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H. Franklin Hostetler III 
Los Angeles, California
Managing Partner
phone 310.380.6515
fax 310.719.1019
email frank.hostetler@lax.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 motor-sports 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:
Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a SuperLawyer(R), 2006-2008


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


Birth Information:
1951, Cleveland, Ohio

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