Partners
Each attorney at Friedman | Rubin is hand selected by the leadership team because of his or her expertise, track record and talent as a trial lawyer. They are the best of the best, devoted to excellence in representing individuals and small businesses at trial.
Partners
Richard H. Friedman
Partner
A graduate of Harvard Law School, 2013’s Trial Lawyer of the Year and the author of four best selling legal books, Rick Friedman built his reputation representing regular people and small businesses injured by large corporations. He has won large verdicts in difficult cases in the fields of personal injury, defamation, insurance bad faith, and business torts.
Kenneth R. Friedman
Partner
Rated “AV Pre-eminent,” the highest rating by the Martindale Hubbell, Ken successfully represents plaintiffs in sexual harassment, defamation, personal injury, police misconduct, and insurance bad faith.
James A. Hertz
Partner
Jim focuses on insurance bad faith litigation for Friedman|Rubin and as Managing Partner, he drives the firm’s engagement in joint venture relationships with firms across the United States.
William S. Cummings
Partner
Bill represents policyholders in lawsuits against insurance companies and individuals and families injured by defective products or the negligent or reckless conduct of corporations. Bill co-authored the book The Elements of Trial with Rick Friedman.
Sean J. Gamble
Partner
Sean focuses on civil prosecutions of corporations and insurance companies that break the law, as well as managing the firm’s library on traumatic brain injury neuroscience.
Henry G. Jones
Partner
Henry’s areas of practice include plaintiff’s personal injury, insurance bad faith, and complex commercial litigation. He is a member of the Alaska, District of Columbia and Washington State Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Peter J. Mullenix
Partner
Peter brings product defect, medical device, and medical malpractice cases nationwide on behalf of injured patients and their families. He holds licenses in Washington and Oregon.
David P. Roosa
Partner
Friedman | Rubin’s first “Moe Levine Fellow of Trial Advocacy,” David primarily handles claims arising out of automobile collisions, insurance bad faith denial of benefits, medical negligence, and nursing home abuse.
Alex Ackel
Partner
Friedman | Rubin’s second “Moe Levine Fellow of Trial Advocacy,” Alex assists trial attorneys in all types of claims handled by the firm.
Rachel Luke
Partner
Rachel represents clients in complex products liability, personal injury, and insurance bad faith litigation, focusing on aviation cases.
