Warren R. Paboojian
Attorney
Warren R. Paboojian obtained the Number 1 Professional Malpractice Verdict in the United States in 2021 in Merlo vs. American Ambulance.

Verdicts & settlements
The following cases are some of the verdicts and settlements that Mr. Paboojian has obtained on behalf of his clients:
$19 Million – Stacy Johnson – Klein v. California State University, Fresno – Employment Case
$10 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
$9 Million – Jane Doe & John Doe v. Concrete Pumping Truck Company – Wrongful Death/Personal Injury
$8 Million – John Doe v. John Doe and John Doe Corporation – Personal Injury
$8 Million – O’Connor v. Landells Aviation – Helicopter Crash/Wrongful Death
$7.9 Million – Ortiz v. Chipotle Mexican Grill – Defamation/Discrimination
$7.5 Million – Ellis v. Bates – Wrongful Death/Personal Injury
$7.5 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe – Hospital Medical Malpractice
$7 Million – Jane Does v. Visalia Unified – Child Abuse Case
$6.4 Million – John Doe v. Jane Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
$5.7 Million – Gil Chavez v. D.R. Horton San Diego – Crane Accident/Spinal Cord Injury
$5.7 Million – Antunez v. JMY Properties I, Inc. – Electrocution/Wrongful Death
$5 Million – Doe v. Visalia Unified School District – Child Abuse
$5 Million – Hudson v. County of Fresno – Wrongful Death
$4.5 Million – Garcia v. Leguizano – Auto Accident/Personal Injury
$4.5 Million – Jane Doe v. John Doe Corporation – Wrongful Death
$4.2 Million – Martin Rodriguez v. Jason Peden – Personal Injury/Spinal Cord Injury
$4.2 Million – John Doe (Minor) v. Trampoline Park – Spinal Cord Injury
$4 Million – John Doe (Minor) v. John Doe Corporation – Auto Accident/Wrongful Death
$4 Million – Jane Doe v. Big Fresno Fair – Dangerous Conditions
$4 Million – Beecher v. Pitman Farms – Products Wrongful Death
$3.8 Million – Mamoru Maseba v. IHS and Sears Logistics Services, Inc. – Auto
$3.7 Million – Jane Doe v. John Doe Corporation – Employment Case
$3.7 Million – John Doe v. Equipment Manufacturer – Products Liability/Personal Injury
$3.2 Million – John Doe v. California Highway Patrol – Personal Injury
Honors & Achievements
- 2021 Top 10 Verdicts in California for the case of Merlo vs. American Ambulance
- 2018 Top 50 Verdicts in California for the case of Ortiz vs. Chipotle
- 2017 CAL-ABOTA Trial Lawyer Of The Year
- 2015 Nominated to be Trial Lawyer of the Year by Central Coast Trial Lawyers Association
- 2015 Top 100 Verdicts in California for the case of Charles Liddell v. Cuesta Title Co.
- San Joaquin College of Law Alumni Hall of Fame 2011
- 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year for the State of California by Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
- Super Lawyers’ Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California for 5 consecutive years
- Central California Trial Lawyers’ President’s Award for Outstanding Plaintiffs Verdict in 2004
- Central California Trial Lawyers’ President’s Award for Outstanding Advocacy for Consumer Rights
- National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated
- Lifetime Achievement Membership among America’s Top 100 Attorneys
Organizations & Memberships
Mr. Paboojian is most proud of his foundation called Departed Angels. The organization was founded in 2008. Departed Angels is a non-profit organization that helps parents financially whose children have died untimely. He has also been honored with Lifetime Achievement Membership among America’s Top 100 Attorneys.
The following is a list of merit-based organizations that Mr. Paboojian currently belongs to:
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- International Society of Barristers
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
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