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About Christopher Goodroe
Mr. Goodroe is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Ranking Possible) and in 2012 and 2013 he was selected as a Northern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine. Since 2013 he has achieved the annual distinction of Super Lawyer, an accolade voted on by fellow attorneys and reserved for less than 5% of California Lawyers. He maintains a 9.9 rating on AVVO.com and recently was selected as one of the TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYERS in Northern California. Mr. Goodroe's litigation practice includes representing victims of automobile collisions, slip and falls, police brutality, as well as victims of sexual assaults. He has over fifteen years of experience fighting insurance companies and he understands the games they play.
An unfortunate truth in today's world is that insurance companies will take advantage of those not represented by an attorney. Chris also represents maritime and cruise ship clients with wide ranging injuries, including toxic exposures, fractures, falls, burns, and head traumas. His knowledge of the Jones Act and general maritime law allows him to aggressively promote his client's interests. Based on Mr. Goodroe's maritime knowledge and experience, he served as a panelist at the 2012 Pacific Admiralty Seminar where he addressed industry leaders regarding the recent changes in the maritime laws and how those laws affect merchant seamen. *4.9-star rating based on Google reviews of Wilshire Law Firm's Los Angeles Google Business Profile.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Wilshire Law Firm
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A Los Angeles jury awarded $35,285,942 to an 81-year-old man who suffered a spinal fracture and permanent injuries after a tractor-trailer rear-ended the vehicle he was riding in on Interstate 10.
A Los Angeles jury awarded $30 million in noneconomic damages in 2023 to Kenya Taylor, whose 6-year-old son was beaten to death by a Los Angeles Unified School District playground worker she had asked to watch him over winter break, and put 90 percent of the fault on the district. The Court of Appeal reversed in June 2025, holding that Education Code section 44808 made the district immune because the death happened off campus, and directed judgment for the district.
An 11-year-old with an IEP requiring door-to-door transport was abandoned at the school curb by district staff, struck by a car on a four-lane road, and left with permanent brain damage; the $28.5 million settlement against Victor Elementary School District was the largest pedestrian accident settlement in California in 2019.
A Los Angeles jury awarded $13,872,900 to a 42-year-old motorcyclist who said a low-speed collision caused neck and groin injuries. In December 2025 the Court of Appeal vacated the judgment and ordered a new trial because the plaintiff disclosed a new medical expert seven days before trial.
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