Mr. McCarthy practices commercial and business litigation with an emphasis on insurance and products issues. As an associate at Robinson & Wood, Mr. McCarthy engaged in an expansive transportation and insurance fraud practice before graduating to more complex products liability and insurance coverage actions. These practices provided Mr. McCarthy with unparalleled deposition, dispute resolution, and courtroom experience, including jury trials. In one such jury trial, Mr. McCarthy obtained a defense verdict in a $1 million dispute in Santa Cruz County. In 2008, Mr. McCarthy joined a boutique litigation firm and practiced complex commercial and business litigation. There Mr. McCarthy litigated commercial disputes, insurance coverage issues, and products cases, as well as intellectual property disputes, internal investigations, FINRA arbitrations and investigations , and securities disputes. Mr. McCarthy rejoined Robinson & Wood in 2010 as a shareholder.

In 1997, Mr. McCarthy graduated in the top 25% of his class from Santa Clara University School of Law. He was on the Dean’s list and was one of only six members of the school’s trial team. Mr. McCarthy graduated with a degree in history from Boston College in 1994, having successfully completed a scholarship program with Navy ROTC and being commissioned an officer in the United States Navy. Mr. McCarthy was admitted to the bar in California in 1997 and practices throughout the state, including in the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California.

Born in Albany, NY on March 29, 1972, growing up Mr. McCarthy was an Air Force brat and lived in Massachusetts, Florida, the Mojave Desert, Japan and England. He is active in the community. He was a founder and the first president of Soccer Silicon Valley, a business trade organization dedicated to grow soccer in the Bay Area. He is currently vice president of Soccer Silicon Valley’s Community Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to helping the deserving enjoy soccer.