Paul Kiesel received his Juris Doctorate from the Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles in 1985. In 2005 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law from Whittier Law School. His practice is devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental and toxic tort litigation.
Mr. Kiesel serves as Chair-Elect of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section. He was appointed by Chief Justice Ronald George to the State of California Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. He has served on the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. After serving on each board for over than 10 years, was elected an emeritus (life time) board member of each organization. From 2001-2005, Mr. Kiesel sat on the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL).
Mr. Kiesel is A.V. (highest rating) rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as one of the top 50 Trial Lawyers by the Los Angeles Business Journal and one of the 100 most influential attorneys in the State of California by the California Business Journal. He is a frequent presenter for continuing legal education programs. Mr. Kiesel has been an early adoptor of technology in the practice of law and has spoken and written frequently on technology related subjects. (to view some of Mr. Kiesel's reviews, visit the KBL Technology Page)
Mr. Kiesel has served as national lead counsel in mutli-district litigation and has been lead counsel in numerous state actions involving environmental, construction defect, product defect, and pharmaceutical class actions. Mr. Kiesel has co-authored two legal treatises for Lexis Nexis, "California Pretrial Civil Procedure" and "California Civil Discovery."
Presently, Mr. Kiesel represents many individuals and their families involving significant personal injury and wrongful death claims. Among his many clients, Mr. Kiesel represented Former Governor Gray Davis in a challenge to the qualification of the State's Recall Election of 2003. Mr. Kiesel currently represents numerous municipalities, including the City of Los Angeles, in a class action on behalf of all cities in the State of California for payment of occupancy taxes owed by the on-line travel industry.
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Phone: 916-442-6902
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