Over the course of his career, Bob has obtained some of the largest verdicts in Arizona, including jury verdicts or awards of $17,000,000, $14,000,000, and $5,000,000. In addition, Bob has obtained significant settlements in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Bob is known by his clients and professional colleagues alike to be a man deeply connected to his clients and their causes. For Bob, client relationships don’t often end as a case concludes, especially when an outcome presents an opportunity to affect social change. For example, Bob successfully compelled two major automotive manufacturers to admit their vehicles were defective, yielding a recall to fix the defect in over 500,000 vehicles; a significant win for his client and the consumer at large.
See Bob’s profile on Gallagher & Kennedy’s main website.
Honors & Awards
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- International Society of Barristers, 2017-Present
- Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2006-2025; Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2020-2025; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, 2021-2025, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers in America®, Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2025
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury – Products: Plaintiff, 2007-2024
- Phoenix Magazine, Top Lawyer, Personal Injury and Product Liability, 2023
- Arizona’s Finest Lawyers, 2011-Present
- Forbes.com, Best Personal Injury, Motorcycle Accident & Wrongful Death Lawyers Phoenix, AZ, 2024
- Marquis Who’s Who, “Who’s Who in American Law”
- State Champions, Arizona Pop Warner Youth Football, 2001
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Education
- Arizona State University
J.D., magna cum laude, 1984
Order of the Coif
Editor, Law Review - Stanford University
B.A., 1981
Bar & Court Admissions
- Arizona, 1984
- California, 1985
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1991
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1993
Associations & Memberships
- State Bar of Arizona , Member, 1984-Present
- State Bar of California, Member, 1985-Present
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1997-Present
- Arizona Pop Warner and Scottsdale Christian Youth Football, Coach, 1994-2011
- McCormick Ranch Little League, Coach, 1994-2009
- McCormick Ranch Little League, Board of Directors, 2001-2004
- Chaparral High School Booster Club, Board of Directors, 2002-2004
Published Works
- Product Liability Under California Law, Cambridge Institute, 1987
Press Releases
- Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Recognizes 51 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys – August 15, 2024
- 19 G&K Attorneys Selected to 2024 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars, April 8, 2024
- Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Recognizes 52 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys, August 21, 2023
- 18 G&K Attorneys Selected to 2023 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars, April 6, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Recognizes 41 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys, August 18, 2022
- 13 G&K Attorneys Selected to 2022 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars, April 7, 2022
- American College of Trial Lawyers Elects G&K Shareholder Bob Boatman into Fellowship, March 7,2022
- Best Lawyers in America® 2022 Recognizes 37 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys, August 19, 2021
- Gallagher & Kennedy Announces 14 Attorneys Selected to 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists, April 8, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 36 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys, August 21, 2020
- Fourteen Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Selected for Southwest Super Lawyers 2020, April 6, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 33 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field, August 15, 2019
- Sixteen Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Selected for Southwest Super Lawyers 2019, April 15, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 35 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field, August 15, 2018
- Twenty-Two Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Selected for Southwest Super Lawyers 2018, April 24, 2018
- 35 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Recognized as 2018 ‘Best Lawyers in America®’, August 16, 2017
- 24 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Named 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers, April 10, 2017
- 33 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Named 2017 ‘Best Lawyers in America®’, August 17, 2016
- Twenty-Six G&K Attorneys Selected to 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers’ List, April 11, 2016
- G&K Attorneys Named to 2016 ‘The Best Lawyers in America®’ List, August 17, 2015
- Super Lawyers 2015 Recognizes 18 Attorneys, April 10, 2015
- G&K Attorneys Named to 2015 ‘The Best Lawyers in America®’ List, August 18, 2014
- G&K Attorneys Selected for Southwest Super Lawyers 2014, April 11, 2014
- 36 G&K Attorneys Named to 2014 Best Lawyers in America® List, August 15, 2013
- Twenty Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Selected for Southwest Super Lawyers 2013 and an Additional Nine Attorneys Named Southwest Rising Stars 2013, April 12, 2013
- Nearly Two-Thirds of G&K’s Shareholders Named “Best Lawyers in America”, August 22, 2012
- G&K Leads Effort to Recall Ford Escape, July 19, 2012
- Nineteen G&K Attorneys Named “Super Lawyers”, April 16, 2012
- More Than Half of G&K’s Shareholders Named “The Best Lawyers in America”, August 31, 2011
- Half of G&K’s Shareholders Named “The Best Lawyers in America”, August 4, 2010
- Twenty-Eight G&K Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America”, August 3, 2009
Related News
- Bob Boatman & Shannon Clark Featured on FOX10, “Fatal Fatigue: Loophole Allows Specific Truckers to Drive Beyond Time Limits” – July 22, 2024
- Phoenix Magazine Names 9 G&K Attorneys to 2023 Top Lawyers, September 1, 2023
- Gallagher & Kennedy’s Bob Boatman and Jeff Pyburn Johe Verdict Listed in Top 10 Civil Verdicts for 2019 in Arizona, June 1, 2020
- Lawyers for Kyle Martinson Serve Notice of $5 Million Claim, July 21, 2019
- Rehab Hospital Negligence, June 14, 2019
- Shareholder Bob Boatman Comments on Thomas Fire Complex Litigation Ruling, April 18, 2018
- Thomas Fire Ventura County Meeting, February 8, 2018
Live Media
- Jury Sides With Mother in Sierra Tucson Wrongful Death Trial, May 24, 2019
- Jury Awards $5M to Mother of Man Who Died After Stay at Sierra Tucson, May 24, 2019
- Jury Sides With Mother in Sierra Tucson Wrongful Death Trial, May 23, 2019
- Investigation of Arizona State Hospital Continuing, June 18, 2015
- Arizona State Hospital Allowed to Investigate Itself, June 17, 2015
- Lawsuit Claims Hospital Chain Kept Patient Within System Without Ability to Provide Adequate Care, April 23, 2015
- Ford Recalls ’01-’04 Escapes After Deadly Arizona Crash, May 13, 2012