C. Brooks Cutter
The founder of Cutter Law, P.C., Brooks Cutter is a leading advocate for consumer justice and protecting the rights of the severely injured. Brooks has a long-established, highly respected reputation as a skilled trial attorney with a record of proven success. He has received numerous honors for his advocacy on behalf of clients injured by carelessness, negligence, fraud or willful intent.
Nationally recognized for his experience and skillful prosecution of complex consumer class action and mass tort cases, Brooks has been appointed by courts throughout the US as a lead or co-lead counsel, plaintiffs' liaison or member of the plaintiffs' steering committee. This includes many high-profile cases involving corporate giants such as Medtronic Inc., Health Net, State Farm Insurance Co., and Johnson & Johnson.
Brooks firmly believes in combining all relevant resources to provide thorough, comprehensive representation for clients. Drawing from the outstanding legal team at Cutter Law's offices in Sacramento and Oakland, Brooks involves multiple attorneys on every case to ensure that each individual client's needs are met with attention and compassion while every investigative avenue is fully examined.
A longtime Northern California resident, Brooks is passionate about community outreach. In his free time, Brooks serves as the co-chair of the capital campaign committee for WIND Youth Services, which serves homeless youth in the Sacramento area, and he volunteers with Trial Lawyers Care. He is also an avid triathlete and devoted father of three, including his two daughters, Celine and Margot, who are attorneys at Cutter Law.
Areas of Practice
- Personal injuries
- Car accident
- Uber & Lyft Sexual Assault
- Consumer class actions
- Dangerous drugs
- Defective medical devices
- Insurance bad faith
- Consumer fraud
- Brain and spinal cord injuries
- Construction & Jobsite injuries
- Asbestos exposure
- Whistleblower/False Claims Act
Notable Cases
Some of Brooks' notable cases include:
- A $7.6 million jury verdict on behalf of a client who suffered a spinal cord injury when her doctors failed to diagnose a tumor on her spine
- $23.5 million in a whistleblower action against Medtronic Inc., for defrauding the federal government
- $240 million settlement in which Brooks was a member of the plaintiffs' steering committee against Boston Scientific and Guidant on behalf of 5,000 clients nationwide injured by defective cardiac defibrillators
- $2.2 million jury verdict for intentional misconduct by a doctor that resulted in a patient's death
- A confidential settlement in which Brooks was co-lead counsel for more than 200 individuals injured by a defective Johnson & Johnson medical device
Northern California Super Lawyer, 2005-2018
Best of the Bar, Sacramento Business Journal, 2014-2017
Sacramento Top 25 Super Lawyers, 2013-2014
Advocate of the Year, Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association, 2007
Presidential Award of Merit, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2005
Finalist, 2005 Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California
Award of Merit, Sacramento Consumer Attorneys
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent Rated Attorney
Sacramento, California 95864
Oakland, California 94612
Santa Rosa, California 95404
