About Robert W. Boatman
Bob is an experienced Scottsdale personal injury lawyer at Gallagher & Kennedy. His easy-going personality and natural compassion for others give him the advantage of understanding and communicating with clients. Bob prides himself on successfully compelling two major automotive manufacturers to admit their vehicles were defective, yielding a recall to fix the defect in over 500,000 vehicles, a substantial win for his client and the consumer at large.
Specialties
- Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2006-2022; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2020-2022; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, 2021-2022
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, 2007-2022
- International Society of Barristers, 2017-Present
- Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2011-Present
PRODUCT LIABILITY CASES
- Co-lead counsel for In re Bard IVC multi-district litigation for thousands of consumers injured or killed by defective blood clot filters (2015-2017)
- Co-lead counsel on $55,000,000+ claim for multiple deaths due to defective bus design. (2009-2011)
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- $950,000 for medical malpractice of a family doctor. (2020)
- $860,000 for medical negligence during neck surgery. (2020)
MENTAL HEALTH MALPRACTICE
- $8,000,000 settlement for failure to provide mental healthcare, resulting in death of two boys. (2009)
GOVERNMENTAL MISCONDUCT
- Obtained $2,250,000 settlement for family of deceased 20-year-old who died while in jail for a 20-day hold in jail health care malpractice case (Section 1983). (2022)
