Greg Coolidge

Trial Lawyer Of Counsel at Carpenter & Zuckerman
Beverly Hills, CA

About Greg Coolidge

Greg Coolidge stands out as a compassionate and dedicated trial lawyer at Carpenter & Zuckerman, joining the firm in October 2013. His career is a to his unwavering commitment to fighting for workers who have suffered due to toxic exposures, offering a voice to those often overshadowed by powerful corporate entities. With over thirteen years of prior legal experience, Greg has been at the forefront of litigating complex toxic injury cases, representing individuals across various industries in over 100 such cases.

His legal acumen has brought him face-to-face with some of the world’s most formidable chemical manufacturers, advocating for clients affected by a wide array of toxic substances. His endeavors have notably supported workers in high-risk roles, including those in the printing, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors, achieving justice for individuals afflicted with severe illnesses. Specifically, Greg has litigated cases in the following areas: Workers exposed to benzene-containing chemical products who contracted leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other cancers, including lithographic printers, machinists, mechanics, aerospace workers, painters, and others Workers exposed to silica dust, aluminum oxide dust, and metal fumes and dust who contracted interstitial lung disease, asthma, and other lung diseases, including foundry workers, abrasive blasters, mold makers, and others Food flavoring workers exposed to diacetyl who contracted bronchiolitis ob

Proven verdicts and settlements at Carpenter & Zuckerman

These results are credited to Carpenter & Zuckerman. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$45 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2016 · #13

A Los Angeles jury awarded $45 million to the four children of Claudia Fernandez after a drunk driver, whose vehicle owner negligently handed over her keys, struck and killed her at a Boyle Heights taco truck in 2012.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$32.83 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2012 · #9

A Newport Beach hotel guest fell two stories from a balcony with a railing eight inches below California building code height, suffered a skull fracture and catastrophic traumatic brain injury, and an Orange County jury returned a $38,628,127 verdict against the hotel in 2012.

Orange County Superior Court · 2012Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$22 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2015 · #20

A Riverside jury awarded $40 million to the parents of Orlando Jordan after finding that TGI Friday's and its franchise operator bore 55 percent of the responsibility for his death, having repeatedly served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated underage patron who then stabbed Jordan inside the restaurant.

Riverside County Superior Court · 2015Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$8.36 millionVerdict

In September 2013 a Los Angeles County MTA maintenance van rear-ended a stalled Honda on the Santa Monica Freeway, and both vehicles caught fire. The driver, Xian Hui Lin, 56, died four days later. The MTA admitted responsibility, and a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in March 2016 awarded his widow and two adult children $8.36 million in damages. The parties then settled and waived appeal.

Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (case BC546460) · 2016Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$6.63 millionVerdict

A Los Angeles jury awarded Henrietta Castrellon $6,626,603 after she slipped and fell on an unsafe floor condition at a Home Depot store, in a result the Daily Journal described as potentially the largest such verdict against the company in California.

Los Angeles Superior Court · 2025Slip & FallRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Education

California State University
B.A./B.S.
California State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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