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May 24, 2013 at 2:41 pm The Haggai Law Firm shared Westchester Rotary's status update.
Our annual used book sale is here! Come and find new and old favorites at the Ralph's parking lot (Sepulveda and La Tijera). We have everything from kids' books to trashy novels...and everything in between! You can also donate your used books.
The book sale starts today and goes through Saturday, June 1 (noon).
Proceeds go towards the Westchester Rotary's community (Home Makeover, Vision to Learn, and scholarships) and international (clean water in Thailand and India and the eradication of Polio) projects.
Please come and join us!
May 23, 2013 at 8:58 pm #MICRA #MedicalMalpractice - For 38 years the amount of compensation that can be received by a victim of preventable medical errors has been limited to $250,000 regardless of the severity of the injury or the degree of negligence. This is the result of a California law called MICRA that was passed nearly four decades ago and has never been adjusted for inflation. Efforts are beginning in Sacramento to correct this injustice and increase the amount of possible compensation to a level commensurate with today's dollars. Since 1975, the cost of everything has risen except for the value placed on the life of someone injured or killed by such preventable medical negligence.
The L.A. Business Journal is running a MICRA poll. If you click on this link http://www.labusinessjournal.com/ for the May 22 issue go to the bottom right hand side, and vote your conscience. The wording of the poll is below, but go to the link to vote..
Thank you for your few minutes and start getting the message out there that MICRA must be changed..
READER POLL: Should the cap on medical malpractice awards be changed?
( ) No, it keeps the cost of health care down.
( ) Yes, low awards aren't fair to those who have been harmed.
May 22, 2013 at 2:49 pm #SocialMedia #Facebook #twitter #judge #bias - when is a friend not a "friend"?
When are friends not really friends? Perhaps on Facebook, the Fifth District of Texas Court of Appeals recently ruled, in a matter involving a judge’s social media contacts and perceived biases. The appeal was brought by William Scott Youkers, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend and late...
May 18, 2013 at 12:48 am #Medicalmalpractice #healthcare #lawsuits #medical error #tortreform - Great article discussing how medical malpractice lawsuits can actually help improve patient care. The information was learned from interviews with hospital risk managers. We need to get to a point when we realize we all want the same goal, safer, affordable healthcare! Right now, "[e]ach year tens of thousands of people die, and hundreds of thousands more are injured, as a result of medical error." This needs to change and the courthouse doors need to be open to those who are harmed by medical errors!
May 15, 2013 at 9:11 pm The Haggai Law Firm shared 38 Is too Late's photo.
Shameful! The Seventh Amendment is supposed to protect this right to a trial by jury! Legislators have no right to take it away!
When a surgeon operated on the wrong side of a Missouri woman’s skull, her only recourse was the court system. So why are Missouri lawmakers trying to take away that right? http://bit.ly/132A8Fx
By: 38 Is too Late
My firm is a small boutique law firm that offers personalized service to all prospective clients. Because I focus exclusively on personal injury cases, I am extremely familiar with California law concerning personal injury and medical malpractice cases. In addition to being involved in various bar organization, I was also nominated a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. Prior to opening my own law firm, I worked for one of the largest personal injury and workers’ compensation law firms in California. I have been practicing Law since 2000. I am well known and respected by judges and attorneys alike in the Los Angeles Area. As such I have the experience needed to assist you in resolving your disputes in court.
I have helped individuals recover tens of millions of dollars to compensate them for their losses, including losses for personal injuries, lost wages and loss of future wages, loss of past and future medical expenses. I also have experience handling claims for wrongful termination, sexual harassment and business litigation, including breach of contract and fraud.
When you or a loved one is injured in a car accident, slip and fall or are the victim of medical malpractice it is imperative to find an attorney with experience to handle your law suit.
I am also a Rotarian in the Westchester Rotary Club. I believe that Rotary’s motto of service above self is a part of my practice of law – helping injured victims receive the justice they deserve through legal process.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Board of Governors
Associate Editor – The Advocate Magazine
Steering Committee for the Symposium on Civil Justice, with Loyola Law School
Governmental Relations Committee
Membership Committee
Education Committee – Co-chair, Annual Convention, Las Vegas 2005, 2006 2007, and 2009
Frequent moderator and speaker
American Association of Justice (formally Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Law School Committee – Ambassador to Southwestern University School of Law
Regional Coordinator – Trial Advocacy Competition 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Trial Lawyers Care (TLC) – Pro- Bono Organization for Victims of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Consumer Attorneys of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association
LECTURES AND PUBLICATIONS
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, 9th Annual Trial Skills for the New Lawyer, Law & Motion (Spring 2006)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, 10th Annual Trial Skills for the New Lawyer, Law & Motion (Spring 2007)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Basic Trial Skills, The Final Status Conference (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2008)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Anatomy of a Case, Moderator (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2009)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Anatomy of a Trial, Moderator (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2009)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Evidence & Technology at Trial, Moderator (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2009)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Government Tort Claims: Pitfalls and Strategies (Spring 2010)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Avoiding Arbitration: Considerations for Med-Mal and Employment cases (Summer 2010)
The Advocate (Consumer Attorney’s Trial Magazine), Form Interrogatory 15.1 – the Discovery Delay Tactics by the Defense: How to take an offensive position when propounding written discovery.
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Law Firm Business: Hanging Out a Shingle 101 (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2010)
The Advocate (Consumer Attorney’s Trial Magazine), Everything I wish I knew before I hung my shingle!
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Trial Preparation: Top Ten Tools for Preparing Your Client for Trial (Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2011)
Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles, Dealing with Damages After Howell v. Hamilton Meats, Program Chair and Moderator (October 2011)
TEACHING
Associate Adjunct Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California Juris Doctorate – May 2000
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Minor in Sociology – December 1995 eros scelerisque tellus urna consectetuer ac, donec commodo vitae odio in, vestibulum montes justo ultrices amet assumenda, sit ac lacinia velit risus. Dui wisi suspendisse suspendisse qui, tincidunt placerat bibendum aliquam eleifend.
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