Bohm Law Group, Inc.

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In 2014, Lawrance A. Bohm obtained the largest single plaintiff employment verdict in U.S. History with Juarez v. AutoZone, Stores, Inc., in San Diego Federal Court. Mr. Bohm broke the record that he had previously set with his prior verdict in 2012, with $167,730,488.00 in Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West. Mr. Bohm tries employment and personal injury cases throughout California in both state and federal court.

Mr. Bohm grew up on Long Island, New York and graduated high school in 1990. Mr. Bohm received his undergraduate B.S. degree in Crime, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine, in 1995. Mr. Bohm graduated from Tulane University Law School, cum laude in 2000 and externed with United States District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle, Eastern District of Louisiana. Mr. Bohm was president of his law school class and editor of the Tulane Law School newspaper. Today, Mr. Bohm teaches as part of the faculty of the Tulane Law Boot Camp program.

In 2000, Mr. Bohm was employed as an associate attorney at the law offices of Porter, Scott, Weiberg and Delehant in Sacramento litigating personal injury, civil rights and employment claims. In 2003, Mr. Bohm began working for Jackson Lewis, LLP a national employment defense firm litigating employment law cases, including claims asserted under Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII.

In 2005, Mr. Bohm established the Bohm Law Group to pursue trial litigation with a focus on labor and employment disputes. Since 2005, Mr. Bohm has assisted workers in a variety of workplace disputes including: wrongful termination, harassment, severance negotiation, breach of contract, discrimination, disability accommodation, wage and hour disputes and more. Mr. Bohm also represents clients in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and other personal injury matters, including elder abuse and neglect.

In 2016, the Daily Journal recognized Mr. Bohm as one of the top labor and employment lawyers in California. In 2015, The National Law Journal recognized Mr. Bohm as one of the top 50 elite trial lawyers in the country. In 2014, Mr. Bohm received the prestigious 2014 Litigator Award, honoring the top 1% of all lawyers. In 2012, the Daily Journal recognized Mr. Bohm as a one of the top 100 lawyers in California. Mr. Bohm is also a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Mr. Bohm has also served as an executive committee member for the Labor and Employment Section of the Sacramento County Bar. Mr. Bohm is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts throughout California. He is a member of the California State Bar, Sacramento County Bar Association, California Employment Lawyers Association and Capital City Trial Lawyers Association.

Notable Verdicts and Settlements:

In March 2017, I obtained a $3,044,413.00 verdict in Barrie v. California Department of Transportation in Nevada County Superior Court, on behalf of a man with acute hypersensitivity and who had made multiple complaints and requests for accommodations that were denied.

In July 2016, Mr. Bohm obtained a $1,107,720 verdict in Giunta v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, on behalf of a woman who was threatened at work by her subordinate that he would bring in a gun and shoot her after she gave him a bad performance review. Folsom State Prison failed to investigate this threat and then retaliated against Ms. Giunta for her complaints regarding the safety of the workplace.

In March 2016, Mr. Bohm obtained a $2,871,984 verdict in Muniz v. Van Rein, et. al., on behalf of a woman who was badly injured in a car accident and suffered from a brain injury and spinal injuries.

In June 2015, Mr. Bohm obtained a $538,372.00 verdict in Perry v. eGumball, Inc., on behalf of a woman who was wrongfully terminated the day she returned to work from maternity leave after having a full-term stillborn child. The jury awarded $138,372.00 in compensatory damages and $400,000 in punitive damages.

In April 2015, Mr. Bohm obtained a $1,687,089 verdict (net $1,012,253.32) in Tarantino v. Sheehy, on behalf of a woman who was badly injured in a car accident and suffered spinal injuries.

In March 2015, Mr. Bohm obtained a $212,738.98 verdict in Williams v. Maier, on behalf of a woman who was badly injured in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

In January 2015, Mr. Bohm obtained a $20,640 verdict plus approximately $500,000 plus in attorney’s fees in Sandoval v. AutoZone Stores, Inc., on behalf of a new employee who was terminated only two weeks after making a complaint that his male supervisor grabbed his buttocks.

