About Grayson Yoder
Grayson Yoder is a dedicated California-based attorney, deeply committed to justice and compassion. A lifelong local Californian, he’s not only a trusted legal advocate but also an incredible father and husband, balancing his professional life with devotion to his family. Grayson earned a Bachelor’s degree in English, honing his critical thinking, communication, and analytical skills before transitioning to law. His path was shaped in 2017 when he met his mentor, Nick Rowley, whose guidance ignited Grayson’s passion for advocacy and unwavering commitment to fighting for victims.
Grayson was the recipient of the 2023 Trial Lawyer of the Year award for a case he tried with Henry Peacor in Ventura County. The case was a disputed liability mTBI case. After 10 days of trial, the jury deliberated only a single afternoon and awarded more than 3 million dollars to our client.
Grayson was an integral part of the trial team in 2025 that brought in a $50,000,000.00 verdict against Starbucks for a man burned by an improperly placed drink in a drink tray.
Driven by a heartfelt desire to support those who have suffered injustice, Grayson blends his literary-rooted clarity with rigorous legal expertise. He stands out for his ability to craft compelling arguments and offer meaningful support to clients navigating difficult moments.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Trial Lawyers for Justice
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Carrie DeJongh, 40, of Hull, Iowa, died on June 9, 2015 after receiving iodinated contrast dye for a CT scan at Sioux Center Health, when the physician treating her gave her an antihistamine but did not immediately check her vital signs or give epinephrine. Her family sued Sioux Center Health and Dr. Roy T. Slice for negligence, and both defendants denied the allegations. A Sioux County jury in Orange City returned a $29.5 million verdict on June 13, 2018, covering DeJongh's pain and suffering before her death and loss of consortium for her husband and four children. No appeal, remittitur or reduction has turned up since.
In February 2017, a physician assistant at a UnityPoint urgent care clinic in Des Moines diagnosed Joseph Dudley with the flu despite a negative flu test, sent him home on Tamiflu, and never ordered a complete blood count. Two days later Dudley was hospitalized with bacterial meningitis caused by an undetected heart valve infection, spent eight days in a medically induced coma, and suffered a series of strokes that left him with permanent brain damage, hearing loss, vertigo and nerve damage. A Polk County jury tried the malpractice claim against physician assistant Melanie Choos and Central Iowa Hospital Corp, doing business as UnityPoint Clinic, over a week in November 2022 and returned a $27,000,000 verdict, all of it noneconomic damages. The defense moved for a new trial afterward and UnityPoint said it was weighing an appeal.
Richard J. Pellock, 80, had surgery to remove bladder cancer at UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa in January 2015, and the operation succeeded. Days later he needed a second procedure for a post-surgical complication, and the nurse anesthetist handling that procedure induced anesthesia without first emptying his stomach despite signs he had a full one. Pellock aspirated, developed aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure, and died. His widow and son sued the anesthesia group and a Dubuque County jury returned a $10 million verdict against it in September 2017, awarded entirely as loss-of-consortium damages. Defense lawyers were reported as saying they would challenge the verdict, but no Iowa appellate decision in the case has ever been published.
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