Rob Piering is the principal of the Piering Law Firm. He is a native of the Sacramento area and has been representing personal injury claimants for more than 20 years. His practice includes wrongful death, product liability, general negligence, nursing home, and elder abuse cases. Rob is a member of Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers, Capitol City Trial Lawyers, Consumer Attorneys of California, American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Million Dollar Advocates Circle, Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyer, former President of the Board of Directors of the Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. In 2013, Rob was named Capital City Trial Lawyer of the Year and has been honored as a Super Lawyer in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Rob has tried many cases to a verdict and was the lead trial lawyer in the published 3rd District Court of Appeal decision in Moore vs. Mercer, a decision which helps ensure that injured persons are compensated for the full value of their injuries.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury Law
• Wrongful Death
• Product Liability
• General Negligence
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home and Elder Abuse Cases

Bar Admissions

• California, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1993
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1997

Education

• Lincoln Law School, Sacramento, California
  • J.D. - 1993
• California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo
  • B.A. - 1988

Professional Associations & Memberships

• American Association for Justice, Member
• Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Board Member
• Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• California Bar Association, Member
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member

Honors & Distinctions

• CCTLA Advocate of the Year – 2013
• Top Lawyers of Northern California 2020
• Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyers, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Top 100 Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
• 10 Best Lawyers in Client Satisfaction
• Top Attorneys, San Francisco Magazine

Pro Bono Activities/Supported Charities

• Sacramento Children's Home
• CK McClatchy Baseball
• Land Park Lions
• United Cerebral Palsy
• March of Dimes
• Big Brother's House
• Sacramento Food Bank
• Kids Safety Day
• Active 20/30 Club
• Holy Spirit Parish
• Children's Miracle Network
• KVIE/PBS
• Stanford Home
• Sacramento Association for the Retarded
• Angels of the Fields
• UC Davis Medical Center
• Girl Scouts of America