Joel W. H. Kleinberg
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Plaintiffs Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury Law; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death Litigation
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Admitted
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1968, District of Columbia, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1975, U.S. Supreme Court
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Law School
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Yale University, J.D.
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College
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Yale University, B.A., 1964
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Member
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Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chairman, 1978-1980, Medical-Legal Relations Committee; Member, Judiciary Committee, 1976; Litigation Section, Executive Committee, 1986-1989; President, Inn of Court, 1997-1998; At-Large Trustee, 2002-2004); State Bar of California (Delegate, 1973 and 1975; Member, Committee to Meet with the California Medical Association, 1975-1980, Chairman, 1978-1979; Member, Litigation Section, Executive Committee, 2002-2005; Advisor, 2005); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (President, Civil Justice Foundation, 1995-1996; Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1991; Faculty, "Basic Course in Trial Advocacy," 1987); Association of Business Trial Lawyers; California Trial Lawyers Association (Recognition of Experience Certificate as Experienced Trial Lawyer, in Professional Negligence, in Products Liability and General Personal Injury, 1979; Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1982, 1984-1985, 1990-1991); American Burn Association (Special Member, 1978-1997); International Medical Society of Paraplegia.
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Biography
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Recipient: Weyland Prize for Litigation. Member, Executive Committee, Yale Law School Association, 1990-1993. President, Yale Law School Association of Southern California, 1998-1999. Adjunct Professor of Law, Torts, 1971-1977, Products Liability, 1978-1979 and Professional Responsibility, 1979-1980, University of La Verne Law Center. Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar: "Fundamentals of Personal Injury Practice," 1979-1988; "Effective Jury Voir Dire," 1997; "Products Liability, Pleading, Practice and Proof," 1980; "Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases," 1983; "Preparing a Case for Trial," 1986; "Recent Developments in Torts Practice," 1988-1996; "Gathering and Proving Medical Evidence," 1995; "Preparing and Examining Expert Witness," 1997, 2000; "Negotiations and Settlements," 2000; "Effective Opening Statements and Closing Arguments," 2004. Contributor: "Belli, Modern Trials," 2nd Ed., West Publishing Co., 1982; "Stein, Closing Argument," Callaghan & Co., Supp., 1984; "Dynamic Jury Arguments," California Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. IV, 1983. Consultant: Bancroft-Whitney, California Civil Practice, Torts Module; CEB, California Tort Damages; CEB, Fee Agreement Forms Manual; CEB, California Tort Guide (3rd Edition); The Rutter Group, California Practice GuidePersonal Injury Law; CEB, California Trial Objections (9th Edition). Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Arbitration Panel, 1976-1981. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, State of California Injury Control Advisory Task Force, 1990-1992.
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Born
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Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 1943
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ISLN
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905833888
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