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Richard L. Stuhlbarg 
Los Angeles, California
Partner
phone 310.380.6524
fax 310.719.1019
email rick.stuhlbarg@lax.bowmanandbrooke.com

Rick Stuhlbarg concentrates his practice on defending manufacturers in products liability claims and commercial disputes. He has also done considerable work in the defense of consumer warranty litigation including claims made under the CLRA and Business and Professions Code 17200.  In defense of product manufacturers, Rick has represented automobile, boat, ATV, elevator, child seat and chemical companies. 

He has defended corporations against a wide variety of warranty and products liability claims that include crashworthiness, seat belts, rollovers, airbags and brakes. Some of these cases involve statutory attorney's fees provisions for Plaintiff's counsel.

Rick has lectured at various warranty and products liability conferences including the Orange County Bar Association Product Liability Section and Southern California Manufacturers' Annual Lemon Law Seminar.   He also provides litigation prevention training to his clients. 

Areas of Practice:
Automotive
Motor Vehicle Warranty
Motorcycles, ATVs and Other Wheeled Vehicles
Product Liability
Recreational Sports Equipment Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1995
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1995
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2002
Nevada, 2006
U.S. District Court District of Nevada, 2006
Education:
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1995
J.D.
Law Journal: Chief Note and Comment Editor, International and Comparative Law Journal, 1994 - 1995


Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1987
A.B.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: James Bowdoin Scholar
Major:  Art History
Major:  Religion


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Presentation: "The In's and Out's of a Warranty Claim", Orange County Bar Association Product Liability Section Meeting, November 17, 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute


Southern California Defense Counsel


Japan America Society


Languages:
Spanish
Japanese
Birth Information:
1964, Long Beach, California

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