Stanley L. Friedman
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Beverly Hills, California
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense,
Health Care
Education Qualification:
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Health care
9465 Wilshire Blvd Suite 300Beverly Hills, California, 90212
First Admitted: 1985, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.stanleyfriedmanlaw.com/stanley-l-friedman/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member of the State Bar of California, 1985
- Member of the Bar of the United States District Court Eastern District of California
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Master Member, Los Angeles Criminal Justice American Inn of Court
- Member of the Bar of the United States District Court Southern District of California
- Member of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Commissioner, Criminal Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California, 2019
- Member of the Bar of the United States District Court Northern District of California
- Member, State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization, serving on the Rules Subcommittee, 2010
- Member of the Bar of the United States District Court Central District of California
- Commissioner, Criminal Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California
- Member of the State Bar of Nevada, 2001
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Perez vs. City of Cudahy, a Municipal Corporation (favorable settlement), 2018
- United States v. Akin - obtained verdicts of guilty in nationwide insurance fraud case. Led task force of more than fifty personnel from Internal Revenue Service, Postal Inspection Service, Interstate Commerce Commission and Department of Transportation.
- United States v. Lawson - obtained guilty verdicts against tax preparer for tax crimes.
- United States v. Danny Means - obtained not guilty verdict for client charged with bribing an IRS Revenue Officer.
- United States v. Pratte - obtained guilty verdicts against owner of retirement facility for loan fraud.
- Kleinman v. American States Insurance Company - obtained $7.96 million verdict against major insurance company.
- United States v. Tyler - obtained guilty verdicts against officer of company engaging in securities fraud and ponzi scheme.
Representative Clients:
- E.F. Hutton and Company, Inc.
- Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Baass (favorable attorney's fee award), 2021
- Presbyterian Synod of California and Hawaii
- California Pharmacists Association, ARCO
- Metropolitan Insurance Company
- Koch Industries
- United States Government
- The Flying Tiger Line, Inc.
- Chubb Insurance Group
- American Express
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies
- Goldrich & Kest Industries, LLC
- General American Life Insurance Co.
- Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
- Reported Decisions: United States Supreme Court: Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California, 565 U.S. 606 (2012) United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: Moore v. Kayport Package Express, Inc., 885 F.2d 531 (9th Cir. 1989) Commodities Futures Trading Commission v. Topworth International, 205 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1999) United States v. Hagege, 437 F.3d 943 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 549 U.S. 818 (2006) Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Shewry, 543 F.3d 1047 (9th Cir. 2008) Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Shewry, 543 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 565 U.S. 606 (2009) Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Shewry, 590 F.3d 725 (9th Cir. 2009), vacated on other grounds sub. nom. Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California., Inc., 132 S. Ct. 1204 (2012) Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Maxwell-Jolly, 572 F.3d 644 (9th Cir. 2009) Managed Pharmacy Care v. Sebelius, 705 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2012) Managed Pharmacy Care v. Sebelius, 716 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2013), Independent Living Center of Southern California v. Kent, 909 F.3d 272 (9th Cir. 2018), United States District Courts: Managed Pharmacy Care v. Maxwell-Jolly, 603 F. Supp. 2d 1230 (C.D. Cal. 2009) In Re: Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rate Reduction Litigation, 652 F. Supp. 2d 1378 (J.P.M.L. 2009) California Court of Appeals: Best Products, Inc. v. Superior Court, 119 Cal. App. 4th 1181, 15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 154 (2004) People ex rel. Harris v. Rizzo, 214 Cal.App.4th 921, 154 Cal.Rptr.3d 443 (2013)
- Pan American World Airlines, Inc.
- Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.
- St. Ives Laboratories, Inc.
- British Petroleum
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Mercedes Benz of North America
- Governments of France and Hong Kong (as a magistrate).
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Makar Properties, Inc.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Criminal Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Shofar Award, Jewish Committee on Scouting
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
- Officer and Director, Or HaChaim Hebrew Academy
- Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Honors/Awards:
- Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society, Psi Chi Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society, Psi Chi Honor Society
- Cahuenga District Award of Merit, Boy Scouts of America, 2017
- Psi Chi, Psi Chi Honor Society
- Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Gamma Mu
- Finalist, Moot Court Honors Program, University of Southern California School of Law, 1984
- USC Representative, Cardozo National Moot Court Competition, University of Southern California School of Law, 1985
- Participant, Cardozo National Moot Court Competition
- First Place, Client Counseling Competition, University of Southern California School of Law, 1983
Educational Background:
- Law School: University of Southern California Law Center, Juris Doctor, 1985. College: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Cum Laude & Dean's List, 1981
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Criminal Law News, State Bar of California., 1995
- Performance of Downs Syndrome Individuals on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, American Journal of Mental Deficiency., 1982
- Identity Conservation and Equivalence Conservation: A Question of Developmental Priority, Child Development., 1982
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers (2013 - 2022), 2022
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015 - 2022)., 2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal Healthcare Trusted Advisor of the Year (i.e., top healthcare lawyer for the year as recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal)., 2019
- U.S. News & World Report Award: Best Law Firms in California for White-Collar Criminal Defense (2017 - 2022)., 2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal's Healthcare Leadership Award (finalist) for "Lifetime Achievement", 2012
- “AV Preeminent” rating by Martindale-Hubbell (2006 - 2022)., 2022
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