Eric James Ratinoff

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Eric James Ratinoff

4.5
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 32 years

Car accident Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Insurance

401 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA

Free Consultation

About Eric

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Car Accident 70%

A large portion of our practice focuses on representing clients injured in car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents and other traffic related injuries. We have a great deal of experience representing brain injured clients, and many other types of catastrophic injuries caused by traffic collisions.

32 years

70%
Personal Injury 25%

I am dedicated to obtaining the best results possible for my clients. Over the 23 years of my practice I have obtained multiple seven figure results. I fight hard for my clients, and I love being a lawyer who has the opportunity to help my clients through what is often the most challenging time of their lives.

32 years

25%
Insurance 5%

Insurance bad faith is another area of practice where I have enjoyed great success. Insurance companies routinely deny or underpay valid claims by people who have often paid years worth of expensive policies. I can say that I actually enjoy combing through those endless insurance policies and finding the needle in the haystack that turns everything around for my clients. And I enjoy even more holding the insurance companies' feet to the fire when we catch them putting profits over people.

32 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 120 minutes

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Eric Ratinoff Law Corp

401 Watt Avenue, Sacramento, CA, 95864

ericratinoff.com

Online Presence

Other places you can find Eric online.

Eric James Ratinoff's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

Posted by anonymous | December 23, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great guy

Eric did an incredible activity of dealing with our case and getting us a agreement. I relatively advise his company to every person in need of help.

Posted by Lois | October 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent communication and care, amazing results!

Never have we experienced a law group, and the individuals who work there, so interested in putting you first and making you feel like a caring family. Their communication throughout the process was excellent, phone calls, personal meetings, text messages and e-mails keeping us "in the loop''. The en...d result for us was truly amazing, and we felt we made lifelong friends. We highly recommend them.

Posted by Deb | November 19, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

They don't come any better!

Eric is the best lawyer. He took my case and worked so hard on it. When things did not look good he told me not to give up hope. I hung on to those words for four years. Then things changed and we went to the mediator and Eric went in there and fought for me and we won !! Eric is a outstanding lawyer... in my mind they don’t come any better than him ! His office and staff are very hard working and they take care of you in the right way, they care about you.

Posted by Pamela | November 19, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great service

Very pleasant staff quick to get back to you about any questions you might have. Did their best to get me what I deserved, even went above and beyond to get medical records, also got my Doctor bills lowered.

Posted by Greg | May 21, 2015

Above and beyond! Very pleased

We know that Eric Ratinoff went above and beyond. We believed that our attorney and his affiliates truly had our best interest at mind in our case and how it was handled. They helped us get through a difficult time in our lives with very little stress. We are pleased with the outcome and glad to h...ave it all behind us! Our sincere appreciation and thanks are sent to all involved.

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Eric James Ratinoff's Lawyer Endorsements

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Michael Yee

Personal injury lawyer | Jun 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Eric is a great personal injury attorney. I am an estate Planning attorney and refer all my personal injury leads to Eric because he takes great care of each one of them. He also delivers solid results to all of my clients that I refer over. He is also great to talk to if I ever have questions that relate to cases I am working on. He takes time to explain things in terms that everyone will understand and goes to great lengths to make sure that all my clients questions and needs are taken care of. I highly recommend Eric to anyone looking for a caring personal injury attorney in difficult times. Thank you Eric!"

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Edward Goldkuhl

Personal injury lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I met Mr. Ratinoff in a complex injury case. Mr. Ratinoff represented my client initially; my client then changed counsel to a second attorney, who did not represent her interests and in fact only represented his own interests. I came to learn it was this second attorney who improperly convinced my client to end Mr. Ratinoff's representation of her, by misrepresenting to my client what occurred in the case. In a complex arbitration, Mr. Ratinoff (who I had not met) took extraordinary action (to his personal financial disadvantage) to make sure his former client (now my client) would receive timely her proceeds. Mr. Ratinoff is a class act: he is bright, experienced and dedicated. I will never forget what he did for his former client, putting her first even when it hurt Mr. Ratinoff's interests. I have since referred cases to Mr. Ratinoff with nothing but great results for my clients. I cannot recommend a lawyer more than Mr. Ratinoff."

