Vincent J. Bartolotta Jr.

Admitted Pennsylvania Bar – 1970

Admitted Washington, D.C. Bar – 1972

Admitted California Bar – 1973

Admitted Supreme Court of PA – 1970

Admitted Supreme Court of California – 1973

Admitted Supreme Court of U.S. – 1977

Admitted Court of Appeal – 9^th Circuit Court – 2008

– University of Pittsburgh BA 1967

– Pittsburgh School of Law JD 1970

– United States Marine Corps active duty January 1970 to May 1974, Honorable

Discharge, Rank – Major.

Founding partner of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire in 1978

-2017 – Nation’s Top Attorneys in Business – Selected by Super Lawyers

-2017 – Top Lawyers – Personal Injury – Selected by San Diego Magazine

-2017 – San Diego Top 500 Influential Business Leaders – Selected by the San Diego

Business Journal

-2017 –Top 50 Influential Leaders in San Diego – Selected by the San Diego Daily

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-2017 – San Diego Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame inductee

-2017 – Ringgold Rams Club Hall of Fame inductee

-2016 – Top 100 Influential Leaders in San Diego – Selected by the San Diego Daily

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-2016 – Chosen by the Global Directory of Who’s Who as a “Top Lawyer”

-2015 – Inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers

-2015 – Selected to the National Association of Distinguished Counsel

(recognized as nation’s top 1% of lawyers)

 

-2015 – Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award (Romero v. Caltrans)

 

-2015 – San Diego Daily Transcript Top Attorney – Personal Injury

-2007-2015 – Super Lawyers selection as Southern California Super Lawyers – Top

Attorneys in San Diego

-2014 – Honored by National Law Journal for Top 100 Verdicts

-2014 – Recognized as one of Top 50 Attorneys in San Diego by Los Angeles Magazine

 

-2014-2015 – San Diego Business Journal “Best of the Bar” Award

 

-2014 – San Diego Top AV Rated Lawyer by American Lawyer Media

-2012 – Nominated to become a Fellow of The America Bar Foundation. Membership in

the Fellows Foundation is limited to one-third of 1% of the Lawyers in America.

– 2011/2014 – Selected by Best Lawyers of America as Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

– 2011 – Selected as Fellow of The Litigation Counsel of America.  LCA is a trial lawyer

honorary society composed of less than ½ of 1% of American Lawyers.

– Selected by his peers as Daily Transcript’s “Top Attorney 2011″

– 2011 – Selected to Legends of the Bar

– Top 100 Trial Lawyers – Selected by American Trial Lawyers Association as one of top

100 Trial Lawyers for 2007, 2008 and 2010

– San Diego’s Top Influentials – chosen by San Diego Daily Transcript and its readers as

one of “select few” in San Diego whose opinions strongly influence the legal and

business community 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010

– San Diego County Bar Association 2008 Outstanding Attorney of the Year Award

– Selected to the “LawDragons 500″ Leading Plaintiff Attorneys in America 2007

– Recipient of the 2006 Daniel T. Broderick III Award for Civility, Integrity and

professionalism presented by the San Diego County Bar Association on the

recommendation of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego/American Board of Trial

Advocates/Association of Business Trial Lawyers of San Diego and San Diego      Defense Lawyers

– 2003 – CAL-ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) California Trial Lawyer of

the Year

– CAL-ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates) Selection to Statewide Board of

Directors

– Recipient of the David E. Casey, Sr. Award for Recognition of Outstanding Trial

Attorney to the Support of Civil Justice System

– 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California – Recognition – 2002

– Consumer Attorneys of San Diego “Trial Lawyer of the Year – 2001

– Irishman of the Year 1999 – Friendly Sons of St. Patrick – San Diego Chapter

– Recipient San Diego Trial Lawyers/Consumer Attorneys of San Diego “Outstanding

Trial Lawyer” Award 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2007 and 2008

– Recognized as one of “Best Lawyers in America” yearly since 1987

– Selected as Attorney of the Year by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine

– Selected as one of “83 San Diegans to Watch in 1983” by San Diego Magazine

– First Alternate 1968 Olympic Soccer Team

– National Trial Lawyers Association

– American Bar Association

– San Diego County Bar Association

– Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

– Consumer Attorneys of California

– Fellow of the Roscoe Pound Foundation

– International Academy of Trial Lawyers

-Italian American Bar Association San Diego Chapter

– CAL-ABOTA Member of Board of Directors – State of California

– American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)- Board of Directors, Treasurer/Secretary/Vice President,

President Elect/President, San Diego Chapter [2000-2003]

– American Inn of Court – Enright Chapter – Master Status

– Past President and member of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

– Member of Board of Visitors – University of Pittsburgh School of Law

– Teaching Member – Original San Diego Inn of Court Yearly Program

– ABOTA Masters In Trial Seminars

– Member/Speaker – Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)

– Board of Directors – Veterans Vanguard Advisory Group

 

– $94.5 million – Breach of Development Agreement/Inverse Condemnation

– $56 million – Condemnation Action

– $33 million – Fraud/Breach of Contract Action

– $26.5 million – Condemnation/Severance Damage Action

– $23.5 million – Personal Injury/Dangerous Condition of Roadway Action

– $8 million – Condemnation Action

– St. Vincent de Paul – Chairman of Board of Directors – 1995 to 2001

– St. Vincent de Paul – Co-Chair of the Hundred Million Dollar Capital Campaign

2001-present

– Member of the American Ireland Fund – San Diego Chapter

– Member of Century Club – annually raises approximately $1 million for charity by

organizing and operating the PGA Buick Invitational Golf Tournament at Torrey             Pines each February

– Member of Board of Directors of Nice Guys – Annually raises approximately $1 Million

for needy San Diegans who do not meet any other charitable organization criteria

– Semper Fi/Injured Marine Fund – Established 501C3 Corp to assist with medical

care/needs of wounded Marines. Approximately $80 Million to date

– Founding Member – Board of Advocates for the UCSD Regional Burn Center

– Past President – American Trauma Society – San Diego Chapter

– Sponsor/Coordinator of Mercy Hospital [Most] Surgical Programs for more than

1000 Mexican children since 1988

– Organizer of building projects, medical clinics and Christmas projects for orphaned

Mexican children. Built one school

[Emillo Zapata] and two orphanages [Primo Tapia and La Gloria]

– Former Chairman – Board of Governors and Past President of Rancho Santa Fe

Youth/Community Center

– Former Member – Advisory Board for the San Diego Professional Soccer Team

– Former Member Torrey Pines High School Athletic Booster Board