In November 2014, Mr. Bohm obtained a $185,872,719.52 verdict in Juarez v. AutoZone Stores, Inc., on behalf of a woman who was harassed and demoted because of her pregnancy and then wrongfully terminated after she had made protected complaints and filed a Department of Fair Employment and Housing charge. The jury awarded $872,719.52 in compensatory damages and $185 million in punitive damages. This case is now believed to be the largest single-plaintiff employment verdict in United States history.

In 2013, Mr. Bohm acquired a $1,208,401.52 personal injury verdict in Samantha Elliott v. Rick Vance Trucking, et al. (2013, Sacramento County Superior Court), on behalf of a 22-yearold woman who was driving a Nissan Maxima when Defendants’ semi-truck and trailer recklessly collided with her. Through no fault of her own, Ms. Elliott suffered painful and permanent injuries requiring her to endure a major spine surgery and ongoing medical treatment.

In July 2012, Mr. Bohm obtained a verdict of $6,241,655 in Webb v. Ramos Oil, Co. (2012, Yolo County Superior Court), on behalf of a tanker truck driver for Ramos Oil who was terminated from his employment for refusing to drive in a ferocious storm while intoxicated. Amid power outages and downed phone lines, Webb called dispatch twice worried about the severity of the
weather and was told to continue driving. After his shift, Webb went to Bob’s Bar in Elk Grove and began drinking. Ramos Oil called Webb multiple times, demanding that he return to work and continue driving, but Webb refused and was fired the next Monday.

In February 2012, Mr. Bohm obtained a verdict of $167,730,488.00 in Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West (2012, United States District Court, Eastern District of California), on behalf of a woman who was terminated from her position as a surgical physicians’ assistant in the cardiovascular surgery unit of Mercy General Hospital, a Sacramento hospital owned and operated
by Catholic Healthcare West. During her employment, Chopourian was subjected to daily unwanted sexual advances, physical contact, and inappropriate and demeaning sexual comments. Chopourian was also denied meal and rest breaks required by California law. After Chopourian made several written and verbal complaints to hospital officials regarding these violations and
inappropriate patient care, including surgical errors, she became the subject of unwarranted disciplinary actions in retaliation, culminating in her termination. This case was believed to be the largest single-plaintiff employment verdict in United States history.

In April 2010, Mr. Bohm obtained a personal injury verdict of $2,185,000 in Lang v. Geweke Motors, Inc. (2010, San Joaquin County Superior Court), on behalf of a man whose low back was injured when his Suburban SUV was hit from behind by a Honda Civic. Neither vehicle required more than minimal repairs. Plaintiff received a two level fusion within a year of the
collision. This was Verdict Search’s verdict of the week in June 2010. Mr. Bohm set a second place mark in California for achieving three verdicts over one million dollars in a single year.

In February 2010, Mr. Bohm obtained a verdict of $1,500,000 in Cosby v. AutoZone (2010, United States District Court, Eastern District of California), on behalf of an AutoZone District Manager who alleged failure to accommodate his sleep apnea condition. Although the jury found a basis for punitive damages, no additional monetary damages were awarded. The jury’s verdict included $1.3 million for emotional distress.

In January 2010, Mr. Bohm obtained a verdict of $1,368,675 in Kell v. Autozone (2010, Sacramento County Superior Court), on behalf of an AutoZone District Manager who was terminated in retaliation for reporting unlawful harassment and discrimination by the company’s human resource manager. Defendants’ Motion for New Trial was denied even though Plaintiff
received punitive damages in the maximum amount allowed by law. The court awarded an additional $780,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs. This was Verdict Search’s verdict of the month for May 2010.

In 2007, Mr. Bohm obtained a $2,025,000 personal injury verdict in Ieremia v. Hilmar Unified School District (2007, San Joaquin County Superior Court), on behalf of a working mother of five who was ejected during a roll-over accident resulting in painful scarring on her left side and face. The case was appealed and resulted in a published opinion affirming the verdict and
clarifying the law concerning recovery for uninsured plaintiffs. Ieremia v. Hilmar Unified School District, 166 Cal.App.4th 324 (2008).

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Employment Law

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