Name Randell Roberts | ||
Randell "Randy" C. Roberts(born December 17, 1954) is a Texas personal injury attorney and author. Roberts has won lawsuits against large corporations such as Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. on behalf of his clients through the law firm he founded, Roberts & Roberts.
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Career
In addition to being Board Certified in Personal Injury Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Roberts is admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Following the death of 14-year-old Jessica LeAnn Taylor in a car accident on October 16, 1998, Roberts agreed to represent her parents. Taylor had died when the Ford Explorer SUV she was riding in rolled over after the rear Firestone ATX tire reportedly peeled off. Firestone initially ruled out that there was a problem with the tires and fought to keep any consumer complaints and lawsuits private. Roberts pressed harder and on November 22, 1999, he received a critical victory when state judge Sam Bournias ruled that Firestone must hand over any lawsuits and complaints along with employee depositions related to the company's Wilderness and ATX tires. Judge Bournias also gave Roberts permission to share the information with other attorneys involved in similar legal cases. Roberts then passed that information on to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, whose investigation led to the second largest tire recall in United States history. Roberts' prosecution of the case was also featured in Newsweek Magazine and Ladies Home Journal. Roberts' case against Firestone is now featured in two different textbooks, including McGraw-Hill's textbook on corporate crime, entitled Criminology and the Criminal Justice System.
As a result of his role in one of the country's most important product liability cases, Roberts has been interviewed by and provided legal commentary regarding product liability issues on such media outlets as ABC's Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, CNN's American Morning, Fox Business News, MSNBC, and CNBC. Several publications, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press have consulted Roberts on current legal issues.
Publications
In 2012, an article co-authored by Roberts and his son was featured in St. Mary's Law Journal.
Education
Randell “Randy” Roberts attended the University of Texas at Austin and continued his education at the University Of Texas School of Law, where he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1979.
Awards and Honors
Roberts frequently lectures at advanced personal injury seminars and has spoken in the "Stalwarts' Hall of Fame" at the American Association for Justice annual convention. Roberts is listed regularly by Texas Monthly as one of its "Texas Super Lawyers." He has also been listed among the "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" by the National Trial Lawyers. Roberts is also one of only 20 trial attorneys in the country to have earned both the "Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy" (ASTA) award and Achievement Recognition Program (ARP) from the National College of Advocacy.