Actions
- Auto Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- Toxic Torts
- Business/Contract Actions
- Wills and Trust Disputes
- Jones Act
- AAJ, Member, NCA Foundation Board Committee, 1992 – 1993
- Balmoral Capital Corporation, Board of Directors, 1995
- AAJ Civil Justice Foundation, Trustee, 1995 – 1996
- Expert Witness Certificate Program at Cal State Long Beach, Advisory Board Member, 1997
- TLPJ Foundation, Membership Committee, 1997 – 1998
- World Affairs Council of Northern California, Member, 1998
- The diversity of Law Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, 1998
- CAOC Diversity in Law Committee, Member and Secretary, 1998
- Western Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member, 1998 – 1999
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member, 1985 – Present
- Professor Thomas F. Lambert, Jr. Chair, Member
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Member, Editorial Board of The Brief, 1989 – 1990
- Barrister Law Journal, a Publication of the Barristers Club of San Francisco, Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief/Current Editor
- Syllabus Editor, California Trial Lawyers l987 Midwinter Convention at Lake Tahoe
- ABA, Product, General Liability and Consumer Law Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Vice Chairperson, 1987
- ABA, Professional Independence, and Responsibility of the Lawyer Division of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Vice Chairperson, 1987
- San Francisco Barrister Law Journal, Managing Editor, 1988
- AAJ, Chairperson, Law Student Committee, 1987 – 1988
- 1987 AAJ Annual Convention, Co-Chairperson
- AAJ, Chairperson, Young Lawyer Recruitment Committee, 1987
- At-Large of the AAJ Amicus Curiae Committee, Member, 1986 – 1987
- PAC-Drive Participant, 1987 – 1988
- PAC-Drive Participant, 1989
- AAJ, Member, Historical Committee, 1988 – 1989