Background
Baratta, James M. was born on January 19, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Baratta, James M. was born on January 19, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). Loyola University of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1972).
Worked at Daniels, Baratta & Fine (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Products Liability, Tort, Wrongful Termination and Employment Discrimination, Business, Entertainment, Real Estate and Construction Law, Environmental and Toxic Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1972, California.
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Member, Saint Thomas More Honor Society. Comment Editor, Loyola University Law Review, 1971-1972. Associate Editor, Defense Dialogue, a Monthly Publication of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, 1975-1981.
Author: "Reliance v.
Emerson," 5 Loyola Law Review, 426. Company-Author: "California Construction Law Manual," 2nd Edition, p. 460, McGraw-Hill Book Company-Shepherds, Incorporated., 1977.
1979, 1980 and 1981 supplements.
"Attorneys Guide to California Construction Contracts and Disputes," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979, 1980 and 1981 supplements. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Los Angeles Superior Court Arbitration Panel. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association.
State Bar of California.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. American Board of Trial Advocates. Daniels, Baratta & Fine was founded in 1982.
The firm specializes in civil trial practice in all State and Federal Courts, with emphasis in the areas of Insurance (including defense, coverage and bad faith), business litigation, real estate and construction law (including litigation, commercial leasing and transactional matters), entertainment (including litigation and transactional matters), environmental and toxic torts.
Member, Saint Thomas More Honor Society. Comment Editor, Loyola University Law Review, 1971-1972. Associate Editor, Defense Dialogue, a Monthly Publication of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, 1975-1981.