James D. Hoey, III is an accomplished wrongful death trial lawyer in San Diego who has served as counsel on numerous serious injury, wrongful death, and mass litigation matters. Mr. Hoey’s achievements include thirteen verdicts or settlements over $1 million, including three over $10 million. In 2005, he secured the largest settlement ever obtained against Santa Barbara’s Metropolitan Transit District. In 2006, he was co-counsel on a serious injury case in Imperial County that resulted in a $5.6 million verdict, believed to be the largest single-plaintiff injury verdict in Imperial County history. He has tried cases and achieved multi-million dollar results in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fresno, San Joaquin, Imperial, Orange, and San Diego Counties of California.
In recognition of his efforts, Mr. Hoey has been awarded an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys. This is the highest possible peer ranking an attorney can receive, indicating preeminent legal ability and the utmost ethical standards. In 2009, Mr. Hoey was also recognized as a San Diego Super Lawyer. His prior law firm, Strange & Hoey, was named by California Lawyer as one of California’s five most successful small firms.
Mr. Hoey received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1978, and his Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of the Law in 1981. Mr. Hoey is a member of the American Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1981.
