GRASSO LAW FIRM CONGRATULATES ROBERT J. LYDFORD ON HIS SELECTION TO THE 2020 ARIZONA RISING STARS LIST
Robert J. Lydford has been selected to the 2020 Arizona Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.
Robert Grasso, Jr. has been selected to the 2018 Arizona Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Robert J. Lydford has been selected to the 2018 Arizona Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
Grasso Law Firm – March 2018
Grasso Law Firm represented a local municipality in a wrongful death/road design case where the plaintiff sought $3 million. Days before the commencement of the jury trial, the plaintiff stipulated (agreed) to the entry of a Judgment in favor of the Firm's client.
Grasso Law Firm – December 2016
Grasso Law Firm achieved a defense verdict in a catastrophic injury/road design case where the plaintiff sought almost $20 million. After a multi-week trial, Grasso Law Firm secured a defense verdict in this very difficult/high-exposure case.
Grasso Law Firm – Top 10 Civil Verdicts In Arizona (2015)
Grasso Law Firm achieved one of Arizona's top/significant defense verdicts for 2015, as reported in the June 2016 issue of the State Bar's Arizona Attorney Magazine.
FOUST V. WILSON ($3.9 MILLION CLAIM)
This was an excessive force by police officer and wrongful death case. The officer was dispatched to a business on a domestic violence 911 call. Upon arrival, the officer interviewed the caller, who reported that her husband (Decedent) had been verbally abusive, shoved a table at her, and made threatening comments. Decedent had entered the business during the interview and told the officerto leave. The officer refused and told Decedent to wait outside. Decedent got into his truck and put it in reverse as if to leave. The officer ordered the Decedent out of the truck. Decedent complied, but then got back in the truck. The officer tried to open the door and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the officer discharged his Taser but missed. Decedent disarmed the officer of his Taser and continued to advance on the officer. The officer shot Decedent twice, killing him. Decedent's two adult daughters alleged the officer used unlawful deadly force and asked the jury for $3.9 million.
Grasso Law Firm successfully argued that the officer's actions were justified.
The jury returned a unanimous defense verdict. (United States District Court, Arizona, CV12‐08115).