Robert Bohn | San Jose Personal Injury Lawyer

Rob grew up the son of a renowned San Jose injury lawyer, Bob Bohn, so he has been around the law his entire life. In college, Rob was a psychology major initially planning to practice as a clinical psychologist. It was there that he learned what would eventually be critical information in understanding people who have suffered trauma and studying the brain's structures and function. As he neared graduation, Rob realized he could do more good by becoming a trial lawyer. So, off to law school he went.

After earning his Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1995, Rob took the California state bar and passed the first try, even being invited to return to grade the exam for future examinees. He then embarked on his journey helping people who needed the most help by caring for and representing people with serious life-changing injuries and families of those killed by others.

Through the years, Rob has lectured to lawyers and paralegals about brain injury, jury selection and how to handle various kinds of injury claims. He has held leadership positions in local and state trial lawyer organizations and been recognized for his excellent results and service to his clients and, more generally, to the people of California. Rob is known to preach to other lawyers, "You must be a believer in our cause. This isn't a job - it's a calling to help others", a mantra he lives and practices by.

Rob finds the practice of personal injury litigation interesting and rewarding. As a former competitive athlete and current youth sports coach (for more than 30 years now), he enjoys the competition and the strategy common in coaching sports and litigating major injury cases. Each take creativity, commitment, knowledge and grit. Each require good communication and teaching others. The thrill of victory keeps his juices going.

With this unique background, you will not find Rob plastered on billboards, screaming at you on TV, claiming (like everyone else) "we'll fight for you", standing on a truck, wielding a baseball bat or all those other silly things that lawyers who consider practicing law to be "their business" do. The best lawyers do not need to resort to such silly tactics. The best lawyers, who are recognized by their peers and judges at the best at their craft and the most ethical, do not do those things. The best lawyers who are recognized and awarded by their peers for their good work, do not do those things. The best lawyers give back by leading other trial lawyers. When looking for a truly good and effective lawyer, these are the things lawyers look for. This is Rob's history.

Golden State Lawyers, APC is a boutique firm that cares about and knows our clients. We are not a client mill where clients never even get to know their lawyer and are seen as financial resources rather than as human beings who need meaningful and effective help. Come let Rob take care of you.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Santa Clara University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1995

State / Court	Date
California	1995

• Member | Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association, Past President & Board Member
  Member | Consumer Attorneys of California, Board of Govenors, President's Club, Advocates Club
  Member | American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
  Member | Santa Clara County Bar Association, Past Delegate, Board Member, Civil Practice, Committee, Judicial Evaluation Committee
  Member | Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Pro Team
  Member | Pacific Justice Foundation, Sustaining Member
  Member | California College of Trial Arts, Lecturer
  Member | State Bar of California
  Member | State Bar of Colorado
  Member | California Brain Injury Association

• The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  4-time finalist for Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer of the Year - Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
  Northern California Super Lawyers®
  Martindale-Hubbel AV Pre-eminent Judicial Edition (rated highest in abilities and ethics by legal peers and judges)
  Best Lawyers in Silicon Valley (Catastrophic Personal Injury)
  Best Law Firms in America, U S News & World Report
  Top Attorneys in Northern California, San Francisco Magazine
  CAOC Champions of Justice Award
  CAOC Local Trial Lawyer Association President of the Year
  Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California
  Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
  AVVO top peer review rating
  Certificate of Recognition from the CA State Senate
  Judge Pro Tempore Santa Clara County Superior Court
  Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, 2015
  American Society of Legal Advocates (Top 100 Litigators in California, 2016)
  Trial Lawyers Board of Regents – Litigator Award Nominee
  Lecturer, Paralegal Association of Santa Clara County
  Litigation Counsel of America (Trial Lawyer Honorary Society limited to less than ½ of 1% of N. America lawyers, judges and scholars)
  Lawyers of Distinction (Trial lawyer honorary society limited to top 10% of lawyers in the U.S.)

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