Litigation
Jun. 15, 2002
Voice of the Little Guy
Top 30 Women Litigators - Amy Fisch - Amy Fisch Solomon loves to stick up for the little guy. Solomon, a partner at Girardi & Keese, represents people in professional and product liability cases.
Amy Fisch
Amy Fisch Solomon loves to stick up for the little guy. Solomon, a partner at Girardi & Keese, represents people in professional and product liability cases.
"I like to see myself as the voice of these people," Solomon says.
Solomon is most proud of a recent case that she handled for the family of a 4-year-old who received severe brain damage as well as damage to his liver, spleen, lung and pelvis when he was pinned beneath a car in Disneyland's Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin Ride in September 2000. In February, Solomon settled the case for the family, who received an undisclosed amount that will allow them to pay the mounting medical bills.
"We all know Disney as the Magic Kingdom and these wonderful things, but they need to be responsible for ills that they cause or have means to prevent," Solomon says.
She admits that this case was difficult emotionally because of the injuries to the boy. Solomon, though, seems to thrive on emotion.
"Amy Solomon is not a very good lawyer unless she believes in a client," Thomas Girardi of Girardi & Keese says. "Once she believes in a client, she's a pure blue flame."
It was that desire to convey emotion to an audience that drove Solomon to litigation after knee and ankle injuries ended her 12-year ballet career. However, Solomon strives to keep her emotion in check.
"You do your best to keep objectivity because it's essential," Solomon says. But "it's inescapable for me to have a certain amount of empathy."
Girardi, at least, believes that Solomon has found the right balance.
"She is the Peggy Fleming of the law profession," Girardi says. "She has grace and style and always comes back with the gold."
Stefanie Knapp
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