Cynthia Chihak Attorney

First Admitted: 1977, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.chihaklaw.com/attorney/cynthia-chihak/

Bar/Professional Activity:

ABOTA, President, 2008 to 2008
ABOTA, President Elect, 2007 to 2007
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1992 to 1993
ABOTA, Treasurer, 2005 to 2005
CAOC, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1997 to 1998
San Diego Superior Court, Pro-Tem Judge, 1995 to 1995
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, President Elect, 1991 to 1991
San Diego Trial Association, Board of Directors, 1988 to 1994
California Trial Lawyers Association, Secretary, 1989 to 1990
American Board of Trial Advocates
California Trial Lawyers Association (Consumer Attorneys of California), Board of Directors, 1988 to 1996
California Trial Lawyers (Consumer Attorneys of California)
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association (Consumer Attorneys of San Diego)
Consumer Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
California, 1977

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$1,000,000.00 settlement failure to diagnosis prostrate cancer, 2020
$1,350,000.00 medical malpractice settlement for the failure to treat botulism, 2022
$4,200,000.00 settlement against Kaiser for a child suffering from lack of nutrition, 2020
$1,000,000.00 medical malpractice settlement against a plastic surgeon for injuries during a body lift, 2021
$1,185,000.00 arbitration award against Kaiser for wrongful death of a 68-year-old woman, medical malpractice, 2022
$2,000,000.00 settlement for adult son of a woman killed in an automobile accident, 2022
$1,000,000.00 settlement plastic surgery malpractice, 2020
$1,200,000.00 setlement, wrong medication during surgery, 2020
$5,230,000.00 arbitration award against Kaiser. Failure to diagnosis lingual nerve injury after surgery., 2019
$10,000,000.00 wrongful birth case settlement, 2016
$273,000.00 jury verdict, dog bit, 2018
$973,000.00 jury verdict trip and fall for 93 year old woman with a fractured pelvis., 2017

Honors/Awards:

Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
First woman, president of San Diego’s, American Board of trial advocates, President San Diego American Board of trial lawyers, ABOTA
International Academy of barristers, Elected, Barristers
Outstanding arbitration award, Grace v Kaiser, CASD, 2019
Trial lawyer hall of fame, Trial lawyers, Hall of Fame, CASD, 2020
Named as one of the top 30 Plaintiff lawyers in Ca by the DJ
Top 50 Lawyers in California, named by Super Lawyers Magazine
California’s Top Woman Litigators, named by Los Angeles Daily Journal
Daniel T. Broderick, III Memorial Award
Outstanding Trial Lawyer - Corso v. Doublewood Contractors, Inc. (Construction site fall)
Trial Lawyer of the Year
Outstanding Trial Lawyer - Mercado v. Kaiser (Med. Malpractice Arbitration Award)
Outstanding Trial Lawyer - Campbell v. Pacific Propane (Fire and Product Liability)
Outstanding Trial Lawyer - Howsmon v. Ricci (Medical Malpractice Verdict)
Outstanding Trial Lawyer - Szkorla v. Vecchione, M.D. (Plastic Surgery - Medical Malpractice Verdict)
One of San Diego's Top Attorneys by San Diego Magazine
Recognized as a Top Attorney by Super Lawyers
One of the Top 25 Lawyers in San Diego by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine

Educational Background:

University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1974

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims, ALI-ABA, 2008 to 2008
Multiple lectures on how to try a lawsuit, Lecture, ABOTA masters in trial, ABOTA
Editor of Legislative Analysis Column, Trial Bar News, 1991
Professional Malpractice - Medical Malpractice, Bancroft-Whitney
California Civil Practice Procedure, Bancroft-Whitney
Trial by the Masters, Portugal, ABOTA, 2008 to 2008
Case Handling, CASD, 2006 to 2006
Lecturer, Inns of Court, 2008 to 2008
Lecturer, Trial by the Masters, Orange County, ABOTA, 2008 to 2008
Work-Study Session, BETA Healthcare Group, 2007 to 2007
Work Study Session, BETA Healthcare Group, 2007 to 2007
San Diego and San Bernardino, ABOTA Trial by the Masters, 2007 to 2007
Trial Advocacy - Closing Argument, CALA, 2006 to 2006
The Obstetrician Practice, Avoiding Liability, ABOTA - Trial by the Masters (1999) Page 3 University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 2000 to 2000
Trial by the Masters, ABOTA, 2006 to 2006
Depositions, CAOC Annual Convention, 2006 to 2006
Basic Training: Civil Procedure, The Rutter Group, 2003 to 2003
Inns of Court, ABTL Trial Symposium (2002), 2003 to 2003
Cross-Examination, Inns of Court - Trial Practice Program, 2002 to 2002
Cross-Examination, Inns of Court - Trial Practice Program, 2000 to 2000
Trying a Medical Malpractice Case, University of California, San Diego, Pre-Law, 1998 to 1998
Chair, Medical Malpractice, CAOC Annual Seminar, 1999 to 1999
San Diego Inn of Court - Cross Examination, CASD World Series of Torts (1999), 1999 to 1999
Jury Selection in Medical Malpractice Cases, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1998 to 1998
Pre-Law - Trying a Medical Malpractice Case, San Diego Inn of Court, 1998 to 1998
How to Avoid Malpractice, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 1988 to 1988
CAOC Annual Seminar, Jury Selection in a Medical Malpractice Action, 1988 to 1988
Medical Malpractice - A Discovery Plan to Avoid Defense A Verdict, CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1997 to 1997
Difficult Causation Issues in Medical Malpractice Cases, CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1988 to 1998
Opening Statement, San Diego Inn of Court, 1997 to 1997
Trial by the Masters, ABOTA, 1997 to 1997
Lecturer, Avoiding Medical Malpractice Litigation, San Diego Urological Society, 1994 to 1994
Closing Argument in a Medical Malpractice Case, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1997 to 1997
Medical Malpractice Panel - Co-Moderator, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1996 to 1996
Medical Malpractice Cases - Playing to the Prejudices of the Jury, CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1996 to 1996
Lecturer, Arbitration Seminar, SDTLA, 1995 to 1995
Lecturer, Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice, CTLA - San Francisco Seminar, 1995 to 1995
Lecturer, Medical Malpractice, CTLA - Travel Seminar, 1994 to 1994
Lecturer, Medical Malpractice & Products Liability, CTLA - Annual Seminar, 1994 to 1994
Lecturer, Law and Motion Seminar, SDTLA, 1994 to 1994
Lecturer, Litigation Seminar, RIMS, 1994 to 1994
Lecturer, Discovery, C.E.B., 1991 to 1991
Lecturer, Civil Litigation Before Trial, CEB, 1993 to 1993
Lecturer, Discovery in a Medical Malpractice Case, CTLA, 1993 to 1993
Lecturer, Proposition 51 & Apportionment of Verdicts, SDTLA, 1993 to 1993
Lecturer, Expert Location & Usage, CTLA, 1992 to 1992
Lecturer, Premises Liability, SDTLA, 1992 to 1992
Lecturer, Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial, SDTLA, 1996 to 1997
Lecturer, Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial, SDTLA, 1992 to 1994
Lecturer, UM Arbitration, SDTLA, 1992 to 1992

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