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Jeffrey A. Rudman

Lead Trial Attorney/Managing Shareholder

Jeffrey A. Rudman has been practicing personal injury law in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas since 1998. Jeff is proud to have received Martindale Hubbell's "AV Preeminent" Rating, the highest rating possible, for his legal capabilities and ethical standards based on peer review by members of the bar and the judiciary. He has been named in Super Lawyers Magazine since 2007. Jeff has successfully handled over 1000 personal injury and wrongful death cases in the practice areas of vehicle accidents, premises liability, product liability, and dangerous conditions of public property, and has obtained multi-millions of dollars in compensation for his clients through settlements and trial verdicts.

In 2014, Jeff was elected by the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the largest local trial lawyers' association in the country, to serve on its Executive Committee.  In 2020, Jeff served as CAALA’s President. CAALA is known for the resources and education it provides to its membership of over 3000 attorneys representing injured victims, and for presenting the largest continuing legal education conference in the nation (of which Jeff served as a co-chair for numerous years). Jeff has served on CAALA's Board of Governors since 2008. He served as CAALA's Membership Vice Chair (2006-2008); CAALA's Membership Chair (2008-2011); CAALA's Las Vegas Convention Co-Chair (2011-2015); and CAALA's Education Committee Vice Chair (2014). In addition to creating, moderating and speaking at continuing legal education seminars and conferences throughout California, Jeff is credited with the creation of the CAALA Document Bank which provides thousands of sample documents for use by attorney members of the association. In 2015 and 2020, Jeff also served on the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC).

Jeff is a 1998 graduate of Loyola Law School, where he earned a J.D. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he earned a B.S. Jeff was presented with Loyola Law School's First Honors Award in the study of Professional Malpractice in 1997. He was presented with the CAALA President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Association in 2007, 2011, and 2014.

Jeff is an Officer of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), a Board Member of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and a member of American Association for Justice (AAJ).

Speaking engagements

  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Continuing Legal Education Conference – Responding to Written Discovery,Speaker, September, 2009
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference- Hiring, Firing and Keeping Employees,Speaker, September, 2010
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference- Demurrers, Motions to Strike, and Motions for Leave to Amend,Speaker, September, 2011
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Continuing Legal Education Conference - Attorney Referrals of Doctors, Working with and Designating Experts and Admissibility Requirements for Expert Witnesses, Speaker, November, 2011
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Depositions,Moderator, September, 2012
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Jury Selection,Moderator, September, 2012
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Technology,Moderator, September, 2012
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Case Selection & Evaluation of Plaintiff,Moderator, September, 2013
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Vehicular Cases,Moderator, September, 2013
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Advanced Trial Skills,Moderator, September, 2013
  • CAALA Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney – Written Discovery,Speaker, March, 2014
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Liens,Moderator, September, 2014
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Technology at Trial,Moderator, September, 2014
  • CAALA Trial Lawyer Skills for the New Attorney – Client Relationships and Commencing a Lawsuit, Speaker, March, 2015
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Trial Skills for Auto Accident Cases- Use of Accident Reconstruction Videos and Animations, Speaker, August, 2015
  • CAALA Auto-Matic Accident Cases Seminar—Investigating and Issue Spotting Traffic Accident Cases, Speaker, February, 2016
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Basic Trial Skills, Voir Dire 101, Speaker, September 2016
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Closing Arguments in Premises Liability Trials, Speaker, September 2017
  • CAALA Trial lawyer skills for the New Attorney – Client Relationships and Commending a Lawsuit, Speaker, March, 2018
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Basic Trial Skills, Opening Statements: Themes, Structure and Useful Tips, Speaker, September 2018
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Preparing For, Evaluating Your Case, and Using Tools at Mediation, Speaker, September 2019
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Anatomy for Lawyers, Partial Hand Amputations, Speaker, September 2021
  • CAALA Wellness Webinar – Coping with Trauma, Speaker, April, 2022
  • CAALA Continuing Legal Education Conference – Premises Liability, Taking Depositions of PMQ and Lay Witnesses, Speaker, September 2022

Publications

  • Advocate Magazine:Responding to Written Discovery, July, 2010
  • Advocate Magazine:Getting your Evidence "In" at Trial: Build an Outline that Leaves Nothing to Chance, October, 2010
  • Advocate Magazine: Premises Liability: Build on your theme right through closing argument, March, 2018
  • Advocate Magazine: Opening Statement: Setting the tone for trial, January, 2019
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Making CAALA The Very Best That It Can Be, January 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: CAALA’s Strength, February, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Are You Getting The Most Out Of Your CAALA Membership?, March, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Remembering Kobe Bryant And Recognizing Mamba Mentality in Great Trial Lawyers, April, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Finding the Silver Lining, May, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Remembering Dad, June, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Reacting To The Murder of George Floyd, July, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Learning to Adapt and Embrace Technology, August, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Coping with ‘Corona’, September, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: Embracing The New Normal in Sports and The Practice of Law, October, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: A Giant Among Our Great Plaintiff Firms, November, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine: CAALA President’s Column: CAALA 2020, December, 2020
  • Advocate Magazine/Plaintiff Magazine: Partial Hand Amputations, May, 2022

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I would like to post the highest possible recommendation of Jeffrey Rudman. Jeffrey was very successful in fighting for my rights and did everything possible to brilliantly win a hotly contested jury trial. He was very open in discussing and planning every aspect of the case, and gave all the pro's and cons for every decision at every step of the way.

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15760 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1010
Encino, California 91436
Toll Free: (844) 4RUDMAN; (844) 478-3626
Phone: (818) 769-6969
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