As a partner at Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, Molly’s trial practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, trucking liability, municipal liability, hospitality liability, and products liability on behalf of consumers. She was chosen as CAOC’s Consumer Attorney of the Year along with three of her colleagues for her involvement in obtaining a $55 million verdict in the Erin Andrews v. Marriott case in Nashville, Tennessee. The verdict resulted in significant changes to hotel procedures in order to ensure the safety, security and privacy of hotel guests all over America, including California.
She has obtained excellent results for her clients, including a recent $5 million verdict after a month-long jury trial on behalf of a client who lost his 22-year-old son and sustained a serious shoulder injury after the driver’s side steer tire of a big rig exploded as it was driving next to him on the freeway. She was part of a trial team that recently obtained a $2.7 million verdict against Los Angeles County on behalf of a female law enforcement psychologist who was demoted due to her gender, replaced by an unqualified male, and retaliated against for reporting gender discrimination. She also obtained a jury verdict with her colleague on behalf of a client who had to have spinal surgery after a limo driver pulled in front of her vehicle during rush hour traffic. She has obtained numerous confidential settlements on behalf of clients who have sustained traumatic brain injuries as a result of the negligence of others.
In addition to her work at GBW, she is involved in mentorship through Pepperdine School of Law’s Preceptor Program, as well as through CAALA and Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA) law student mentorship programs. She is on the Board of Governors for both CAOC and CAALA. She runs the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles’ golf league and also works as a volunteer attorney with WLALA’s Domestic Violence Project. She was chosen as a Daily Journal Top 40 Under 40 in 2020 and a Daily Journal Top Women Lawyer in 2025. She has been published in the Daily Journal, the Advocate Magazine, and Forum Magazine, and has spoken at numerous professional organization events on topics ranging from traumatic brain injuries to bias in consumer litigation.
She has been consistently chosen as an “Up and Coming Top 50 Women Lawyers”, a “Top 100: Personal Injury” attorney, and a Super Lawyer and Rising Star for Southern California by Super Lawyers Magazine.
In its first-ever Women in Law issue, Attorney at Law Magazine profiles Molly McKibben, one of three featured powerhouse attorneys from Greene Broillet & Wheeler.
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The Daily Journal profiled GBW attorneys Molly McKibben, Christine Spagnoli, and Omar Dardon for obtaining a $5 million jury verdict against a trucking company in Riverside County. The case involved the wrongful death of 22-year-old Hector Serrano and serious injuries to his father, Leo Serrano, following a catastrophic crash on I-215. Representing Hector’s parents, the GBW team proved that the company and driver’s lack of proper inspections led to the tire being underinflated, blowing out, and causing the fatal collision.
As reported in profiled in Inland Empire Law Weekly, a jury unanimously awarded a man $5 million in damages, after finding that the commercial operators of the truck did not maintain the tire or properly check tire pressure as required by law. This exposed serious safety lapses by the defendant company and highlighted the team’s relentless pursuit of justice. We’re proud of our trial team for achieving a measure of justice for this family.
Lead attorney Robert Jarchi, along with associates Molly McKibben and Christian Nickerson, obtained a $4.7 million verdict in Riverside Superior Court against Southern California Edison (SCE) for the wrongful death of a farm worker electrocuted while picking fruit in a grapefruit orchard, in a strongly disputed liability case.
Molly McKibben was one of three attorneys from Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP to be featured In Attorney at Law Magazine’s first-ever Women in Law issue — highlighting that their careers are defined not only by courtroom victories but by the lasting impact they’ve made beyond the verdict.
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