|   | | Law Firm in South Pasadena, California | |
| | Successor to Collins & Collins |
| | Address | | 1100 El Centro Street, P.O. Box 250 | | South Pasadena, California 91030 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 626-243-1100 | | Facsimile: 626-243-1111 | | |
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(Main Office)
| Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Construction Law, Professional Malpractice; Public Entity Law, Products Liability, Business Formation and Litigation, Employment Law, Intellectual Property. | | Year Established: 1964 | Firm Profile:
The practice emphasizes trial work, with a focus on construction law, professional malpractice, public entity liability, products liability, business formations and representation, business transactions, corporate finance, intellectual property, employment law, and premises liability. The firm also has extensive experience in complex litigation, mediation and arbitration. The firm also has extensive experience in complex litigation, mediation and arbitration. The firm has extensive experience communicating with a wide variety of clients, claims adjusters and representatives, investigators, mediators, discovery referees, in-house counsel, self-insured parties, and expert witnesses of all disciplines. | | Firm Size: 27 |
Other Office Locations of Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart LLP
Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | James E. Collins (1910-1987). | | John J. Collins (Member) born Los Angeles, California, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A. in English, 1958); Loyola University of Los Angeles (LL.B., 1961). Listed in The Best Lawyers America, 1987, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006 editions. American Board of Trial Advocates, California Trial Lawyer of the Year, 1991; Metropolitan News Person of the Year, 2004; Loyola Law School, Alumnus of the Year, 2005. Deputy County Counsel, Los Angeles County, 1962-1964. Member: Collins & Collins, 1964-1985; Collins, Collins, Muir & Traver, 1985-2003; Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart, LLP, 2003—. Member, Judicial Council, State of California, 1999-2002. Member: Pasadena (President, 1989), Los Angeles County (Member: Board of Trustees, 1991-1994 and 2nd Vice President 2000-2001; Vice President, 2001-2002; Senior Vice President, 2002-2003; President-Elect, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005), Orange County and American (Member: Committee of Product Liability and Consumer Law; Committee on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1999; Vice President, 1998-1999); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (President, 1982-1984); California Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1985-1997; President, 1993); American Board of Trial Advocates (Rank of Diplomat; President, Los Angeles Chapter, 1989; Member, National Board of Directors, 1984-1993; 1995 and 1998; Chairman, Cal-Abota, 1990). American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. (Also at Newport Beach, California Office). Practice Areas: General Trial Practice; Public Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Sexual Abuse; Professional Malpractice. Email: John J. Collins | | Samuel J. Muir (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Azusa Pacific University (B.A., 1976); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1979). Member: Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California; Pasadena, Foothill and Orange County Chapters of the American Institute of Architects; American Board of Trial Advocates. Court Appointed Arbitrator for Pasadena Superior Court. Member: Pasadena (Secretary, Board of Directors, 1991-1992; Trustee, 1992-1993; Vice-President, 1993-1994; President-Elect, 1994-1995; President, 1995-1996 ), Los Angeles County (Delegate to the 1982 & 1992 California State Bar Convention, Trustee, 1997-1999; Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1991-1996); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Legal Malpractice; Trial Practice; Products Liability. Email: Samuel J. Muir | | Brian K. Stewart (Member) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A. in Political Science, 1983); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society. President, Securities and Exchange Law Association. Member: Los Angeles County, Pasadena (Trustee, 1998-2000; Vice-President and Program Chair, 2000-2001; President Elect, 2001-2002; President, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Pasadena Young Lawyers (Vice-President, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991); American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; American Institute of Architects (Affiliate Member, Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley Chapters). Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice Defense; Trial Practice; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Public Entity Liability; Product Liability; Intellectual Property. Email: Brian K. Stewart | | Robert H. Stellwagen, Jr. (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1990). Member: Pasadena, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Public Liability. Email: Robert H. Stellwagen, Jr. | | Tomas A. Guterres (Member) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1987); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1990). Contributing Author: Immigration Act of 1990: Handbook, Clark Boardman, 1991. Member, Dependency Court Tort Committee, 2004-2005. Member: Pasadena Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association (Juvenile Courts Task Force; Trustee, 2004-2006); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Japanese American Bar Association (Judicial Appointments Committee, 1997-2001; Board of Governors, 1998; Treasurer, 1999-2000; President-Elect, 2001; President, 2002); Multi Cultural Bar Alliance (President, 2003). Languages: Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese. Practice Areas: Public Liability; Employment Law; Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Tomas A. Guterres | | David E. Barker (Member) born Ojai, California, October 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2000, Nevada; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: California Lutheran University (B.A., 1994); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Team; California Defense Lawyers Association Trial Team; American Bar Association Trial Team. Member, Liaison Committee, Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors of California - The Associated General Contractors of America (CELSOC-AGC). Member, Local Agency Contracts Committee, Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC). Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County (Member, Dialogues in Freedom Committee, 2004; Chair, 2005) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law; Business Transactions; Business Litigation. Email: David E. Barker | | ASSOCIATES | | Douglas Fee (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, December 31, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court Central District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: California State University (B.A., 1979); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1983; LL.M., 1988). Member, Arkansas Law Review, 1982-1983. Editor, Verdict, 1991-1993. President, Irish American Bar Association, 1995. Settlement Officer, California Court of Appeal. 2000—. