Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn is one of the Bay Area's leading boutique trial firms — $350+ million recovered, with awards from Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and the Daily Journal. They handle catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and elder abuse cases throughout Northern California. Best fit for: serious-injury cases where partner-level attention matters and a smaller firm's intensity is valued over big-firm scale.
Pricing & Fees
Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn works on contingency. 33⅓%–40% of recovery (no fee unless you win). The intake call is free, and they will quote you in writing before you commit.
Practice Areas
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Key Attorneys
The lawyers most likely to be on your case.
Ronald H. Rouda
Best Lawyers in America Hall of Fame. 50+ years trying catastrophic-injury cases. Inner Circle of Advocates.
Cynthia L. McGuinn
Trial specialist with multi-million-dollar verdicts. Past president of the SF Trial Lawyers Association.
Timothy A. Tietjen
Medical malpractice and elder abuse specialist. Best Lawyers in America.
What Clients Say
Reviews summarized from public sources, tagged by the legal situation involved.
Lost husband to medical errors. Rouda Feder built the case methodically. Eight-figure settlement supports our family.
Mother neglected at a Bay Area facility. Tim handled the case. Substantial recovery and the facility was investigated.
Hit by a delivery truck. Cynthia handled it personally. Settled before trial for far more than the insurance offered.
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