J. Clark Aristei

J. Clark Aristei

Retired

About J.

Licenses

Licensed in California for 50 years

State: California

Acquired: 1975

Retired

No misconduct found


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Honors

2018

The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 – 2018, The Best Lawyers in America

2018

Southern California Super Lawyer® 2005, 2008 – 2018, Super Lawyers

2008

Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

2002

Aviation Safety Award, National Air Disaster Foundation

1973

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, Thompson West

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Who's Who in America, Marquis Who's Who

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Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who

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Who's Who in the World, Marquis Who's Who

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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Client Distinction Award, Lexis Nexis Martindale Hubbell

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel & Steering Committee Member, Glendale Metrolink Derailment Cases

2008 - 2010

Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member, PlaChatsworth Metrolink Collision Cases, Chatsworth, California

2006 - 2006

Trial Co-Counsel, 1998 Bell Helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California

2004 - 2007

Trial Co-Counsel, 2004 Tyson Foods truck crash near Crestline, Ohio

2001 - 2003

Trial Team Member, Airborne Charter Inc./Avjet, Aspen, Colorado

2000 - 2000

Lead Trial Counsel, Two trials as a result of the 1993 Sunset Limited Amtrak derailment near Mobile, Alabama

2000 - 2003

Lead Plantiffs' Counsel, Coordinated Discovery Cases, Southwest Airlines Flight 1455

1986 - 1997

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of West Los Angeles School of Law

Associations

2010 - Present

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Admission

2006 - Present

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Admission

1997 - Present

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Admission

1996 - Present

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

Admission

1993 - Present

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Admission

1979 - Present

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Admission

1975 - Present

California

Admission

1975 - Present

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Admission

State Bar of California

Member

Consumer Attorneys of California

Member

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Member

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

California Farm Bureau Federation

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc.,208 F.R.D. 617 (C.D.Cal. 2002)

In re Air Crash Off Point Mugu, California, on January 30, 2000 145 F.Supp.2d 1156 (N.D.Cal., 2001)

Cheng v. United Airlines, Inc. 1995 WL 42157 (N.D. Ill. 1995) reconsideration denied by Cheng v. United Airlines, Inc. 1995

Cheng v. United Airlines, Inc. 1995 WL 42157 (N.D. Ill. 1995)

McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc. 211 F.R.D. 381 (C.D.Cal., 2002)

Geffen v. County of Los Angeles 197 Cal. App. 3d 188, 242 Cal. Rptr. 492 (1987)

Penner v. Falk 153 Cal. App. 3d 858, 200 Cal. Rptr. 661 (1984)

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Education

1975

University of San Diego School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1971

California State University, Long Beach

BA - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude

1968

Los Angeles Harbor College

AA - Associate of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2002

Lorman Education Services

"Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California"

Publications

2002

Lorman Education Services "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California: Trying Your Case to Verdict or Settlement"

Languages

English

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