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, 1987—); State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. [U.S. Army Medical Corps, 1971-1973]. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Mullins v. Rockwell Internat. Corp., 15Cal. 4th 731, 1997 (employment termination); Woods v. Young, 53 Cal. 3d 315, 1991 (medical malpractice); Galen v. County of Los Angeles 322 F.Supp.2d 1045, 2004 (civil rights); Hansen Mechanical, Inc. v. Superior Court, 40 Cal.App.4th 722, 1995 (indemnity); Brigante v. Huang, 20 Cal.App.4th 1569, 1993 (discovery); Andrea N. v. Laurelwood Convalescent Hospital, 18 Cal.App.4th 1698, 1993 (premises liability); Stallman v. Bell, 235 Cal.App.3d 740, 1991 (CCP 998); American Star Ins. Co. v. Insurance Co. of the West, 232 Cal.App.3d 1320, 1991 (insurance coverage); Moore v. May Dept. Stores Co., 222 Cal.App.3d 836, 1990 (employment termination); Preis v. American Indemnity Co., 220 Cal.App.3d 752, 1990 (insurance coverage); County of Los Angeles v. Guerrero, 209 Cal.App.3d 1149, 1989 (good faith settlement); Liu v. Interinsurance Exchange, 206 Cal.App.3d 968, 1988 (insurance coverage); Anderson v. Northrop Corp., 203 Cal.App.3d 772, 1988 (employment termination); Maheu v. CBS, Inc., 201 Cal.App.3d 662, 1988 (publishing conspiracy); Woods v. Young, 225 Cal.App.3d 1434, 1988 (medical malpractice); Coates v. Newhall Land & Farming, Inc., 191 Cal.App.3d 1, 1987 (risk assumption); McDonald v. Superior Court, 180 Cal.App.3d 297, 1986 (employment injury); Katona v. County of Los Angeles, 172 Cal.App.3d 53, 1986 (hospital's duty). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Practice. Email: Douglas Fee | | Catherine C. Mason-Mathers (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: New York University (B.A., Sociology, cum laude, 1999); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2002). Member, Jessup International Moot Court Team, 2001-2002; Runner-Up Best Memorial and Third Place Oralist for Pacific Region, 2002. Member: Pasadena, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Email: Catherine C. Mason-Mathers | | Dr. Kristine L. Olsen (Associate) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: California State University, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, 1968; M.A., 1971); University of Hamburg, Germany; University of Notre Dame (Ph.D., 1982); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1995). Fulbright Scholar, 1969-1970. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1998-2001); Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Goodson v. Perfect Fit Enterprises (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 508, recovery of non-pecuniary damages from an automobile accident when vehicle is operated by an insured driver. Email: Dr. Kristine L. Olsen | | Nicole A. Davis-Tinkham (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California (B.S., Biological Sciences, 2000); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Pasadena, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Email: Nicole A. Davis-Tinkham | | John V. Hogan, IV (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Psychology, 1996); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate. | | Ryan J. Kohler (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: United States Air Force Academy; Florida State University (B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs, 2002); University of Southern California School of Law (J.D. 2005). Member: State Bar of California; Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Email: Ryan J. Kohler | | Joshua A. Cohen (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Psychology and Economics, 1990); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1995). Email: Joshua A. Cohen | | Ryan P. Harley (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 2002); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 2006). Author: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Prompt and Remedial Action as a Measure of Employer Liability under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Whittier Law Review, Vol. 27. Member: Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law. Email: Ryan P. Harley | | Paul D. Smith (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 2000); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law. Email: Paul D. Smith | | Christie Bodnar Swiss (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2002); Bryn Mawr College (M.A., 2003); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2006). Author: European Journal of Law Reform, Vol. VI, No. 1/2, "Language Problems in the European Union: Accommodations for Twenty-Five Countries and Twenty Official Languages," Eleven International Publishing 2006. Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law. | | Nicole M. Anido (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A. 2002); Whittier Law School (J.D. 2006). Member: Pasadena Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association;. Email: Nicole M. Anido | | William F. Bresee (Associate) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1974); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1981). Lecturer: "Less Known Dispute Resolution Organizations"; "Operations and Maintenance Contracts: Contract Approaches and Alternatives". Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County (Member, International Law Section; Vice-Chair, 2003-2004; Chair, 2004-2005; Member, Executive Committee, 2005) Bar Associations; Steering Committee of International Contracting Division, Forum on the Construction Industry. [Captain, Supply Corps, United States Navy/Naval Reserve Retired]. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; International Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Project Finance. | | Eric C. Brown (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Washington University (B.A.); University of California School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Architects and Engineers Professional Liability; Construction Law; Public Liability. | | Jonas S. Brooks (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration, 2001); Pepperdine University (J.D./M.B.A., 2006). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. | | Joe A. Bollert (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1986); Loyola Marymount University Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation. | | Christian E. Foy Nagy (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2008, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., magna cum laude 1993); Chapman University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California; Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. | | Henry H. Pham (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1995); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. | | J. Scott Siemer (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Azusa Pacific University (B.A., 2004); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California. | | Mark A. Johnson (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2000); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. | | Patrick A. Craig (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of New Hampshire (B.A., 2001); Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: San Diego Bar Association; American Bar Association. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Newport Beach, California Office: 620 Newport Center Drive, Suite 200, 92660. Telephone: 949-718-4800. Fax: 949-718-4801.
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