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Address
3420 Ocean Park Boulevard
Suite 3030
Santa Monica, California 90405 (Los Angeles Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Founded in 1981 by Joel F. Citron, Citron & Citron is defined by its progressive approach to understanding a client's business and legal challenges, and by its proactive focus on developing successful solutions compatible with client business objectives. It is an approach that has earned the Firm longstanding relationships with its clients, as well as the respect of its peers. The members of the firm have had extensive trial experience. They have successfully defended and tried cases in both the Federal and State courts throughout the State of California. The firm's reputation for excellence in the legal community has garnered the highest rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Statement of PracticeCivil Trial Practice, Construction Defect, Construction Accidents, Environmental Coverage, Business Torts, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Transportation/Common Carriers, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability including Legal and Real Estate Malpractice, Elder Abuse, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation, Legal Malpractice, Mortuary Malpractice, Insurance Defense and Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith, Intellectual Property, Misappropriation of Commercial Likeness, Title 7, Unruh Act and FEHA Violations, Unfair Business Practices. Year Established: 1981
Firm Size: 5
Address3420 Ocean Park Boulevard
Suite 3030
Santa Monica, CA 90405, (Los Angeles Co.)
PhonePhone: 310-450-6695
Fax: 310-450-3851
Website
http://www.citronlaw.com
Joel F. Citron (Senior Partner) born Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, California; U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oxford University, Oxford, England (1959); Pomona College (B.A., 1961); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Lecturer and Moderator, Continuing Education of the Bar. Judge Pro Tem Los Angeles Superior Court West District. Arbitrator/Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, West, Central and Northwest Districts. Settlement Officer, Los Angels Superior Court. Mediator, JASOP Court Servies-Dispute Resolution Services. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates; Southern California Defense Counsel; American Arbitration Association (National Panel of Arbitrators/Attorney Advisor); American Judicature Society. Reported Cases: Kerr v. Bock; Borders v. Great Falls Tosemite Ins. Co.; Mattingly v. Anthony Industries; Billings v. Edwards; Heninger v. Foremost; Ambriz v. Kress. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Professional Liability; Construction Defects; Products Liability; Premises Liability.Email: Joel F. Citron
Thomas H. Citron (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, April 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1991); Western State University (J.D., 1995). Member, Los Angeles Superior Court Panel of Arbitrators. Arbitrator/Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, Western, Central and Northwest Districts. Court appointed Settlement Officer, Los Angeles Superior Court, Northwest District. Member: Santa Monica, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Elder Abuse; Construction Law; Transportation Law.Email: Thomas H. Citron
ASSOCIATESMitchell B. Malachowski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 2003); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Publications: From Gitmo with Love: Extraterritorial Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction in the Wake of the Enemy Combatant Cases of 2004, 52 Naval Law Review 118 (2005), cited by Boumediene v. Bush, 476 F 3d 981, 1002-03 (D.C. Cir. 2007) (Rogers, J., dissenting), cert. granted, 127 S. Ct. 3078. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.
Michael M. Molinaro (Associate) born Long Beach, California; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1993, Washington; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 1985); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1988). Member, Boston College Third World Law Journal. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bodily Injury; Medical Malpractice; Civil Rights; Construction Defects; Premises Liability.
Katherine Auchincloss Tatikian (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Claremont Graduate University (M.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society. Recipient: Awarded Dean's Scholarship Each Year for Outstanding Academic Achievement; American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts II, Corporations Seminar; Outstanding Achievement Awards, Legal Communication Skills I and II. Permanent California Teaching Credential, USA, 1975. Author: "Spoliation of Evidence," 1990 Products Liability Advisory Council Seminar Handbook. Formerly with: Neumeyer & Boyd, LLP; Michelman & Robinson, LLP. Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Hooker v. Department of Transportation, et al (2002) 27 Cal.4th 198 (representing CalTrans); Hamilton v. Maryland Co. (2002) 27 Cal.4th 718 (representing various insurers as amici curiae); Crane v. Royal Insurance Co. (1994) 17 F.3d 1186. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Litigation and Appeals; Defense of Personal Injury; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Foster Care; Business Litigation Cases; Defense of Complex and Class Action Cases; Appellate Practice; Defense and Appeals of Lawsuit Against Transportation and Common Carrier Defendants.Email: Katherine Auchincloss Tatikian
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