Education

• J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1975
• B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1972 (Cum Laude)

Admitted

• December 1975

Work History

• Partner – Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP (2004 to present);
• Partner – Lebovits & Lebovits (formerly Lebovits & David) (1982 to 2004).

Memberships, Awards & Honors

• The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2012 – present)
• National Association of Distinguished Counsel, Nation’s Top One Percent (2015 – present)
• America’s Top 100 Attorneys – Lifetime Achievement
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Los Angeles Chapter, Lee B. Wenzel Civility Award, 2013 for his civility and professionalism in the courtroom and in the practice of law
• Martindale Hubbell – AV Rated for the last 35 years Highest Possible Peer Review Rating In Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
• Law Dragon – Leading Plaintiff’s Lawyer in America
• Member of the National Board of ABOTA (2008 – present)
• President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Los Angeles Chapter 2009
• Vice-President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Los Angeles Chapter 2008
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Member: Executive Board, L.A. Chapter, 2003-2010; National Board of Directors, 2005 – 2010)
• Los Angeles County (Member, Federal Courts and Practices Committee, 1982-1984; Delegate, 1982).
• American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Conference of Delegates, 1982).
• Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Governors, 1982 – 1985).
• Consumer Attorneys of California (Member Board of Governors, 1995 – 1997).
• Arbitrator, Superior Court, County of Los Angeles (1979 – 1985).
• Member, Special Panel for Referrals for Special Litigation Needs of Dependent Children of the Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Juvenile Department (1980 – 1987).
• Member, Arbitration Panel, Reynolds Aluminum Torrance Can Plant (Labor Disputes) (1981 -1990).
• American Board of Trial Advocates – Rank Advocate

Areas of Practice

Product Liability, Professional Negligence, Catastrophic Injury, Death Cases, Insurance, and Aviation Litigation.

Summary

Since admission to the practice of law in 1975, Mr. Lebovits has settled thousands of cases and has tried over 60 jury trials resulting well in excess of $100 million for his clients. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers since January 2012. He has been involved in multiple Mass Tort cases involving catastrophic injuries and/or wrongful death, including the DC10 air crash in Paris in 1974, the Pan Am Samoa Air crash, the Korean Air Lines crash in Guam in 1997, and Egypt Air Lines crash in 1999. Mr. Lebovits was on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the 100+ Personal Injury/Wrongful Death cases in the California State Court in the unintended acceleration litigation against Toyota Motor Corporation and the Steering Committee for the General Electric, Cedars-Sinai over radiation cases.

Mr. Lebovits has lectured and written to groups in California and nationally, including the Utah Trial Lawyers and American Board of Trial Advocates. He has taught Aviation Law as an Adjunct Professor at Southwestern University, 1981-1983, and is a licensed pilot. He has written and had reported numerous decisions before the Court of Appeals. A representative sampling including Flood v. Wyeth Labs, (1986) 183 Cal.App. 3d 1271; 228 Cal.Rptr. 700; Crookall v. Davis (1998) 65 Cal.App. 4th 1048; 77 Cal.Rptr 2d 250; Webb v. United States (1994) 840 F.Supp 1484

Cases & Articles

• Flood v. Wyeth Labs, (1986) 183 Cal.App. 3d 1272; 228 Cal.Rptr. 700;
• Crookall v. Davis, (1998) 65 Cal.App. 4th 1048; 77 Cal. Rptr 2d 250;
• Webb v. Unites States, (1994) 840 F. Supp 1484.
• Jury Trial Coverage: Toyota looks to settle sudden-acceleration lawsuits