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James S. Bostwick Named to 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers
James S. Bostwick has been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of Northern California Super Lawyers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — James S. Bostwick, Founding Partner of Bostwick & Associates, has once again been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers list, earning selection for 2025 in recognition of his work in Personal Injury – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice – Plaintiffs, and Professional Liability – Plaintiffs.
Mr. Bostwick has been included in Super Lawyers every year since 2004, a distinction that reflects his exceptional standing among peers and his long record of success representing victims in complex civil litigation.
About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is one of the legal industry's most respected attorney rating services. Published annually, its lists highlight attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is rigorous and multi-phased, incorporating peer nominations, independent research, and peer evaluations by top attorneys in each practice area.
Ultimately, no more than 5% of practicing attorneys in each state are named to the final Super Lawyers list.
About James S. Bostwick
James S. Bostwick is one of the country's most accomplished trial lawyers, with a career spanning over 50 years. A Nationally Certified Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (ABPLA), he is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only organization limited to the top 100 plaintiffs' trial lawyers in the United States, and a former President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, an organization limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the country.
Mr. Bostwick has secured record-setting verdicts and settlements in California and nationwide, including:
The largest medical malpractice verdict in U.S. history at the time ($7.6M, 1978)
The largest medical malpractice settlement in California history ($17M, 2019)
The largest birth injury award against the U.S. Government at the time (Hawaii, 1985)
Record recoveries in five states for medical negligence, birth injury, and serious personal injury
Mr. Bostwick and the team at Bostwick & Associates have recovered over $1 billion for clients, earning the firm a reputation as one of the nation's premier trial practices.
'Being named to Super Lawyers is meaningful because it comes from fellow members of the legal community,' said James Bostwick. 'Throughout my career, I've been driven by a commitment to excellence and advocacy on behalf of those harmed by negligence. That work remains as important today as ever.'
Bostwick & Associates
Based in San Francisco, Bostwick & Associates represents individuals and families in high-stakes cases involving medical malpractice, birth injury, catastrophic injury, and professional negligence. The firm is known for its work on behalf of seriously injured plaintiffs and its ability to achieve results in complex cases that set state and national records.
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