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Raymond Lewis

Personal injury lawyer | Aug 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have been practicing law in the greater Sacramento area for over 35 years and can endorse Eric without hesitation. He is a true leader in our legal community."

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Moseley Collins

Medical malpractice lawyer | Dec 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Michael Waddington

Personal injury lawyer | May 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Eric. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Justin Lowenthal

Unknown lawyer | Feb 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I strongly endorse this lawyer. In the brief time I have known Mr. Ratinoff, he has demonstrated to me not only his expertise in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice law, but also his unwavering commitment to those he represents. I recommend him and his firm without hesitation."

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Elisa Ungerman

Personal injury lawyer | Dec 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. He is terrific."

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Paul Nathan

Medical malpractice lawyer | Nov 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Eric is one of the best and is who I would go to if I found myself injured by a doctor or other medical professional."

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Jeremy Winter

Personal injury lawyer | Oct 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work."

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Peter Stone

Personal injury lawyer | Jan 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have worked with Eric many times including a public entity case in San Jose with impossible liability where he obtained six figures for the client. He is a meticulous and brilliant attorney. I highly recommend Eric. Peter :"

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Michael Yee

Estate planning lawyer

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Peter Stone

Litigation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers

2016

Top 100, America's Top 100 Attorneys

2016

Best of the Bar, Sacramento Business Journal

2016

Top Lawyers, Sacramento Magazine

2016

Superlawyers, Thomson Reuters

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Top 25 Sacramento, SuperLawyers

2015

Top 100 Northern California, SuperLawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

1991

American Jurisprudence Award, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Owner, Eric Ratinoff Law Corp

2002 - 2015

Partner, Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff

1999 - 2002

Partner, Friedman, Collard, Cutter & Panneton

Associations

2014 - Present

Consulate General of Mexico

Consulting Attorney

2013 - Present

California Brain Injury Association

Board Member

2013 - Present

Consumer Attorneys of California

Board Member

2013 - Present

Cien Amigos

Member

1993 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

1993 - Present

Consumer Attorneys of California

Member

1993 - Present

American Association for Justice

Member

2010 - 2011

Sierra Forever Families

Past President

2006 - 2006

Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association

Past President

2001 - 2007

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Northern California Board

Sample of Legal Cases

Amy Caldwell v. Ashleigh Hughes

Verdict of $680,000

California Superior Court, County of San Francisco, Case# 223879

Verdict of $596,834

Hairston v. U.C. Davis

Verdict of $7.6 million

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Education

2004

Spence Trial Lawyers College

1993

University of California, Davis

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

University of California - Santa Cruz

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Consumer Attorneys of California Strategies for Opening Statements

2015

American Association for Justice California Destination Injuries

2012

Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College Regional Seminar

Discovering the Client's Story

2012

13th Annual Neuroscience of Brain Injury Conference: Research Informing Medical Treatment & Legal Practice TBI Truth & Trial: Understanding the TBI client’s trust relationships and conveying them to a jury

2008

Premises Liability Case Preparation and Trial

Premises Liability Case Preparation and Trial

2008

Premises Liability Case Preparation And Trial

How to prepare and win the premises liability case

2008

Litigation Consulting Services Meeting

The Expert's Role In Developing And Proving The Case

2008

CAOC Annual Convention

Assumption of the Risk in Premises Liability Cases

2006

Plaintiffs Personal Injury From Start To Finish

Plaintiffs Personal Injury From Start To Finish

2006

Effectively Using Medical Evidence In Court

Effectively Using Medical Evidence In Court

Publications

2005

The Litigator Using Evidence Code 721 To Impeach Expert Witnesses

Languages

Spanish

Activity

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