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| | Location: 100 North First Street, Suite 300, Burbank, California 91502-1845, (Los Angeles Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Peterson & Bradford, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Medical Malpractice, Dental Malpractice, Health Facility Malpractice, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Employment Law, Licensing Board Actions, Medical Staff Credentialing, Products Liability, Elder Abuse, Foster Care, General Liability, Pro Bono Child Advocacy. | | Firm Size: 15 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | George E. Peterson (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, March 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1969); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1971-1972. Member, California Medico-Legal Committee. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt., JAG, USMC, 1973-1977]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Thomas R. Bradford (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, February 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1972; B.A., 1972); George Washington University (M.A., 1975); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Listed as one of Southern California's Preeminent Legal Counsel for Administrative Matters. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; American Society of Law and Medicine; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers; Southern California Association of Hospital Risk Managers. Practice Areas: Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Child Advocacy; Children. | | Michael A. Vacchi (Partner) born San Diego, California, December 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of San Diego (B.B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Associations; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation. | | Christopher W. Gardner (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1983, California. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1969); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 1972). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Catastrophic Injury; Toxic Torts. | | Steven C. Amundson (Member) born Everett, Washington, July 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1997); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense; Labor and Employment. | | Joseph Benson Henderson, IV (Member) born Brawley, California, December 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 2001, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Occidental College (A.B., Political Science, 1987); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Recipient: CALI Corporate Reorganization, Seminar Excellence for the Future Award. Extern to the Honorable Kathleen P. March of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Associate Attorney, Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice Defense. | | Avi A. Burkwitz (Member) born Los Angeles, California, July 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., History, 1995; M.A., History, 1997); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2001). Associate Editor, Southwestern University Law Review, 2000-2001. With Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols, 2001. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Labor and Employment. | | Diana G. Ratcliff (Member) admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Dental Hygiene, magna cum laude, 1981); San Fernando Valley College (J.D., with highest honors, 2003). Registered Continuing Education Provider, licensed by the Dental Board of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Maria Hovsepian (Member) born September 6, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, California; U.S. District Court, Central District California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., American Literature, 2001); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Richard Barrios (Member) born April 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 2000); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense. | | ASSOCIATES | | Danielle Sundberg (Associate) born Granada Hills, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: College of the Canyons; University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Psychology, 2003); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Participant, Moot Court Honors Program. Member, Moot Court Board of Governors. Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Interviewing Counseling and Negotiation. Member: San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense. | | Karen Luh (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2001); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Appellate Moot Court National Team, 2003-2004. Representative, USD in the Vanderbilt University Law School First Amendment Competition. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Languages: Italian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Premises Liability(30%); General Liability(30%); Complex Business Litigation(20%); Toxic Tort(10%). | | Shirley Ogata (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., Criminology, Law and Society); Indiana University School of Law (J.D.). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. | | Craig G. Marinho (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Boston College (B.A., Philosophy and Communications, 2000; M.A., Philosophy); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Research Assistant, Professor Fran Miller, a noted Health Law Expert and Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Law and Medicine. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice Defense. | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | William H. Ginsburg (Senior Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Army Court of Military Review and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1964); University of Southern California (J.D., 1967). Author: Duke Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems, Annals of Emergency Medicine, American Journal of Emergency Medicine,; Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing,; "Closing Argument — The Final Effort," Mosley Publishers and Practicing Law Institute. Frequent Speaker, Topics Relating to the Professional Malpractice Field. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Inns of Court (Judge William Rea Chapter); American College of Law and Medicine; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Professional Liability Defense. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Marci Walega (Office Administrator) |
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