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Robert Hamparyan
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The Insurer Offered Nothing—Robert Hamparyan Answered With a Truck’s Black Box and a $13.3 Million Verdict
The insurance company denied responsibility and offered a 19-year-old accident victim nothing. Robert Hamparyan answered with evidence inside the other vehicle. Data from a Chevrolet Silverado’s event recorder showed aggressive braking before the head-on collision, helping reconstruct the crash for the jury. After six weeks of trial, Rogers v. Storms ended with a $13.3 million verdict for a young person left with brain injury and hemiparesis. The case explains Hamparyan better than any slogan could: when an insurer disputes the story, he looks for proof that cannot be talked away.
He understands insurance resistance from the inside. Before representing injured people, Hamparyan defended insurance companies. He learned how claims are examined, where responsibility is challenged, and how injuries and future losses are questioned. For nearly three decades, he has applied that knowledge on the other side—building cases for people whose lives have been disrupted by serious harm.
That ability to make a complicated injury understandable appears throughout his record. In Burin v. Hall, he represented a man who sustained a brain injury after striking his head in a single-vehicle accident, securing a $12.3 million verdict ranked among California’s highest of 2011. In Varela v. Birdi, a senior Navy officer was struck while cycling home from base. The jury found the driver solely responsible and awarded more than $4.75 million; the California Court of Appeal upheld the judgment.
The scale of the practice he built reaches beyond vehicle collisions. Under his leadership, the firm secured a $70 million verdict for a former high-school student sexually abused by a teacher, a $17.5 million commercial-truck settlement, and a $4.6 million defective-product wrongful-death settlement. Its broader record now exceeds $200 million in recoveries and includes more than 100 settlements above $1 million. The numbers matter because they reflect a practice equipped to investigate difficult cases, develop expert evidence, and prepare for either negotiation or trial.
His peers have recognized the trial work as well. Consumer Attorneys of San Diego named him its 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year after five successful jury verdicts and several million-dollar settlements that year. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a Top 10 San Diego selection every year from 2013 through 2026.
His understanding of injury is not exclusively professional. Hamparyan has spoken publicly about surviving a serious motorcycle collision and concussion—an experience that brought the disruption, uncertainty, and frustration of physical injury into his own life. That perspective adds a human dimension to the analytical discipline visible in his cases.
Consumers appear to notice both sides. The San Diego office maintains a perfect 5.0-star Google rating across 118 reviews, with recurring praise for clear explanations, responsiveness, patience, and personal attention.
The truck’s black box makes a memorable courtroom detail, but the reason it matters is simpler: Hamparyan knew the insurer’s refusal was not the last word. For someone whose injury is being minimized or whose account is being challenged, his particular advantage is knowing how insurers search for weakness—and how to build evidence sturdy enough to carry the truth.
That combination of experience, reputation, verified professional standing, and public credibility is why Robert Hamparyan was included on FreddieFender.com.
Credentials
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California, 1987.
- Juris Doctor, Western State University School of Law, 1995.
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, San Diego Chapter.
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Career Highlights / Proven Experience
Career Highlights
- Firm Founder and Head Attorney: Founded Hamparyan Personal Injury Lawyers and leads its representation of people facing catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, sexual abuse, dangerous products, insurance disputes, and serious vehicle and commercial-truck accidents.
- Three Decades of California Practice: Has practiced in California since 1996, building extensive experience investigating serious injuries, developing evidence, negotiating with insurers, and presenting high-value claims to juries.
- Former Insurance-Defense Insight: Began his career representing insurance companies. That experience gives him firsthand knowledge of how insurers investigate claims, assess exposure, challenge injuries, and attempt to limit compensation.
- More Than $200 Million Recovered: Under Hamparyan’s leadership, the practice has recovered more than $200 million, secured more than 100 settlements exceeding $1 million, and achieved a 98% success rate.
- Trial Lawyer of the Year: Named the 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Consumer Attorneys of San Diego after obtaining five successful jury verdicts and several settlements exceeding $1 million during the year.
- Sustained Professional Recognition: Selected to Super Lawyers annually from 2010 through 2026, named among its Top 10 San Diego attorneys every year from 2013 through 2026, and included among its Top 50 San Diego attorneys from 2012 through 2026.
- Longstanding Best Lawyers Recognition: Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs continuously since 2018.
- Consumer Legal Education: Publishes practical resources addressing medical liens, sexual-abuse filing deadlines, wrongful-death claims, insurance disputes, and other issues encountered by injured people and their families. He has also appeared as a professional speaker for the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery.
- Community and Student Support: Has supported charitable efforts benefiting local children, including a Toys for Tots campaign, and sponsors an annual injury-related scholarship for students whose families have experienced serious financial hardship.
- Exceptional Public Feedback: The San Diego office holds a perfect 5.0-star Google rating. Published feedback repeatedly praises Hamparyan and his team for clear explanations, responsiveness, patience, and personal attention.
Proven Experience
- $70 Million High-School Sexual-Abuse Verdict: Under Hamparyan’s leadership, the firm obtained a jury verdict for a former student who was sexually abused by a teacher, delivering substantial civil accountability for abuse committed by a trusted school employee.
- $17.5 Million Commercial-Truck Collision Settlement: The firm resolved an automobile-versus-commercial-truck claim through a substantial negotiated recovery, demonstrating experience pursuing major compensation without requiring the injured client to await a jury verdict.
- $13.3 Million Head-On-Collision Verdict — Rogers v. Storms: Co-tried a six-week case for a 19-year-old who suffered a brain injury and hemiparesis in a rural highway collision. After the insurer denied responsibility and offered nothing, evidence recovered from the opposing vehicle’s event-data recorder helped establish fault and secure an eight-figure verdict.
- $12.3 Million Brain-Injury Verdict — Burin v. Hall: Represented a man who sustained a brain injury after striking his head in a single-vehicle accident. The result was ranked among California’s highest jury verdicts of 2011.
- $4.75 Million Bicycle-Collision Verdict Preserved on Appeal — Varela v. Birdi: Represented a senior Navy officer struck when a driver entered an intersection against the cyclist’s right of way. The jury found the driver solely responsible, and the California Court of Appeal upheld the judgment and the prevailing party’s cost award.
- $4.6 Million Defective-Product Wrongful-Death Settlement: Helped secure a substantial settlement in a wrongful-death claim involving a defective product, providing financial recovery for a family confronting the consequences of a preventable death.
- $2.1 Million Civil-Rights and Wrongful-Death Verdict — Young v. State of California: Helped represent the mother of a mentally ill prisoner who died after correctional officers used force while restraining him. Following a three-week federal trial, the jury found excessive force, deliberate indifference, and negligence.
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