The Onstad Law Firm is dedicated to getting you justice

 

About the only remedy the law affords victims of negligence, defective products, and malpractice is money damages and Rock Onstad’s goal for each and every client is to expertly evaluate the facts of their case and collect rightful money damages to compensate them for the harm caused by others. He personally handles all cases and brings the toughness, perseverance, and dedication he learned from 5 years in the U.S. Marine Corps to each one.

 

 Rock Onstad is:

 

  • A Texas Monthly SuperLawyer –2011 – only 5% in Texas are selected each year.
  • Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rated – only 5% in the U.S. are selected.
  • Board Certified – Personal Injury Trail Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • An Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates

Rock has been representing seriously injured and wrongful death victims and their families for over 30 years. From 1975 to 1996 he practiced in Houston, Texas, beginning at Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, where he became a partner in 1981 (thereafter, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Ballard, Onstad & Friend) and then from 1991-1996 at Onstad, Kaiser, & Fontaine. The Onstad Law Firm was founded in 1996 when Rock and Barbara Onstad fell in love with Lake Travis and moved to Austin with their two daughters.  


 

Prior to the practice of law, he received a B.A. from UT Austin in Microbiology, served in the United States Marine Corps as a Captain, a Naval Aviator and was a Vietnam Veteran. He received his J.D. from the University of Houston in 1975.  


 

The commitment and expertise shown by the above resume and the results seen below indicate what you can expect from The Onstad Law Firm. Contact us if you think you need the best legal advice and excellent representation.

 

 

VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS in which Rockne W. Onstad was Lead Counsel or Co-Counsel

    Gross Amount  Client Recovery        Attorney Fee           Expenses Nature
$13,650,000 $8,055,000 $5,460,000 $135,000 Product Liability, Military Helicopter Gear Box, Spinal Injuries (settlement)
$9,200,000 $6,320,064 $2,760,000 $119,358 Product Liability, Aircraft Carburetor, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$6,800,000 $4,473,334 $2,266,666 $60,000 Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Water Park Slide (settlement)
$4,980,000 $2,437,000 $2,490,000 $53,000 Labor & Delivery Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$4,300,000 $309,000 $138,000 $13,000 Pilot Negligence, Airplane Crash, Wrongful Death (jury verdict)
$3,850,000 $2,373,000 $1,425,000 $52,000 Labor & Delivery Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$3,500,000 $2,028,000 $1,400,000 $72,000 Product Liability, Defective Pick-Up, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
$3,235,000 $2,361,250 $808,750 $65,000 Brain Injury, Federal Tort Claim, FAA Negligence (verdict) affirmed on appeal
$3,000,000 $1,724,000 $1,200,000 $76,000 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Cauda Equina Syndrome (settlement)
$2,950,000 $1,731,000 $1,180,000 $39,000 Defective Design of Helicopter, Paralysis & Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,900,000 $844,000 $694,000 $26,000 Auto Accident, Spinal Injury & Ankle Injury (jury verdict/settlement)
$2,800,000 $1,864,667 $924,333 $12,000 Premises Liability, Hotel Fire, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,500,000 $1,644,667 $833,333 $22,000 Product Liablity, Defective Farm Tractor, Arm Loss (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,399,000 $960,000 $41,000 Medical Malpractice, Anesthesia, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,091,000 $920,000 $59,000 Product Liability, All Terrain Vehicle, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,321,000 $733,333 $44,000 Cerebral Palsy, Medical Malpractice, Preeclampsia (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,267,000 $880,000 $53,000 Construction Negligence & Insurance Bad Faith, Spinal Injury(settlement)
$2,100,000 $1,462,334 $557,666 $80,000 Hospital Labor Nurse Negligence, Fetal Distress, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,303,334 $666,666 $30,000 Anesthesia Malpractice, Esophageal Intubation, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,106,887 $800,000 $93,111 Radiologist Malpractice, Brain Catheterization, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,000,000 $976,484 $976,482 $47,034 Obstetrician Malpractice, Forceps Delivery, Brain Injury (settlement)
$2,000,000 $972,331 $972,669 $55,000 Obstetrical Malpractice, IUGR, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,900,000 $905,000 $950,000 $45,000 Clinic Failure to Supervise Impaired Physician, 4 Injured (settlement)
$1,900,000 $73,000 Pilot Error, Helicopter Crash, Wrongful Death (jury verdict-no insurance coverage)
$1,860,000 $978,518 $645,000 $137,480 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Infection, Cauda Equina Syndrome (settlement)
$1,700,000 $1,130,730 $565,363 $3,907 Product Liability, Defective Refueling Coupling, Burns (settlement)
$1,500,000 $847,000 $600,000 $53,000 Defective Aircraft Component, Military Aircraft, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,400,000 $848,221 $503,552 $51,227 Obstetrician Malpractice, Group B Strep Infection, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,400,000 $718,689 $560,000 $130,522 Neurosurgeon Malpractice, Infection, Brain Injury (jury trial & settlement)
$1,400,000 $818,000 $560,000 $22,000 Auto Trucking Accident, Spinal Injury (settlement)
$1,300,000 $718,689 $520,000 $26,000 Hospital Newborn Nursing Negligence, Visual Impairment (settlement)
$1,300,000 $285,000 $250,000 $33,189 Emergency Room Malpractice, Wrongful Death (jury verdict and settlement))
$1,237,000 $718,689 $400,000 $30,000 Cardiologist Malpractice, Brain Injury (settlement)
$1,167,000 $594,086 $417,000 $72,513 Emergency Room Negligence, Heart Attack, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,150,000 $727,667 $383,333 $39,000 Obstetrician Malpractice, Group B Strep, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,111,000 $594,933 $444,400 $71,623 Product Liability, Heart Stent, Heart Damage (settlement)
$1,100,000 $770,000 $440,000 $25,996 Radiologist Malpractice, Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer, Death (settlement)
$1,060,000 $532,715 $478,991 $48,810 Obstetrician Negligence, Breech Delivery, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,000,000 $630,000 $333,000 $36,000 Defective Military Aircraft, Manufacturing Defect, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $566,116 $400,000 $33,884 Surgeon Malpractice, Bile Duct Injury, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $477,500 $477,500 $45,000 Surgeon Malpractice, Bariatric Surgery, Wrongful Death (settlement)
$1,000,000 $606,732 $350,000 $43,268 Obstetrical Malpractice, Preeclampsia, Cerebral Palsy (settlement)
$1,000,000 $514,000 $400,000 $36,000 Product Liability, Crawler Crane, Brain Injury (settlement & verdict)
$950,000 $614,232 $316,667 $19,101 Intraoperative Spinal Cord Monitoring Negligence, Spinal Cord Injury (settlement)
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