JOHN P. BLUMBERG

John Blumberg is board certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and carries the highest possible national ranking for competence, reputation and ethical standards. He has published dozens of articles on trial-related subjects and has lectured and taught trial practice courses to lawyers for many years. Each year, Mr. Blumberg obtains millions of dollars on behalf of his clients from negligent doctors, hospitals and insurance companies which had previously refused to acknowledge any responsibility for the harm they caused.

Recent trials include a $1,400,000 jury verdict on behalf of a woman whose leg was amputated because of medical malpractice and $1,100,000 million dollars for the cost of raising a disabled child. Recent settlements include $2,000,000 for the cost of raising a child who suffered brain damage during because of negligence during labor and delivery, $600,000 for terminating an employee based on his age, $500,000 for a disabled surgeon whose insurance company denied his disability claim, and $400,000 for the parents of a baby who died shortly after childbirth because of the carelessness of the obstetrician.

Mr. Blumberg tries cases in the fields of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, personal injury, fraud, employment, business, real estate and contracts.

1972 B.A. California State University, Long Beach
                  (Cum Laude)

1976 J.D. Western State University College of Law
                 Associate Editor - Law Review (1975-76)

• American Board of Trial Advocates
• National Board of Trial Advocacy: Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist
• California Trial Lawyers Association - Recognition of Experience Certifications:
  • Trial Lawyer
  • Professional Negligence
  • Appellate Law
  • Products Liability
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Public Entity Liability
  • General Personal Injury
• Who's Who in American Law
• Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Rating: AV (Very High to Pre-eminent)
• Southern California Super Lawyers (Los Angeles Magazine) 2004

• Judge Pro Tem, Long Beach, Los Angeles, South Bay Municipal Courts
• Judge Pro Tem, L.A. Superior Court, Small Claims Appeals
• Arbitrator and Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court
• Arbitrator, Orange County Superior Court
• Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
• Arbitrator, Long Beach Bar Association & Orange County Bar Association Attorney-Client Fee Disputes
• Arbitrator, Kaiser Permanente Malpractice Litigation
• Civil Litigation Settlement Officer, Los Angeles County Superior Court

• State Bar Committee on Rules & Procedures of Court (Chair, 1993)
• Course Director, Long Beach Bar Association Trial Advocacy Institute (1994-96)
• Board of Governors, Long Beach Bar Association (1988-1990)
• Board of Directors-Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach (Pres., 1986, 1987, 1992)
• Delegate, California State Bar Conference (1985-1990)
• Long Beach Bar Association-Legislation Committee (Chair, 1988)
• Long Beach Bar Association-Trial Section (Chair, 1994-1996)
• Long Beach Bar Association-ADR Section (Chair 1997-1998)
• Executive Director/Principal Mediator, Dispute Resolution Center of California
• Coach for Mock Trial Competition, Los Alamitos High School (1997)
• Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial Competition Scoring Judge (1999-2004)
• Ball-Hunt Inn of Court (Exec. Committee, 2002-2004)

• Faculty, Hastings Center for Trial Advocacy
• Faculty, ABOTA Advocacy Skills Training Course
• Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Deposition Skills (1992-2003)
• Moderator, California Continuing Education of the Bar: "Establishing and
Maintaining Effective Attorney-Client Relationships" (1985)
• Moderator, State Bar Annual Convention, Committee on Rules & Procedures of
Court, "Sanctions" (1992)
• Speaker, California Trial Lawyers Association, Travel Seminars (1990,1991,1994)
• Speaker, Post-Partum Support Intnl, 1992 Annual Convention: "Insurance Issues"
• Speaker, Long Beach Barristers Association, "Legal Malpractice" (1993)
• Panel Member, Orange County Annual Mediation Week Conference: "Court
Connected Mediation" (1994)
• Speaker, Long Beach Medical Association, Executive Board Meeting, "Healthcare Mediation" (1994)
• Speaker, California Association of CPAs, "The Need to Litigate" (1995)
• Speaker, American College of Legal Medicine, "Healthcare Mediation" (1996)
• Speaker, Long Beach Board of Realtors, "Real Estate Mediation" (1996)
• Speaker/Moderator, Long Beach Bar Association, "Mediation Strategies" (1996)
• Speaker, Long Beach Bar Association, "Judicial Arbitration Tips" (1997)
• Speaker, Long Beach Barristers Association, "Avoiding Malpractice" (2001)
• Speaker, Family Law Study Seminar, "Fee Dispute Arbitration" (2002)

