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Timothy G. Tietjen

Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
    Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Law School:
    University of San Francisco
  • Website:
    http://www.rftmlaw.com
  • Location:
    44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900
    San Francisco, CA 94104

When seriously injured people need the best advocate to represent them, they often turn to Attorney Timothy G. Tietjen of Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn. Tim has a stellar history obtaining tremendous results for his clients who have complex legal issues and catastrophic injuries. No matter how aggressive and steadfast he might seem in court, though, he treats his clients like close friends, helping to create a comfortable and at-ease environment in his office. So many of his past clients appreciate how he does business, many of his referrals actually come from them.

Mr. Tietjen’s 30+ year career history is star-studded with remarkable victories and multimillion dollarsettlements for his clients. One of his most notable cases involves a worker who was badl electrocutedwhile performing his duties; the result was a $29 million dollar settlement – one of the largest ever recovered for a personal injury case in California. Furthermore, the case had previously been rejected by several other attorneys who feared it was too complex and difficult, cementing Attorney Tietjen’s ability to take any challenge head-on.

In 2016, Mr. Tietjen settled a case for $23 million for a young woman seriously injured in a complex auto accident case. These types of results place Mr. Tietjen in a unique position to help seriously injured persons prevail in challenging cases.

Part of what makes Mr. Tietjen’s commitment to his clients and his community so strong is the fact that he was actually born and raised in nearby Oakland, California. While attending the University of San Francisco Law School, he was honored with the American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. He also clerked for Judge Ira Brown, a renowned Judge in San Francisco. Mr. Tietjen combines the knowledge of a legal scholar and the experience of a consumer advocate to consistently obtain the best results for this clients.

Other accolades and accomplishments line his career. In 1999, he was the President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and in 2013 was selected as a finalist for the Consumer Attorneys of California'sConsumer Attorney of the Year. He has additionally been recognized as a California Super Lawyer for more than a decade; this distinction is given only to 5% of all lawyers in California.

Mr. Tietjen enjoys several hobbies in his free time. He is an avid golfer who has won several Club Championships at the Silverado Country Club in Napa. He is the proud father of three adult daughters who are all pursuing professional careers.

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When seriously injured people need the best advocate to represent them, they often turn to Attorney Timothy G. Tietjen of Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn. Tim has a stellar history obtaining tremendous results for his clients who have complex legal issues and catastrophic injuries. No matter how aggressive and steadfast he might seem in court, though, he treats his clients like close friends, helping to create a comfortable and at-ease environment in his office. So many of his past clients appreciate how he does business, many of his referrals actually come from them.

Mr. Tietjen’s 30+ year career history is star-studded with remarkable victories and multimillion dollarsettlements for his clients. One of his most notable cases involves a worker who was badl electrocutedwhile performing his duties; the result was a $29 million dollar settlement – one of the largest ever recovered for a personal injury case in California. Furthermore, the case had previously been rejected by several other attorneys who feared it was too complex and difficult, cementing Attorney Tietjen’s ability to take any challenge head-on.

In 2016, Mr. Tietjen settled a case for $23 million for a young woman seriously injured in a complex auto accident case. These types of results place Mr. Tietjen in a unique position to help seriously injured persons prevail in challenging cases.

Part of what makes Mr. Tietjen’s commitment to his clients and his community so strong is the fact that he was actually born and raised in nearby Oakland, California. While attending the University of San Francisco Law School, he was honored with the American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. He also clerked for Judge Ira Brown, a renowned Judge in San Francisco. Mr. Tietjen combines the knowledge of a legal scholar and the experience of a consumer advocate to consistently obtain the best results for this clients.

Other accolades and accomplishments line his career. In 1999, he was the President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and in 2013 was selected as a finalist for the Consumer Attorneys of California'sConsumer Attorney of the Year. He has additionally been recognized as a California Super Lawyer for more than a decade; this distinction is given only to 5% of all lawyers in California.

Mr. Tietjen enjoys several hobbies in his free time. He is an avid golfer who has won several Club Championships at the Silverado Country Club in Napa. He is the proud father of three adult daughters who are all pursuing professional careers.

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  • Affiliations
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  • Clerkships
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge

Education:

  • University of San Francisco , J.D., graduated 1982
  • California State University East Bay, BA, graduated 1979

Bar Admissions:

  • California, The State Bar of California

Affiliations:

  • American Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Consumer Attorneys of California - Member
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Member, Past President
  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, San Francisco (2021)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
 

Awards:

  • Selected for inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers list, 2007 to present
  • Consumer Attorney of the Year Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2013
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Torts (1979)
  • “Nation’s Top One Percent”, National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015-2016)
  • The Best Lawyers in America
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2011-2016)
  • America's Top 100 Attorneys

State Clerkships:

  • California - Trial Courts
 

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Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
http://www.rftmlaw.com
 
Headquarters
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1900
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 940.7176

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$29 million settlement in burn injury case


Client, a 36 year-old lineman, suffered catastrophic injuries when he came into contact with a power line. Client was working from an elevated workbasket installing a fiber-option cable system. His coworker was slowly driving the bucket truck around a turn, when Client backed into a power line that contacted the back of his neck. He suffered bilateral amputation of both arms, burns over 45% of his body, and paraplegia. 

A suit was filed under three theories: negligent construction management, negligent premises maintenance, and products liability.

Since the accident, Client obtained a general contractor's license and used funds from the settlement to start his own construction business, which he oversees from his wheelchair with the assistance of his wife.

Lead counsel for 150 claims stemming from fatal tunnel fire in L.A. County.

In October 2007, 33 commercial trucks and one auto were involved in a series of chain reaction collisions in the 544-foot-long Newhall Tunnel in Los Angeles County. The incident began when the driver of a speeding truck lost control of the vehicle after exiting the tunnel and crashed into the center divider, causing trailing vehicles to slow down and setting off the crashes. One crash just outside the tunnel started a fire that quickly spread through the entire tunnel, creating an inferno. CHP concluded that 14 of the 34 drivers were traveling at an unsafe speed at the time of the crash, and it was claimed the design of the tunnel presented a dangerous condition of property as the sight distance was inadequate for the posted speed limit. Nearly 150 claims were consolidated into this action including three deaths, five personal injury actions and dozens of property damage claims, with Tietjen as lead counsel for all the plaintiffs. The case was technically quite difficult and complex, requiring multiple mediations over several years. Tietjen first reached a settlement with the State of California, then settled the claim with the truck company that triggered the collision before negotiating settlements with 11 other defendants. The result was one of the highest settlements for a wrongful death case of this nature in California.

Tim was nominated for Consumer Attorney of the Year by the Consumer Attorneys of California for his brilliant lawyering in this case.
 
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