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David A. Rosen 
Los Angeles, California
Managing Partner
phone (213) 784-2801
fax (213) 623-7755

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.

He was appointed to the Executive Committee for the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar for 2009-2010, and is a Trustee of the Civil Justice Foundation. Formerly on the Loyola Law School Board of Overseers, Mr. Rosen also served as a Temporary Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2004 through 2006.

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, 2007, 2009 and 2010, as well as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" for 2009 and 2010.

Year Joined Organization:
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, 1981
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
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, 1978
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List
Major:  Communication Studies


Published Works:
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:
Traub v. Board of Retirement, 34 Cal. 3d 793 (1983)
Anderson v. Owens Corning, 53 Cal. 3d 987 (1991)
Hartwell Corp. v. Superior Court, 27 Cal. 4th 256 (2002)
Nelson v. Flintkote, 172 Cal. App. 3rd 727 (1985)
Evraets v. Intermedics, 29 Cal.App. 4th 779 (1994)
Clark v. Baxter Healthcare, 83 Cal.App. 4th 1048 (2000)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Frequent Lecturer, CAOC, CAALA, AAJ, ABA, CAAA


Lecturer, Pepperdine Law School, Whittier Law School


Lecturer, Rio Hondo College


Honors and Awards:
Southern California Super Lawyers, 2008 - Present


Best Lawyers in Southern California - Mass Torts, 2006 - 2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Association for Justice, 2008 - Present
Governor


Consumer Attorneys of California, 1993 - Present
Director


Consumer Attorneys of California, 2002 - 2007
Officer


Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 1994 - 1995
Governor


Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2008 - Present
Governor


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
Fraternities/Sororities:
Zeta Beta Tau
Birth Information:
New York, New York