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

Stanley L. Friedman