Bostwick & Associates Founding Partner James S. Bostwick has once again been selected to Northern California Super Lawyers, earning a place on the 2025 list for his work in Personal Injury - Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice - Plaintiffs, and Professional Liability - Plaintiffs.
This latest honor marks Mr. Bostwick’s 22nd consecutive selection to Super Lawyers, a distinction that reflects the enduring respect he commands among his peers and the legal community.
You can view the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers digital edition here.
What It Means to Be Named to Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is one of the nation’s most respected legal rating organizations. Its annual lists recognize attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional skill, integrity, and professional achievement across a range of practice areas.
Selection to Super Lawyers is highly competitive. The organization uses a rigorous, patented selection process that combines:
- Peer nominations
- Independent research
- Peer evaluations by a blue ribbon panel of top attorneys
Lawyers are assessed on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional accomplishment, including verdicts, settlements, certifications, leadership roles, scholarly contributions, and community involvement. Ultimately, no more than 5% of practicing attorneys in each state are named to the Super Lawyers list each year.
About James S. Bostwick
James Bostwick is widely regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent trial lawyers. A Nationally Certified Specialist by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, Mr. Bostwick is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only organization of the top 100 plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in the United States, and a former President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, limited to the top 500 trial lawyers in the U.S.
Over the course of more than five decades, he has built a legacy defined by record-setting results, including:
- The largest medical malpractice verdict in U.S. history at the time ($7.6M, 1978).
- The largest medical malpractice settlement in California history ($17M, 2019).
- The largest birth injury award against the U.S. government at the time (Hawaii, 1985).
- Record-setting recoveries in five states across cases involving medical negligence, birth injuries, and catastrophic personal injury.
Under Mr. Bostwick’s leadership, Bostwick & Associates has secured over $1 billion in compensation for clients and has twice broken California’s record for the largest medical malpractice settlement since 2018.
A Legacy of Excellence
Mr. Bostwick’s continued inclusion in Super Lawyers reflects more than just an impressive resume. It highlights a lifetime dedicated to advocating for the injured and achieving meaningful results in complex, high-stakes cases. His work has helped shape the legal landscape for medical malpractice and personal injury law and has made Bostwick & Associates a firm trusted by clients and referring counsel nationwide.
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