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Attorney Profile

Tobin Lanzetta

Tobin Lanzetta

Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
100 Wilshire Boulevard, 21st Floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Santa Monica

California (CA)

T: 310-576-1200
F: 310-576-1220

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Selected To

• Southern California Rising Stars 2011
• Southern California Rising Stars 2010
• Southern California Rising Stars 2009
• Southern California Rising Stars 2008
• Southern California Rising Stars 2007
• Southern California Rising Stars 2005

Profile

A personal injury attorney of the Santa Monica law firm of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, Tobin Lanzetta handles plaintiffs' cases involving catastrophic injuries, products liability, municipal liability and wrongful death.

Mr. Lanzetta has assisted on a number of the firm's high-profile cases, including Garcia v. MTA and disputes surrounding the Santa Monica farmers' market crash. In total, he has obtained more than $30 million in personal injury and wrongful death claims on behalf of his clients. His successes earned him selection to the Rising Stars list of the Southern California Rising Stars magazine/Los Angeles magazine in 2005 and from 2007 to 2010.

Before pursuing a career in law, Mr. Lanzetta played professional baseball as a pitcher for several major league teams, including the Montreal Expos and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2003. Currently he is a member of the Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the American Association for Justice.

About Tobin Lanzetta

Law School: University of San Diego School of Law

Admitted: 2003, California

Professional Webpage: www.greene-broillet.com/Bio/TobinLanzetta.asp

Honors and Awards:

  • "Rising Star", Southern California Rising Stars Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Member, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Chapter
  • Member, American Association for Justice

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Obtained confidential settlements in wrongful death and severe injury cases totaling more than $30 million
  • A $3 million settlement in Blood v. County of San Bernardino
  • A $3 million settlement in Saucedo v. Los Angeles Unified School District
  • A $9 million settlement in Ho v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • A multi-million settlement in the Santa Monica Farmers' Market cases
  • A $2.6 million jury verdict in Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
  • A $13.82 million jury verdict in Garcia v. MTA

Representative Clients:

  • Blood v. County of San Bernardino
  • Saucedo v. Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Ho v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus

Educational Background:

  • Swarthmore College, 1994
  • Santa Clara University, 1997
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