Christopher T. Aumais: Championing Justice in Personal Injury and
Beyond
Christopher T. Aumais is an accomplished attorney
renowned for his expertise in a diverse range of legal domains,
including personal injury, product liability, toxic torts, premises
liability, breach of contract, commercial torts, intellectual
property, personal injury, and wrongful death. With unwavering
dedication and unwavering integrity, Mr. Aumais has consistently
secured justice for his clients, many of whom have endured severe
physical and emotional traumas. His steadfast commitment and
equitable approach have resulted in verdicts exceeding several
million dollars for victims of financial misconduct and
negligence.
Notably, Mr. Aumais has represented numerous
clients against the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as former NFL
players who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. He played a
pivotal role in the resolution of a landmark $400 million case
against a major oil corporation.
Over the past three
years, Mr. Aumais has successfully litigated numerous cases, securing
seven-figure jury verdicts that have enabled injured clients to
reclaim their quality of life.
Mr. Aumais possesses a
truly global perspective on the law, having studied it in four
different countries and traveled extensively. Fluent in both French
and English, his unique background has endowed him with an
unparalleled understanding of people and their legal needs.
Some
of Mr. Aumais' notable settlements include a $90 million settlement
against a utility company (confidential settlement); a $50 million
settlement against a utility company (confidential settlement); a $30
million settlement for a bus rollover (confidential settlement); a
$14 million settlement against an amusement park ride resulting in
traumatic brain injury (confidential settlement); a $6.3 million
settlement for a construction defect case on behalf of a homeowner’s
association and multiple plaintiffs (confidential settlement); a $2.9
million settlement – Cook v. Shell Oil Co., for MTBE contamination
to private property (confidential settlement); a $2.5 million
settlement against an automobile manufacturer for lack of
crashworthiness in a rollover incident (confidential settlement); a
$1.8 million settlement against an automobile manufacturer for a seat
belt defect (confidential settlement); and a $1.6 million settlement
against a gate manufacturer for a defective industrial gate
(confidential settlement).
Mr. Aumais has
received a number of honors and awards. He was selected to be a Super
Lawyers' Rising Star from 2009 to 2017. He was a finalist for the
Consumer Attorneys of California for 2010 and 2018, he was an honoree
for Irish Legal 100 in 2016, and finally, Mr. Aumais was selected to
be a Super Lawyers' Super Lawyer from 2018 to 2020.
There
are a number of verdicts under Mr. Aumais' belt, including a $56
million verdict for IT Global v. Frost et al, Breach of
Contract/Fraud involving a multi-million dollar media company; a $18
million verdict for Bryan Stow v LA Dodgers involving an inadequate
security/brain injury against the Los Angeles Dodgers; a $9.34
million verdict for S. Lutz and C. Brewer v Jason Mudford for a
multiple motor vehicle accident; and a $3.55 million verdict for
wrongful death and personal injuries in auto v. auto accident in San Bernardino County.
Mr. Aumais has been a member of the
American Association of Justice since 2007. He is currently a Board
Member (and Past President) of the Irish American Bar Association. He
has also been a member of the American Bar Association since 2007,
and has been a Board Member of the Consumer Attorneys of California
since 2007. He has also been a member of the Santa Monica Bar
Association, Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), the Public
Justice Foundation, and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los
Angeles since 2007.
Mr. Aumai has been involved with the Los
Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities since 2015, and is an Associate on
the Executive Committee of the ABOTA.
Christopher T.
Aumais' commitment to justice, breadth of legal knowledge, and track
record of achieving substantial settlements and verdicts make him a
distinguished advocate for his clients in a wide array of legal
matters.