Jonathan E Gertler

Jon Gertler is one of the leading injury and wrongful death trial lawyers in California, as well as an accomplished class action lawyer. Jon has won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in accident cases involving cars, trucks, helicopters, trains, cranes, lifts, electrical work, and medical malpractice. Jon's cases have involved death, and brain, spine, burn, nerve and other disabling injuries.

Jon limits his practice to a handful of clients with death and severe injury cases. He previously spent 25 years practicing as a founding partner of Chavez & Gertler, a prestigious plaintiffs' firm in Marin County, until 2020. Since then, Jon has been proud to partner with his friends and colleagues, Kathryn Stebner and Karman Guadagni, and be a part of the SGGK team. He co-counsels as lead or co-lead trial counsel with other elite trial lawyers, predominantly in California.

Recent Successes

*$13 million settlement for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related injuries to 28-year-old client against ride sharing app and driver

*$13.25 million combined settlement in product liability and construction negligence in wrongful death of 32-year-old electrical construction worker

*$1.25 million settlement for grocery worker with bi-lateral hand/arm fractures from auto driver negligence while driving motorcycle

*$24.50 million combined settlement from obstetrical negligence claim arising from catastrophic birth injuries

*$3 million settlement in fall from unprotected roof

Current Matters

• TBI and related injuries from automobile accident
• Severe nerve damage and chronic pain suffered by a 35-year-old autistic man from brachial plexopathy due to dependent home’s neglect
• Hip fracture requiring plating and causing disability in elderly man from auto v. semi-trailer accident Femoral fracture requiring rodding and causing disability in elderly woman from auto-pedestrian accident