Frank Verderame

Frank Verderame is a Phoenix trial attorney at Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers who has dedicated his practice to representing victims of personal injury. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Personal Injury Law and Wrongful Death Litigation and has practiced since 1983. He represents clients in significant injury matters, including aviation accidents and motorcycle crashes. He devotes his practice entirely to litigation and has obtained substantial results for clients facing catastrophic injuries caused by negligence or wrongful conduct.

Frank earned his J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law, where he received the Moot Court Best Brief Award. He earned his B.A., cum laude, from Claremont McKenna College, majoring in Political Science and receiving honors in Literature and the James Madison Society. He was admitted to practice in Arizona in 1982 and is also admitted before the US District Court for the District of Arizona and the Ninth Circuit.

Frank has maintained extensive involvement in organizations supporting trial lawyers and civil justice. He is a former president of the Arizona Association for Justice and Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He also served on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors and has held leadership positions within its Insurance Section. He has lectured at professional seminars on insurance, damages, liens, healthcare proposals, and other litigation issues affecting injured people and their legal rights.

Frank Verderame has received numerous professional honors for his trial advocacy and service. He was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Arizona Association for Justice and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America since 2007. His honors also include an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and multiple Wiedemann & Wysocki Awards. He combines decades of courtroom experience, professional leadership, and civil justice advocacy while representing seriously injured clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Plattner Verderame Arizona Injury Lawyers
• Member, Arizona Bar Association
• Fellow, Arizona Association for Justice
• Member, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• Former President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Arizona State Bar Association
• Member, American Judicature Society
• Member, American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators
• Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation
• Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
• Member, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Association
• Member, Sports Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Arizona

Education

• University of Arizona College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Claremont McKenna College
  BA in Political Science with Cum Laude

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