Background
Kjar, James J. was born on March 15, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Kjar, James J. was born on March 15, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science, 1977). Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Reback, Hulbert, McAndrews & Kjar, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. Author and Presenter: "Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert at Trial," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association (LATLA) Annual Symposium, October 1989.
"Common Mistakes of Plaintiff Personal Injury Lawyers at Trial," California Trial Lawyers Association Annual Symposium, September 1990. "Mock Trial of a Personal Injury Case," LATLA Annual Symposium, September 1991.
"Cross-examination of Plaintiff"s Economist Expert at Trial," LATLA Annual Symposium, September 1992.
"Medical Malpractice Litigation: The Defense Perspective," California Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 1994;"Courtroom Conduct: Tactics, Ethics, Contempt, and Common Sense," California Continuing Education of the Bar, June 1994. "Techniques in Taking the Deposition of a Plaintiff," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, March 1995. Company-Author: "Selection & Presentation of Expert Witnesses at Trial," James Publishing, in press, 1996.
"Current Issues in health maintenance organization Litigation," July 1996.
Company-Editor, California Law Digest, Best"s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, Master of Arts Best Company, Incorporated., 1992. Lecturer: University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1988.
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1988. University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry, 1992.
Settlement Officer, 1988.
Arbitrator, 1994, Los Angeles County Superior Court. Guest Speaker: Annual Convention of International College of Surgeons, October, 1993. Los Angeles Trial Lawyers MCLE Credit Seminar, January 1994.
Lecturer: Persuasive Presentation of Damages presented at Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association Annual Damages Symposium, June 1993.
Featured in Los Angeles Daily Journal Litigator Profile December, 1993. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1991-1993).
Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Board of Directors, 1991-1993).