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| Desired Industry: Legal |
SpiderID: 28348 |
| Desired Job Location: Los Angeles, California |
Date Posted: 8/22/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Experienced with over 2 years experience |
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| Highest Degree Attained: JD |
Willing to Relocate: Undecided |
Objective:
To obtain a position as a lawyer, civil litigation, personal injury, business,govenmental services
Experience:
LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY A. SHANE 1986 - Present
Los Angeles, California
Civil Practice, Litigation and Trial Work ( Personal Injury, Employment, Medical Negligence, Civil Rights). Successfully negotiated settlements in 95% of client base; Strong, forceful advocate in numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations with successful results. Associated for litigation and trial work with: Law Offices of Mitchell Shapiro, Law Offices of Leon Gilbert, Inner City Law Center ( Mass Plaintiff Actions/ uninhabitable living conditions )
LAW OFFICES OF LOUIS I. BELL AND ARTHUR SHERMAN 1983-1986
Beverly Hills, California
Associate member - Civil Practice, Personal Injury, Business Law, Litigation and Trials
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’S OFFICE 1979-1982
San Bernardino, California
Deputy District Attorney- 90% conviction rate; handled over 60 trials; Felonies and Misdemeanors; represented office in a number of high profile cases.
Education:
LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL J.D. Degree
Dean’s List, Teaching Assistant - Legal Ethics, Corporations, Wills and Trusts
Internships: Legal Aid Foundation; County Counsel; Clerkship LA Superior Court
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL CIVIL DISCOVERY 2005
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY B.A. Degree
Phi Beta Kappa - Highest Honors, Political Science
LICENSE
California Supreme Court Confers License to Practice Law 1979
Affiliations:
Former Chairman, Tort Litigations Sections of
BEVERLY HILLS AND SANTA MONICA BAR ASSOCIATIONS
Vice Chairman Solo Practice Section
BEVERLY HILLS BAR ASSOCIATION
Plus Membership in:
AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELS COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS
Skills:
Full spectrum of lawyering skills; client interviewing; case analysis; pre litigation and post litigation settlement;negotiation; litigation, written discovery, depositions, civil discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial lawyer.
Additional Information:
Member Homeland Security Advisory Council/Appointed by Lee Baca, Sheriff
Moderator/Producer of LAW TALK, KBEV Cable Talk Show,
Time Warner Public Access
JEFFREY A. SHANE Page 3 __________________________________________________________________
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
› Verdicts and settlements include
• $ 1,000,000 and lifetime structured settlement as College Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle, resulting in moderate head injury, cognitive deficits
• $ 850, 000 settlement for injured client in a multi-party construction defect
litigation involving the City of Los Angeles, general contractors &
subcontractors, expert forensic consultants and government agencies.
• $ 600,000 award for client in complicated insurance coverage dispute as a result of Whittier earthquake
• $ 225,000 jury verdict (largest award for a senior citizen at that time) as a
result of a premises liability action involving Wells Fargo Bank acting
as a trustee.
• $ 200,000 award for a client brutalized by a criminal due to negligent security measures in an apartment complex
Reference:
Available upon request.
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