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Attorneys
Ralph A. Lombardi 
Oakland, California
phone (510) 433-2600
fax (510) 433-2699
email ral@llcllp.com

Mr. Lombardi is a litigation partner in the firm.  He has extensive experience in all aspects of the pretrial, trial and appellate handling of a wide range of civil matters with particular emphasis in the fields of product liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, and medical and legal malpractice. He has tried over 50 civil cases to verdict or judgment, including catastrophic injury, wrongful death, crashworthiness, design defect, and bad faith lawsuits. He also has been appellate counsel on numerous matters resulting in published opinions by either the California Court of Appeal or the California Supreme Court.

With the exception of military service in the United States Air Force during 1971 and 1972, Mr. Lombardi has been continuously engaged in a litigation practice throughout his career. His practice for many years has involved substantial litigation for automobile, industrial equipment, and industrial machinery manufacturers, representation of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., in medical malpractice matters, and the handling of a variety of insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuits. In addition, in recent years he has devoted an increasing amount of time to acting as a mediator or arbitrator, particularly in large loss and insurance coverage and bad faith matters.

Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1971
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1970
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence


University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1967
A.B., Bachelor of Arts


Published Works:
California Auto Insurance Law Guide, Annual Supplement, 1988-2004, California Continuing Education of the Bar


California Auto Insurance Law Guide, Second Edition, 2005, California Continuing Education of the Bar


California Auto Insurance Law Guide, Second Edition, Annual Supplement, 2006, 2007, 2008, California Continuing Education of the Bar


Representative Cases:
Home Indemnity Co. v. King, 34 Cal.3d 803 (California Supreme Court 1983)
Jones v. Kaiser Industries, 43 Cal.3d 552 (California Supreme Court 1987)
John R. v. Oakland Unified School District, 48 Cal.3d 438 (California Supreme Court 1989)
Transamerica Ins. Co. v. TAB Transportation, 12 Cal.4th 389 (California Supreme Court 1995)
Osborne v. Subaru of America, Inc., 198 Cal.App.3d 646 (California Court of Appeal, 3rd District 1988)
Acme Galvanizing Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 221 Cal.App.3d 170 (California Court of Appeal, 1st District, Div. 3 1990)
Bullock v. Maryland Cas. Co., 85 Cal.App.4th 1435 (California Court of Appeal, 1st District, Div. 4 2001)
Farris v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 119 Cal. App. 4th 671 (California Court of Appeal, 5th District 2004)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, Civil Procedure, Torts and Insurance Coverage, California Continuing Education of the Bar


Instructor, Civil Procedure, Torts and Insurance Coverage, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California


Instructor, Civil Procedure, Torts and Insurance Coverage, Alameda County Bar Association


Faculty Member, International Association of Defense Counsel 26th Annual Defense Counsel Trial Academy, Boulder, CO, 1998


Honors and Awards:
AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell


Selected for listing in An International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, Law Business Research, London, 1997


Selected for listing in An International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, 2nd ed., Law Business Research, London, 1999


Selected for listing in San Francisco Magazine, Northern California Super Lawyers, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


Selected for listing in San Francisco Magazine, Northern California Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California, 2006, 2007, 2008


Selected for listing in Woodward/White, Inc., "The Best Lawyers in America", 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
Member


American College of Trial Lawyers, 1989 - Present
Fellow


American Board of Trial Advocates, 1985 - Present
Member


American Board of Trial Advocates, 2002 - 2003
President, San Francisco Chapter


American Board of Trial Advocates, 2004 - Present
National Board of Directors


International Society of Barristers, 2001 - Present
Fellow


International Association of Defense Counsel, 1984 - Present
Member


Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, 1996 - Present
Member


Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, 1972 - Present
Member


Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, 1989 - 1991
Director


Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, 1992 - 1994
Director


California Medical-Legal Committee, 2003 - Present
Member


Contra Costa County Superior Court, 1991 - Present
Judge Pro Tem


Alameda County Superior Court, 1980 - Present
Settlement Commissioner


Past Employment Positions:
Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez, Partner


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