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J. Clark Aristei 
Los Angeles, California
phone (310) 207-3233
(800) 827-0087
fax (310) 820-7444
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J. Clark Aristei practices in motor vehicle accidents -- plaintiff and trucking accidents as well as aviation, bus and train disasters.

Truck Accident Litigation
Driver Fatigue
Catastrophic Injuries
Construction Zone Accidents

Areas of Practice:
Airline Accidents
Catastrophic Injury
Cruise Ship Accidents
Maritime Tort Law
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
School Bus Accidents
Trucking Accidents
Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1975
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1975
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1979
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2006
Education:
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1975
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1973


California State University, Long Beach, California, 1971
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude


Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California, 1968
A.A., Associate in Arts


Representative Cases:
Penner v. Falk, 153 Cal. App. 3d 858, 200 Cal. Rptr. 661 (  1984)
Geffen v. County of Los Angeles, 197 Cal. App. 3d 188, 242 Cal. Rptr. 492 (  1987)
In re Air Crash Off Point Mugu, California, on January 30, 2000, 145 F.Supp.2d 1156 (N.D.Cal., 2001) (  2001)
McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc., 211 F.R.D. 381 (C.D.Cal., 2002) (  2002)
McCoy v. Southwest Airlines Co., Inc., 208 F.R.D. 617 (C.D.Cal. 2002) (  2002)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1986 - 1997


Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in California: Trying Your Case to Verdict or Settlement, Lorman Education Services, 2002


Honors and Awards:
Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers


Who's Who in America


Who's Who in American Law


National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002


Southern California Super Lawyer, 2005


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member


State Bar of California, 1975 - Present
Member


Consumer Attorneys of California


Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles


California Farm Bureau Federation, 2007 - Present
Member


Coordinated Discovery Cases, Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 Accident, Burbank, California, 2000
Lead Plaintiffs Counsel


Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Glendale Metrolink Derailment Cases, Glendale, California, 2005
Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel and Member


Airborne Charter Inc./Avjet Crash, Aspen, Colorado, 2001
Trial Team Member


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


Tyson Foods Truck Crash Near Crestline, Ohio, 2004
Trial Co-Counsel


Free consultations • Services also available in Spanish • Brochures, testimonials, and references available upon request

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C.
12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 950
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 207-3233
           (800) 827-0087
Fax: (310) 820-7444


Based in Los Angeles, California, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. has offices in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and serves clients in Southern California, the United States, and internationally, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (Phoenix), Arkansas, California (San Jose, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Riverside), Colorado (Denver), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Jacksonville, Miami), Georgia (Atlanta), Hawaii (Honolulu), Idaho, Illinois (Chicago), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (New Orleans), Maine, Maryland (Baltimore), Massachusetts (Boston), Michigan (Detroit) Minnesota (Minneapolis), Mississippi, Missouri (St. Louis, Kansas City), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (Las Vegas), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (New York City), North Carolina, (Charlotte), North Dakota, Ohio (Columbus and Cleveland), Oklahoma, Oregon (Portland), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (Memphis and Nashville), Texas (San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston) Utah, Vermont, Washington (Seattle), Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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