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Paul A. Traina 
Los Angeles, California
Member, since 1996
phone (310) 552-3800
fax (310) 552-9434
email Email Me

Mr. Traina was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 16, 1964. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1991 and practices in both state and federal courts.
Areas of Practice:
Complex Civil / Business Litigation
Class Action Lawsuits
Securities Litigation
Professional Liability Claims
Bar Admissions:
California, 1991
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education:
Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1991
Juris Doctor

University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts
Major:  History, Philosophy and Political Science

Published Works:
Fiduciary Duties: What are They? When do they exist and Why Use Them?, Journal of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, March, 2001

Mass Joinder or Class Action, Consumer Attorneys of California, July, 2002

Discovery Strategies: The Paperless Office, Consumer Attorneys of California, April, 2003

Contemporary Discovery Strategies and Tactics, Consumer Attorneys of California, April, 2003

Referral Fees: What You Need to Know, Consumer Attorneys of California, December, 2003

Avoiding "Misteaks", Consumer Attorneys of California, December, 2003
 
The Status of Representative Claims: Section 17200 - The Nuts and Bolts - Recent Legislative Proposals, Consumer Attorneys of California, May, 2004
 
Qui tam actions under the California False Claims Act:  Is your source original?, The Advocate Magazine, February, 2011
 
Class actions:  Dealing effectively with the "Professional Objector", The Advocate Magazine, February, 2011
 
Honors, Awards and Professional Activities:
Southern California's Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2008
 
Guest Lecturer at Consumer Attorneys of California - Section 17200, May, 2004
 
Guest Lecturer at Loyola Law School - The Art of Cross-Examination, February, 2011

 
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
Member

Italian Bar Association
Member

American Civil Liberties Union
Member

Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Member

Past Employment Positions:
Consumer Attorneys of California, Editor, 2002 - 2003