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H. Franklin Hostetler , III

Los Angeles, California

Managing Partner
phone	310.380.6515
fax	310.719.1019
email	frank.hostetler@bowmanandbrooke.com

Frank Hostetler is a managing partner in the Gardena Office. He is a second generation automotive engineer who became an attorney in 1981 after working as a design and development engineer in the automotive industry for over 8 years. Since then, he has worked primarily on the defense of product manufacturers in products liability, warranty and commercial litigation in several states.

Outside the office, he is interested in motorsport safety and enjoys spending time with his family.

Areas of Practice:: Automotive; Fire Litigation; Motor Vehicle Warranty; Product Liability

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: California, 1990; Arizona, 1989; Connecticut, 1985; Michigan, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1981; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1989; U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1990; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1981

Education:: University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1981
J.D.; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1973
B.S.E
Major: Mechanical Engineering

Honors and Awards:: Named in the Legal 500 United States, 2009; Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a SuperLawyer(R), 2006 - 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Defense Research Institute, Inc., 1998 - Present; Society of Automotive Engineers, 1974 - Present; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 1985 - Present; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Orange County Bar Association

Birth Information:: 1951, Cleveland, Ohio