Our record settlement in the Household case after a jury verdict and 14 years of litigation reflects the tenacity and skill of our team of lawyers.
Overview
Spencer Burkholz is a partner in Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP’s San Diego office and a member of the Firm’s Executive and Management Committees. He has 24 years of experience in prosecuting securities class actions and private actions on behalf of large institutional investors. Spence was one of the lead trial attorneys in Jaffe v. Household International in the Northern District of Illinois, a securities class action that obtained a record-breaking $1.575 billion settlement after 14 years of litigation, including a six-week jury trial in 2009 that resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs. Spence has also recovered billions of dollars for injured shareholders in cases such as Enron ($7.2 billion), WorldCom ($657 million), Countrywide ($500 million) and Qwest ($445 million).
Spence has been named a Leading Lawyer in America by Lawdragon, a Top Plaintiff Lawyer by the Daily Journal, a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500, a Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers Magazine, and a Best Lawyer in America and a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers®. Additionally, Spence has been named Plaintiff Attorney of the Year, a Local Litigation Star, a State Litigation Star, a California Star, a Top 20 Trial Lawyer in California and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by Benchmark Litigation. He has also been recognized as a Top Lawyer in San Diego by San Diego Magazine every year since 2013.
Spence earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Clark University, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Awards
- Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers®, 2020
- Best Lawyer in America, Best Lawyers®, 2018-2020
- Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500, 2017-2019
- Leading Lawyer in America, Lawdragon, 2018-2019
- Top 100 Trial Lawyer, Benchmark Litigation, 2018-2019
- Top 20 Trial Lawyer in California, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
- California Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
- State Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2019
- Super Lawyer, 2015-2016, 2019
- Top Lawyer in San Diego, San Diego Magazine, 2013-2019
- Plaintiff Attorney of the Year, Benchmark Litigation, 2018
- Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2015-2018
- Top Plaintiff Lawyer, Daily Journal, 2017
Practice Areas
- Litigation Services
- Securities Fraud
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1989
Clark University, B.A., 1985, cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- California
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
Notable Cases
News
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- Robbins Geller Partner Spencer Burkholz Named Plaintiff Attorney of the Year by Benchmark LitigationFebruary 23, 2018
- January 12, 2018
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