David A. Rosen

Managing Partner

Location:

Los Angeles, California

Phone:

(213) 784-2801

Fax:

213-623-7755

E-mail:

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David Rosen focuses on the trial preparation, trial and appeal of toxic tort, asbestos exposure, and employment dispute cases. Mr. Rosen has represented workers and consumers from many different trades and areas in these matters, handling a number of jury trials and successful appeals.

Mr. Rosen obtained his BA from UCLA in 1978, and graduated Cum Laude with his JD in 1981 from Loyola Law School. Mr. Rosen is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) - Board of Governors 2008 to present, the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) - Board of Governors 1993 to present, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) - Board of Governors 1994 to 1996 and 2008 to the present and the Asbestos Litigation Group. Mr. Rosen frequently lectures and writes for these groups as well as the California Applicants' Attorneys Association, various Union Apprenticeship Programs, Rio Hondo College, and Pepperdine Law School.

Appointed to the Executive Committee for the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association through 2012, Mr. Rosen previously served as a Trustee of the Civil Justice Foundation and on the Loyola Law School Board of Overseers.

Mr. Rosen has acted as Liaison Counsel for Los Angeles County Asbestos Litigation from 1986 through 1996, and from 2005-2009, for In re: Coordinated Latex Glove Cases from 1998 through 2003, and for the Coordinated San Gabriel Valley Groundwater Litigation from 2003-2006. He has participated as plaintiffs' counsel in employment and toxic tort class actions, and acts as a pro bono neutral arbitrator for several asbestos trust funds and the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Mr. Rosen was named a "Best Lawyer in Southern California" in Mass Torts for 2006-2011, as well as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" for 2009-2011.

Year Joined Firm

1979

Areas of Practice

65% Toxic Torts, including Asbestos Exposure
25% Consumer - Class Actions
10% Employment Disputes

Litigation Percentage

98% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

California, 1981
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2003

Education

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1981
- Honors: Scott Moot Court Honors Program-Best Brief - 1980
- Honors: St. Thomas More Law Honor Society - 1981
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. - 1978
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Communication Studies

Published Works

Some Common, and Not so Common, Issues of Admissibility At Trial, Advocate, 2010
Use and Abuse of the Sophisticated User Defense, Advocate, 2009
Interrelationship of Third Party and Workers' Compensation, Forum, 2003
Toxic Torts, Forum, 2002

Representative Cases

Classes/Seminars

Frequent Lecturer, CAOC, CAALA, AAJ, CAAA
Lecturer, Pepperdine Law School, Whittier Law School, ABA
Lecturer, Rio Hondo College

Honors and Awards

Edward I. Pollock Award (CAOC), 2011
Heavy Lifting Award (AAJ), 2011
Ted Horn Memorial Award (CAALA), 2011
Wiedemann & Wysocki Award (AAJ), 2010
Southern California Super Lawyers, 2008 - Present
Best Lawyers in Southern California - Mass Torts, 2006 - 2012

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Association for Justice, Governor, 2008 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of California, Director, 1993 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of California, 2002-2007, 2011, Officer
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Governor, 1994 - 1996
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Governor, 2008 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

Temporary Judge - Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2003 - 2006
Neutral Mediator for Los Angeles County C.R.A.S.H, Various Asbestos Trusts, 1999 - Present
CA Commission on Access to Justice, 2003 - 2008