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Robert M. Moss Law Offices of Robert M. Moss Inc. 1717 Fourth Street, 3rd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401-2510 |
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Robert Moss earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). During his first year of law school at Loyola University School of Law, he was awarded the West Publishing Company Award for finishing first in his class. He completed his law (Juris Doctor) degree at UCLA Law School, where he became a member of the prestigious Law Review.
Mr. Moss worked with several notable Los Angeles law firms before starting his own private practice in 1981. He has been admitted to practice law in all of the state and federal courts in California, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He is or has been a member of local, state and national professional associations, including the Los Angeles and California Trial Lawyers Association (now known as Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and California, respectively); the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; the American Bar Association, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Client Relations Committee. He also is a member of the Founders of UCLA Law School.
He has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Downey, West Los Angeles, Glendale Municipal Courts, Santa Monica Superior Court and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board; an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and Glendale Municipal Court; as an arbitrator and mediator for the JASOP Program of the Los Angeles County Bar Association; a Referee for the Santa Monica Superior Court's Civil Diversion and Voluntary Settlement Conference programs; a member of the Board of Directors of Nu Start and the Santa Monica Drug Abuse Council, and has provided free (pro bono) legal services in consumer litigation for the Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF). Most recently, he has served as a volunteer attorney with the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, and he has volunteered his time to assist Hurricane Katrina victims through the Pro Bono Council of Los Angeles and Bet Tzedek.
Mr. Moss has spoken to elementary and high school students as a part of CRF's "Lawyer in the Classroom" program and was the attorney-coach for Sepulveda Junior High School's team which reached the finals in a countywide mock trial competition, and was an attorney coach for St. Michael's and All-Angels 7th-8th grade mock trial team that won the CRF mock trial championship trophy.
A long-time resident of California, Mr. Moss lives with his wife and four children in the Los Angeles area.
- Areas Of Practice:
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury and Tort Litigation
- Workers' Compensation
- Employment Law
- Criminal Defense
- Family Law
- Simple Estate Planning including Wills and Trusts
- Consumer Protection
- Contracts
- Business Law
- Bar Admissions:
- California, 1972
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1976
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1983
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2005
- Education:
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1971
- J.D.
- Honors: West Publishing Co. Award for Scholastic Achievement, 1968-1969
- Law Review: Member, UCLA Law Review, 1969 - 1971
- University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
- B.A.
- Honors: President Fraternity (AEPi), Freshman Crew, Varsity Yell Leader
- Major: Psychology
- Representative Cases:
- In re Acker, 158 Cal.App.3d 888, 205 Cal.Rptr. 82 (Ct. of Appeal 4th Dist. 1984)
- Flowers v. Torrance Memorial Hospital Center, et al, 8 Cal.4th 992, 35 Cal.Rptr.2d 685 (Cal. Sup. Ct. 1994)
- Jackson v. County of Los Angeles, 60 Cal.App.4th 171 (Ct. of Appeal 2nd Dist. 1998)
- Honors and Awards:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Constitutional Rights Foundation recognition for participation in "Lawyer in the Classroom" Program, 1980 - 1981
- Municipal Court of Downey Judicial District recognition for services as Judge Pro Tempore, 1983
- Constitutional Rights Foundation Award for coaching Jr. High School in Mock Trial Competition, 1989
- Los Angeles County Superior Court Award for volunteer services in Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, 1991
- State Bar of California Board of Governors Award, 1991
- Certificate, Los Angeles County Bar Association, JASOP & Dispute Resolution Services, 2000
- Certificate of Recognition, JASOP for Outstanding Volunteer Service
- Board of Governors Award for Providing Legal Services to Low-income Californians
- Certificate of Tribute, Harriett Buhai Family Law Center, 2005
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Past Member
- Association for Trial Lawyers of America
- Past Member
- California Consumer Attorneys Association (formerly The Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association)
- Past Member
- Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles Association (formerly The California Trial Lawyers Association)
- Past Member
- Boosters Club, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School
- Baseball Representative
- UCLA Alumni Association
- The Founders, UCLA School of Law
- St. Michael's School
- Mock Trial Attorney-coach
- Sherman Oaks Little League
- Coach and Board of Directors
- Westwood Recreation Center Youth Basketball
- Coach
- American Youth Soccer Organization
- Past Employment Positions:
- Lebell, Silverman & Moss, Partner, 1978 - 1981
- Law Offices of Louis Edelberg, Associate, 1973 - 1978
- Law Offices of Paul Caruso, Associate, 1972 - 1973
- Law Offices of Averil Pasarow, 1972
- Loeb & Loeb, Associate and Law Clerk, 1971 - 1972
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court & Municipal Courts and American Arbitration Assoc.
- Los Angeles County Court Arbitration Panels
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Mediation JASOP Program
- Constitutional Rights Foundation Program
- Harriett Buhai Family Law Center
- Pro Bono Council / Bet Tzedek
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