• "Medication Errors," (Book Review)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America - TRIAL, Vol.19,No.9 (September, 1983)
• "Attorney's Fees and Client Relations,"
California Trial Lawyers Association - FORUM, Vol. XIII, No. 8 (October, 1983)
• "Insurance Agent Liability,"
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association-ADVOCATE, Vol.10,No.9 (October, 1983)
• "Attorney Liability for Malicious Prosecution,"
FORUM, Vol.XIV, No. 8 (October, 1984)
• "Resolving Conflicts Between Court Rules, Trial Court Orders and the Code,"
ADVOCATE, Vol. 12, No. 2 (February, 1985)
• "Trial Techniques: The Malicious Prosecution Case Against Attorneys," ADVOCATE, (Part I) Vol. 13, No. 4 (April, 1986) (Part II) Vol. 13, No. 5 (May, 1986)
• "The Day Care Injury Case,"
FORUM, Vol. XVI, No. 4 (May, 1986)
• "National Crisis In Insurance: Who's to Blame?," Long Beach Press Telegram (May 8, 1986)
• "Don't Pay Excessive Hospital Records Charges," ADVOCATE, Vol. 13, No. 9 (October, 1986)
• "Fee Disputes Can Be Easily Avoided," State Bar of California section on Law Practice Management - THE BOTTOM LINE, Vol. 13, No. 4 (August, 1991)
• Long Beach Reporter newspaper columns:
• "The Trial Lawyer" (May 12, 1987)
• "The Sleeping Judge" (June 5, 1987)
• "The Justice Business" (June 30, 1987)
• "Referring The Case" (October 30, 1987)
• "Taking Your Own Expert's Deposition" (December 18, 1987)
• "New Punitive Damage Rules" (May 12, 1988)
• "Pleading Tort Damages" Duly 12, 1988)
• "Interrogatories" (November 1, 1988)
• "New Jury Selection Rules" (February 6, 1990)
• "Attorney's Fees and Client Relations" (October 26, 1990)
• "Non Appealable Orders" (March 10, 1992)
• "The Timely Notice of Appeal" (March 17, 1992)
• "Minimizing Appellate Expense" (March 24, 1992)
• "The Substantial Evidence Rule" (August 21, 1992)
• "Settlement Through Mediation" (May, 1994)
• "Elder Abuse and Malpractice" (May 19, 1995)
• "Rules For Case Referrals" (September 19, 1995)
• "Advising Litigation Alternatives" (December 26, 1995)
• "Alternate Dispute Resolution: Required and Effective,"
  Condo Management Magazine, Vol. II, No. 17 (January, 1994)
• "Settlement Through Mediation,"
  FORUM, Vol. 24, No. 3 (April, 1994)
• "Ethics And ADR"
  Orange County Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 37, No. 3 (March, 1995)
• "Mediation: A Way To Keep Health-care Disputes Out of Court"
  Los Angeles County Medical Association-LACMA Physicians Magazine,(Sept,1995)
• "What to Look For in a Legal Malpractice Expert Witness"
  Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (Nov. 29, 1996)
• "Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Legal Malpractice Lawsuit"
  Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (Jan. 31, 1997)
• "When Does a 'Blown' Statute of Limitations Lead to a Legal Malpractice
  Claim" Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (March 21, 1997)
• "The Malicious Prosecution Case Against Attorneys"
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (May 16, 1997)
• "The Duty to Give ADR Advice"
  Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (October 17, 1997)
• "Lawyers Who Pursue Unreasonable Actions May Be Sued By the Prevailing
  Defendants"
  Los Angeles Daily Journal, Verdicts and Settlements (August 14, 1998)
• "Is It Really Legal Malpractice?"
  California Lawyer (February 1999)
• "Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Malpractice" (1999)
  Los Angeles County Bar Association Website - SmartLaw.Org
• "Jury Trials"
  Long Beach Press Telegram (July 8, 2001)
• "Attacks on Trial Lawyers Are Really Attacks on Victims"
  Long Beach Press Telegram (January 19, 2003)
• "Informed Consent: The Duty to Disclose Medical Risks"
  ADVOCATE, Vol. 31, No. 4 (April 2004)
• "The Life of a Trial Lawyer"
  Voir Dire, Journal of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Vol. 11, No.3 (Fall 2004)
• "Get the Papers", California Lawyer , (Nov. 2004)

• Contributor to Social Security Practice Guide (Vol. 2), published by Matthew Bender (1983)

• CEB Action Guide: Meeting Statutory Deadlines During and After Litigation
  (1992, 1994, 1996)

• "The Right to Counsel at the Pretrial Hearing for Probable Cause,"
  Western State University Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Fall, 1975)

• National Board of Trial Advocacy
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Long Beach Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Southern California Mediation Association

Practice Areas: Civil trials, mediation and appeals, specializing in professional malpractice, personal injury, fraud, insurance, contract, business and real estate litigation. Arbitrator/mediator for American Arbitration Association; Los Angeles and Orange County Superior Court

Community Involvement: Board of Directors, Long Beach Symphony Association

Personal Interests: Aikido (martial art), Skiing, Gardening, Music, Theater

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