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Paul S. Zuckerman | Founding Partner
Carpenter & Zuckerman
With more than 25 years of experience, Paul Zuckerman is a seasoned personal injury lawyer who acts as a relentless advocate for his clients.
Paul launched his legal career in 1991 after graduating from law school close to the top of his class. He went to work as an attorney for an insurance company where he believed his services would be used to help policyholders. However, reality set in and Paul saw that his efforts were doing the opposite — they were leaving injured people shortchanged while padding the pockets of his employer.
This realization led to a career-changing decision for Paul — he left the insurance company and started his own practice with his law school classmate, John Carpenter. The two attorneys formed Carpenter & Zuckerman, a law firm that is solely dedicated to representing the wrongfully injured against big, powerful insurance companies that so often take advantage of these victims.
Paul believes in treating each of his clients with the care and respect with which he would like to be treated. He gives them one-on-one attention, makes unsolicited calls to see how they’re doing, and takes the time to understand their situation and empathize with their experience. As a result, Paul has built a reputation as an attorney that clients can trust.
Carpenter & Zuckerman has collectively obtained more than $2 billion for injury victims and their families. Some of his personal wins include $13.86 million for a boxer who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury in an auto accident, $2.1 million obtained for a homeless drug addict who was run over by a garbage truck (that client is now sober and working to help get other homeless individuals off the street), and many other million- and multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts.
Paul is committed to helping every single client win maximum compensation so they can rebuild their lives after a devastating injury or loss of a loved one.
Paul graduated with his law degree from Southwestern Law School, and he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California.
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34 years
34 years
34 years
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33%-45%
State: California
Acquired: 1991
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2024
"I endorse this lawyer. Paul's vision and heart have made his firm one of the premiere plaintiff's firms in the nation. What makes Paul different is that he cares for his clients as human beings, and fosters great relationships with referring counsel too. He is extremely generous, and a man of his word. There is no greater credential than that!!"
"Mr. Zuckerman is a brilliant and highly experienced attorney and rain-maker. He is the managing partner of one of the most respectable and high powered Plaintiff's personal injury firms in the country. He tells it like it is and doesn't let the insurance company get away with shady tactics. I endorse this lawyer."
"I whole heartedly endorse Mr. Paul Zuckerman. Mr. Zuckerman is an expert in the field of personal injury; he is an aggressive advocate with a proven track record of successful results. Mr. Zuckerman's law firm has obtained landmark jury verdicts. Rest assured, Mr. Zuckerman has the experience, specialized legal knowledge, firm infrastructure and resources, and industry connections to get you the result you deserve."
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024.
Private reproval, public disclosure issued in CA, 2024
updated on 05/21/2024Private reproval, public disclosure means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar warns the lawyer in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
2024
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2023
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2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Top Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2012
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2012
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2011
Top Attorneys, Pasadena Magazine
2010 - Present
Managing Partner, Carpernter, Zuckerman & Rowley
2000 - 2010
Managing Partner, Carpenter & Zuckerman
2009 - Present
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los AngelesMember
2009 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaMember
2001 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Judgment 75 Milllion
1991
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2013
Maximizing Personal Injury Case Value
2013
Personal Injury 101- Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice
2012
Personal Injury 101 - Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice
2011
Personal Injury 101 - Nuts & Bolts of Personal Injury Practice
2011
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