Robertson & Associates, LLP

11/27/2025

Did the State’s “plant police” restrict LAFD’s mop up of the Lachman Fire that allowed smoldering embers to reignite into the Palisades Fire? A judge has granted our request to take depositions to get the truth.

The Wildfire Management Plan for Topanga State Park sets out guidelines and restrictions. It's unclear if the document hampered mop-up of the Lachman fire.

11/26/2025

Big win in court today for the victims of the Palisades Fire. Judge granted our request to order the depositions of LAFD firefighters and CA State Park "environmental scientists" who may have prevented firefighters from performing mop up of the Lachman Fire in areas of native species of plants.

Fire victims are suing the City of LA and the State of California; a dozen firefighters and some state employees will be questioned

11/21/2025

In this interview I explain the disturbing new evidence suggesting that a CA State Park biologist may have interferred with LAFD's mop up of the Jan. 1st Lachman Fire, which rekindled into the Palisades Fire days later.

The lawsuit claims a state park employee prevented firefighters from using chainsaws during the Lachman Fire because of the protected plant life in the area....

11/19/2025

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-19/palisades-fire-victims-claim-state-park-official-restricted-efforts-to-fight-earlier-blaze

Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on allegations that a California State Parks official restricted how the Los Angeles Fire Department handled an earlier blaze that reignited into the deadly firestorm that destroyed…

11/06/2025

The LAFD's narrative that the smoldering embers were "undetectable" is falling apart faster than an IKEA dresser. The truth is firefighters were ordered to pack up and leave the Lachman burn scar while the ground was still smoldering. Where was CA State Parks, who owned this land in Topanga State Park? thttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-05/federal-prosecutors-subpoena-lafd-firefighter-text-messages

A federal subpoena seeks firefighter texts and other communications about smoke or hot spots in the area of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which preceded the Palisades fire.

10/28/2025

Learn about the Smoking Gun video evidence against the State of California

10/28/2025

On Fox News this morning explaining our smoking gun evidence against the State of California.

10/26/2025

Our legal team is fighting to hold the State of California responsible for the rekindle of the Palisades Fire. Read this story to understand why.

Video shows smoke rising from January's Lachman fire burn scar, hours after LAFD declared it fully contained and days before catastrophic Palisades rekindle.

10/08/2025

The criminal complaint filed against the arson suspect confirms what we have alleged in our civil case since July - that the Palisades Fire was caused by "holdover" embers from the Lachman Fire on New Year's Eve. The State allowed embers to burn in the root system underground for 6 days before they were reignited by strong winds the morning of Jan. 7th.

A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades Fire of January 2025, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, the Justice Department announced...

07/10/2025

https://www.dailynews.com/2025/07/09/attempted-coverup-by-ladwp-worker-among-many-missteps-in-palisades-fire-suit-alleges/

Utility worker attempted to alter computer logs to hide long delay in attempting to de-energize power lines.

07/10/2025

Watch this iinterview to learn about our recent amended complaint exposing the real story why the Palisades Fire became the worst urban conflagation in L.A. history.

An amended complaint filed on behalf of 3,300 fire victims includes new allegations the city could have been better prepared to defend homes

05/08/2025

My co-counsel, Roger Behle, and retired LAFD Battalion Chief Mike Castillo expose the LADWP's false narrative that the Palisades didn't run out of water during the fire.

Firefighters need water to fight fires, and the water pressure issues during the Palisades Fire revealed a weakness in the ability to save property and lives.