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| | Address | 12100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 950 | | Los Angeles, California 90025-7106 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Limited to Plaintiffs' Wrongful Death and Serious Personal Injury Accident Litigation nationwide and worldwide, including Aviation Accident Litigation, Airline Accidents, Bus Accidents, Commercial Trucking Accidents, Train Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Mass Disaster Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Multi-District Litigation and Drug Product Liability including Antidepressant Drug Litigation, Drug and Medical Device Litigation. | | Year Established: 1973 | Firm Profile:
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman is recognized as a preeminent plaintiff firm that handles serious personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits across the nation stemming from commercial transportation and pharmaceutical drug products liability. The firm has represented thousands of victims in airline, general aviation, bus, train and trucking accidents as well as defective pharmaceutical products, chiefly antidepressants. The firm's attorneys are known for breaking new ground, holding Fortune 500 companies accountable, substantially influencing public policy, raising public awareness and improving product safety. Baum Hedlund has prevailed in many of the most highly-publicized cases, as seen on our firm web site, including over 500 airline and general aviation accident cases, more than 245 commercial trucking, train and bus accident cases, and over 3,000 antidepressant product liability cases. These types of cases routinely involve evidence and choice of law issues in both state and federal courts throughout the country. Our published cases can be viewed on our firm's website at www.baumhedlundlaw.com.Established in 1973, with offices in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., the firm has litigated wrongful death and serious injury cases for over 30 years and its attorneys have tried well over 200 cases in their careers. The firm has been handling thousands of SSRI cases (Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft) over the past 17 years, more than and longer than any other firm in the country.Baum Hedlund's attorneys come from varied backgrounds and offer a unique combination of skills that are particularly useful in the investigation of defective products and commercial transportation accidents. Two of the firm's attorneys are also pilots, two have engineering degrees, and three were law professors. Former Adjunct Aviation Accident Law Professor, Ronald L.M. Goldman, is a private pilot and John Greaves is an airline-transport pilot and served as a captain of a major airline. Additionally, Paul Hedlund has a degree in mechanical engineering and Ilyas Akbari has a bioengineering degree. In addition to Ronald Goldman, Clark Aristei and Nicole Maldonado were also law professors prior to joining Baum Hedlund. Many of the firm's attorneys have delivered Continuing Legal Education accredited lectures on the complexities of mass tort litigation.Baum Hedlund's staff has the experience and education to effectively handle complex cases from intake to resolution. Baum Hedlund attorneys have served on over 17 plaintiff steering committees in mass tort litigation that manage complex multi-district litigation arising from airline disasters, pharmaceutical drug defects and construction failures. Baum Hedlund's staff includes attorneys from top law schools, many of whom have maintained the highest attorney rating, and are listed in Martindale Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Aviation Counsel Magazine's list of Recommended High Flyers, Marquis Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law. Inclusion in these publications is solely based on merit. The firm's long history of professional and educational excellence continues with each case entrusted to it. | | Firm Size: 12 | Languages:
Farsi and Spanish. | Reference:
Union Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Other Office Locations of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
| | Michael L. Baum (Member) born Clinton, Oklahoma, April 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Recipient, National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002; Southern California Super Lawyer, 2005. Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Aviation Counsel Magazine's List of Recommended High Flyers. Governmental Testimony, Trial Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Consumer Attorneys of California; Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles. Practice Areas: Aviation Accidents; Complex Litigation; Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Mass Disaster Litigation; Wrongful Death; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Michael L. Baum | | Paul J. Hedlund (Member) born Abington, Pennsylvania, June 26, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.M.E., 1968); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1973). Recipient, National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002; Southern California Super Lawyer, 2005. Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Aviation Counsel Magazine's List of Recommended High Flyers. Author, Lecturer, Trial Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Bar Association; The American Association for Justice (Member, Aviation Law Section); American Bar Association (The Forum on Air and Space Law, Litigation Section and Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section). (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Airplane Crash Litigation; Truck Accidents; Mass Disaster Litigation; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; School Bus Accidents; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Complex Litigation; Multi-District Litigation. Email: Paul J. Hedlund | | J. Clark Aristei (Member) born Washington, D.C., September 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Los Angeles Harbor College (A.A., 1968); California State University at Long Beach (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of San Diego (J.D., 1975). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1973; National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002; Southern California Super Lawyer, 2005. Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. Lecturer, Author, Trial Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of West Los Angeles School of Law, 1986-1997. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; Consumer Attorneys of California. Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury; School Bus Accidents; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Mass Disaster Litigation; Complex Litigation; Multi-District Litigation; Aviation Litigation; Maritime Accidents. Email: J. Clark Aristei | | Ronald L. M. Goldman (Member) born New York, New York, November 21, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, United Kingdom Court of Inquiry; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S.L., 1960; J.D., 1962). Private Pilot License, 1980. Adjunct Professor of Law, Aviation Accident Law, (created and developed this course) Torts and Insurance, Legal Writing and Analysis, Pepperdine University School of Law, 1968-1989. Lecturer and Delegate, Author, Arbitrator/Mediator, Trial Counsel, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member. Listed in: Million Dollar Verdicts by the Masters; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Southern California Super Lawyers, 2005, 2006. Chairman of the Board and Founder, Family Assistance Program (aka Family Assistance Program of Hollywood). Founder and General Counsel, The Women's Clinic, Los Angeles. Life Member, Ostriches Anonymous Association (OAA), Promoting Aviation Safety and Risk Awareness; Experimental Aircraft Association. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, The Forum on Air and Space Law, Litigation Section; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section); District of Columbia Bar; Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association; World Jurist Association of the World Peach Through Law Center; World Association of Law Professors of the World Peace Through Law Center (Founding Member); International Bar Association; Lawyers Pilots Bar Association; Public Justice; The American Association for Justice (Aviation Law Section; Step-Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts Section); Consumer Attorneys of California; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Appellate; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Wrongful Death. Email: Ronald L. M. Goldman | | —————————— | | A. Ilyas Akbari (Associate) born Kabul, Afghanistan, December 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., Bioengineering, 2000); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Southern California Super Lawyers' Rising Star, 2007. Member: State Bar of California; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Bar Association; The American Association for Justice. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death. Email: A. Ilyas Akbari | | Roger D. Drake (Associate) born Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, California; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1997); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Consumer Attorneys of California; The American Association for Justice. Email: Roger D. Drake | | Bijan Esfandiari (Associate) born Teheran, Iran, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1999; J.D., 2002). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Lecturer, Author. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Injury; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. | | Robert F. Foss (Member) born Portland, Maine, November 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Northern Virginia Community College; University of Honolulu (J.D., 1994). Recipient, National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002. Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America. Trial Team Member. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County Bar Association; The American Association for Justice (Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section). Practice Areas: Truck Accidents; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Mass Disaster Litigation; Aviation Accidents; Products Liability. Email: Robert F. Foss | | Kate E. Gillespie (Associate) born Napa, California; admitted to bar, 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., Psychology, 1997); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Women's Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Loyola Women's Law Association. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Wrongful Death. Email: Kate E. Gillespie | | John A. Greaves (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, February 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Ninth Circuit and Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2004, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri at Kansas City (B.A., 1976); Drake University (J.D., With Honors, 1992; M.P.A., 1992). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, National Air Disaster Foundation Safety Award, 2002. Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in the West; Aviation Counsel Magazine's List of Recommended High Flyers. Licensed Airline Transport Pilot, USA, 1982; Air Line Pilots Association, Counsel 37, Distinguished Service Award. Lecturer, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Member. Member: Iowa State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; The Missouri Bar; ABA Forum on Air and Space Law; Iowa Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice (Member, Aviation Section); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Air Line Pilots Association. Practice Areas: Airplane Crash Litigation; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Products Liability; Helicopter Crash Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury. Email: John A. Greaves | | Cara J. Luther (Member) born Asheboro, North Carolina, February 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, Maryland; 1994, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., Biology, 1968); University of Maryland (J.D., 1986). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law. Registered Medical Technologist and Registered Specialist, Hematology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1979-1983. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Litigation Section); Bar Association of the District of Columbia. (Resident, Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Mass Disaster Litigation; Truck Accidents; Complex Litigation. Email: Cara J. Luther | | Nicole K. H. Maldonado (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2004, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., Criminology, 1992); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Member: State Bar of California, The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Consumer Litigation. Email: Nicole K. H. Maldonado | | OF COUNSEL | | George W. Murgatroyd III (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, March 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the World. Trial Counsel. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; Mass Disaster Litigation; Wrongful Death. Email: George W. Murgatroyd III | | Frances M. Phares (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Mississippi, December 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. (Not admitted in California). Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1975); Tulane University (J.D., 1981). Listed in: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Member: Louisiana State and Greater Covington Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Frances M. Phares | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Washington, D.C. Office: 1250 24th Street, N.W., Suite 300. Telephone: 202-466-0513. Facsimile: 202-466-0527.
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