Property Law

• Premises Liability
  This major practice area within the firm handles Civil Litigation. This includes General Liability Defense, sub-specialties of Product Liability, Public Entity Liability, Automobile Liability, Premises Liability and Professional Liability. This department also specializes in Construction Defect litigation, with considerable experience representing Subcontractors and General Contractors.
• Construction Litigation
  Lane E. Quigley, is a Principal and has been practicing Personal Injury Defense since his admission to the California State Bar in 1974. Mr. Quigley received his B.A. in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge in 1971, and his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1974. Mr. Quigley handles complex liability matters and larger injury cases, including construction defect litigation. Mr. Quigley is also the lead firm attorney on matters involving public entity liability. Being “heavily experienced” in this specialty, he has handled such matters for L.A. City Dept. of Airports, LACMTA, numerous school districts and several municipalities. He has sat as Judge Pro-Tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court, and as an Arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Quigley appears as a public speaker nationwide, most recently speaking for the State Bar of California's Continuing Education Program providing the defense viewpoint in a six-hour panel discussion on approaching a Personal Injury Case. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Quigley worked as an editor for a book publisher, and as a radio personality.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Stuart J. Liebman, Senior Principal and Managing Shareholder, has been in practice since 1971, having received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1970. Mr. Liebman began as Assistant General Counsel for Yellow Cab Company of California and handled many Personal Injury Defense matters throughout the State of California. Since 1972, Mr. Liebman has been in private practice specializing in defense of Personal Injury matters for insurance companies and both private and public entities. He has also handled Coverage cases, complex cases, and large Subrogation matters. Mr. Liebman personally holds an "AV" rating with Martindale-Hubbell and has tried numerous complex cases in all phases of Insurance and Personal Injury Defense.