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Biography
James Rossi is a
senior associate in our Los Angeles County office.
James manages
the Workers’ compensation unit of Crandall, Wade and Lowe. He represents
various employers in workers’ compensation cases brought by their employees.
James also
handles a wide variety of civil litigation matters. He has been successful
in the California trial and appellate courts, as well as the federal courts.
Some of
his experience includes handling issues of insurance law (i.e., automobile
accidents, fraud, and bad faith), catastrophic personal injuries (i.e.,
wrongful death, loss of use of limbs, and psychological injuries),
intellectual property (i.e., domain name disputes, trade secret
misappropriation, trademark infringement), business litigation (i.e.,
contractual breaches, and claims under the Business and Professions Code),
and appeals/writs (i.e. jurisdiction of the federal district court, building
code interpretation, illegal jury verdicts, and venue).
In April 2005,
the research department of Law & Politics presented James with the
distinction of being named a "2005 Rising Star," which identifies him as
being among the top 2.5% of up and coming lawyers. This honor was published
in the September 2005 issues of Los Angeles Magazine, and Super Lawyers
Magazine.
In May 2002,
James' article "Protection for Trademark Owners: The Ultimate System of
Regulating Search Engine Results" was the lead article in Volume 42,
Number 2, of the Santa Clara Law Review.
During law
school, James was in the Moot Court Program at Loyola where he was awarded
for his performance in competition and was a Justice of the Moot Court
Honors Board. He was on the Dean's List, and named to the best defense team
in his trial advocacy class. Additionally, James and a partner started an
Internet business selling products. Currently, James is the legal advisor
for the company.
James enjoys
judging moot court competitions. He judges both national and school
competitions.
James is
admitted to practice before all California State Courts. He is also
admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Central District of
California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He is a member of the Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, and Litigation
sections of the State Bar of California. He is also a member of the
Southern California Defense Counsel. |
Senior
Associate