• Motorcycle Injury Trial Lawyers Association
  • Motorcycle Injury Trial Lawyers Association
  • Motorcycle Injury Trial Lawyers Association
  • Motorcycle Injury Trial Lawyers Association

Patron Law Firms

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Geoffrey Trachtenberg
Geoffrey Trachtenberg
Levenbaum & Cohen
Executive Committee Member
Levenbaum & Cohen
San Diego, California
Geoffrey M. Trachtenberg

San Diego, California

Areas of Practice

Corporate / Business
Business Organizations
Commercial Transactions
Franchising/Licensing
Securities
Litigation & Appeals
Personal Injury
Auto Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Large Truck Cases
Dog Bites
Nursing Home Abuse
Medical Malpractice
Traumatic Brain Injury
Insurance Bad Faith
Wrongful Death
Premises Liability
Defective Products
Construction Accidents
Bicycle Accidents
Pedestrian Accidents
Birth Injuries
Airplane Accidents

Bar Admissions

Utah State Bar, 2010
Arizona State Bar, 2000
California State Bar, 1997
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1998
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2003

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 1997

Law Journals:

California Law Review, Editor
Ecology Law Quarterly, Member

Activities:

McBaine Moot Court Honors Competition

Honors:

Prosser Award (Civil Procedure)
Best Brief Award (Moot Court)
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, December 1993
Honors:
Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Activities:

Lovaas Autism Institute, Senior Therapist
Behavior Modification, Lecturer
Prior Employment
Irell & Manella LLP - Newport Beach, California
Litigation and Corporate Associate (8/98 - 2/02)

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Law Clerk for the Honorable Gary L. Taylor (8/97 – 8/98)
Professional Associations and Memberships
Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association - Director
American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers
American Association for Justice
Federal Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
Utah Association for Justice

Pro Bono Activities

Author, Arizona Personal Injury Lien Law & Practice
Lawyers on Call - Channel 12 KPNX TV
Maricopa County Youth Assistance Foundation
Arizona State Bar - Fee Arbitration Panel
Public Law Center
Volunteer Lawyers Program
Representative Cases
Progressive v. Blaud, 212 Ariz. 359, 132 P.3d 298 (2006).
Jeter v. Mayo Clinic, 211 Ariz. 386, 121 P.3d 1256 (2005).
Castiglione v. U.S. Life Ins. Co. in City of N.Y.,, 262 F.Supp.2d 1025 (D.Ariz. 2003).
Moreno v. Bran & Sons Transport, CV2005-005023.
Masherella v. Hymson & Goldstein, CV2003-022684.
TLD Funding v. Gallagher & Kennedy, CV2002-017524.
Zumstein v. Phillips & Associates, CV2002-13772.

Birth Information

1971, Cape Town, South Africa
Geoffrey Trachtenberg

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