Richard A. Wood

Prior to joining the Heimberg Law Group, Mr. Wood was a partner at Veatch, Carlson, Grogan & Nelson, where he handled medical malpractice defense, working for hospitals, doctors and others in the medical community. Mr. Wood realized that his heart was in advocating for the injured, and in 1997 he decided to join the Heimberg Law Group. Since then, Mr. Wood has been a vital member of the team.

Legal Strategies

Mr. Wood is the “strategic mastermind” of the firm. He consistently develops and improves legal strategies to benefit Heimberg Law Group clients. For example, Mr. Wood has been enormously successful in limiting the scope of MICRA and in attacking laws, such as ERISA, that help keep HMO's and other medical businesses from being held legally accountable for medical malpractice.

Mr. Wood also is remarkable for his unusual persistence and enormous tenacity. There are no limits to the efforts he will make to understand a complex issue or to pursue a cause he believes in. Many of the most skillful defense experts and the most overly confident defendants have melted under the heat of Mr. Wood’s interrogations.

A Background in Advocacy

Mr. Wood's background in advocacy started at a young age. At the age of 18, Mr. Wood was selected a member of the California Democratic State Central Committee, the youngest member who had ever served. He was elected to the Sweetwater Union (San Diego) School Board by the age of 19, serving 10 years with three of them as chairperson. Mr. Wood also served as a congressional and senatorial legislative assistant.

While attending the University of San Diego School of Law, Mr. Wood clerked for two years at Bauer & Schultz, joining the firm as an attorney once he was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1981. In 1984, Mr. Wood joined Coyle, Marrone & Robinson, known for its toxic tort and personal injury defense litigation, where he worked until going to Veatch, Carlson.

Professional Associations

Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California
American Bar Association
California Bar Association

Community Involvement

Project Angel Food
AIDS Project L.A.
LAMBDA Legal
Human Rights Campaign

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