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Robert B. Hutchinson

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP • Santa Monica, CA
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Consumer Protection Class ActionsPersonal Injury & Wrongful DeathSecurities / Financial Fraud
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Contact

Email
aadalian@cpmlegal.com
Phone
866-553-9736
Website
https://www.cpmlegal.com/
Address
Santa Monica, CA, 90405, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
California1970U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit1970U.S. District Court Northern District of California1970U.S. District Court Central District of California1979U.S. District Court Eastern District of California1986U.S. District Court Southern District of CaliforniaU.S. Supreme Court1975

About

Robert Hutchinson heads up the Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Los Angeles office. Mr. Hutchinson is a veteran trial lawyer having tried over 30 jury trials in Federal and State courts and numerous complex arbitrations and court trials. In 2000 he won a $ 4.9 million verdict for a client who lost his right leg above the knee, believed to be the largest verdict to that time for that type of injury in the State of California. Mr. Hutchinson successfully argued the case of Vanhorn v. Torti (2008) 45 Cal 4 th 322 before the California Supreme Court and secured a multi-million dollar settlement for client. Mr. Hutchinson specializes in Personal Injury trial practice, emphasis in product liability, Consumer Protection, Securities Fraud and Consumer Class Actions.

Credentials

Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California, 1969 | J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence | Honors: Thurston Honor Society, 1968 | Law Review: Hastings Law Journal, 1967 - 1969 | University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1966 | B.S.B.A. | University of Denver, Denver, Colorado | Honors: Deans List, 1962

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
AV Preeminent Rated
Associations
California Trial Lawyers Association, 1973 - 1976 (Board Member) | California Trial Lawyers Association, 1971 - 1976 (Vice President) | Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, 1980 - 1989 (Board Member) | California Bar Association, Committee on Disadvantaged Persons, 1973 - 1976 (Member) | American Board of Trial Advocates, 1999 - Present | Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, 1980 - Present (Board of Governors (1981-89)) | Consumer Attorneys of California | American Association For Justice (Member) | Beverly Hills Bar Association (Member)
Updated: Mar 15, 2026