Attorneys

Ronald H Rouda
San Francisco, California

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RONALD H. ROUDA was born and raised in SF and attended UC Berkeley before earning his law degree at Hastings in 1959. While there he was on the Law Review and later served on the faculty of Hastings College of Trials and Appellate Advocacy.
Mr. Rouda is the author of "Special Employee or Independent Contractor: When Does the Exclusive Remedy Defense Bar the Right to Recover Against a Borrowing Employer?" and "Closing Argument in Wrongful Death of 8-Year-Old Child," which were both published by the California Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Rouda has served as both a Secretary for American Inns of Court and a Superior Court Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of San Francisco. He also was editor of the California Trial Lawyers Association's Forum, and as editor-in-chief received a Presidential Award of Merit.

Mr. Rouda has been honored with a Certificate of Recognition by the California State Senate and received recognition by California Senator Quentin Kopp for Professional Accomplishments and Community Service. Ron Rouda, in addition to being voted California Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1995, has been in "The Best Lawyers of America," 1993-1994, and an Honored Member of Oxford's "Who's Who." In addition, Ron has appeared on Larry King Live debating "Secrecy in Settlements."

Some of the many professional organizations of which Mr. Rouda has been member are: the Bar Association of San Francisco, State Bar of California, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Western Trial Lawyers Association, American Board of Trial Advocates and American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He has served on the Board of Directors for several of these organizations.

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Year Joined Organization:: 1960

Areas of Practice:: Business & Commercial Law; Litigation & Appeals; Personal Injury -- Plaintiff; Products Liability Law; Professional Malpractice Law

Bar Admissions:: California, 1960; U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1960; U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1974; U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Education:: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1959
LL.B.
Law Review: Member, Hastings Law Review, 1958 - 1959; University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1956
B.A.

Published Works:: Closing Argument in Wrongful Death of 8-Year-Old Child, CTLA Forum, Vol. XII, No. 10, December, 1982; DPT Vaccine and The Cry of Wolf, CTLA Forum, January, 1985; Who's Going to Be Supreme, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 1, April, 1985; What's All the Shouting About, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 4, May, 1985; Have We Forgotten What the Tort System is All About?, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 5, June, 1985; Absence of Prior Similar Incidents-The First Victim Doesn't Always Lose, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 7, September, 1985; The Buck Stops Here,, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 8, October, 1985; Products Liability-Punch Press Accidents-To Manufacturers What Extent are the Manufacturers of Punch Presses Required to Guard Against Accidents?, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 9, November, 1985; Physician's Alert-An Invasion of Privacy, CTLA Forum, Vol. XV, No. 10, December, 1985; A Rebuttal to the Insurance Industry's Attack on Royal Globe, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 1, January, 1986; Funny Bookkeeping-How to Orchestrate and Insurance Crisis Through Creative Accounting, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 2, March, 1986; Integrity and Competence, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 3; A New Perspective on Tort Claims, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 4; Why Contingency Fees Should Not Be Restricted, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 6, July, 1986; Justice, Justice, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 7, September, 1986; And Now the Rest of the Story, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 8, October, 1986; Unity, Not Chaos, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 9, November, 1986; Grass Roots 1987, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVI, No. 10, December, 1986; It's Expensive, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 1, January, 1987; Where Will CTLA be in the Year 2000?, CTLA, Vol. XVII, No. 2, March, 1987; The Rich Get Richer, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 3, April, 1987; Tort "Deform" or Insurance "Reform", CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 4, May, 1987; Who's Against Us?, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 5, June, 1987; Insurance Industry Executives Earn Millions, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 6, July, 1987; The Attack on the Contingent Fee, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No.7, September, 1987; Celebrating the Constitution-The Right to Trial by Jury, and the Role of the Trial Lawyer, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 8, October, 1987; Truce Doesn't Necessarily Mean Peace, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 9, November, 1987; Jury Selection and the Ideal Juror Profile, CTLA Forum, Vol. XVII, No. 10, December, 1987; Arguing Damages for the Elderly, CTLA Forum; Voir Dire-The Benefits of Using a Jury Consultant and Conducting a Mock Trial, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXI, No. 7, September, 1991; Marvin E. Lewis, A Giant of the Law, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXI, No. 9, November, 1991; My Vision for 1992, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXI, No. 10, December, 1991; Decentralizing CTLA, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 1, January, 1992; The Assault on the Civil Justice System Continues, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 2, March, 1992; Getting Out Our Side of the Story, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 3, April, 1992; With Liberty and Justice for All?, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 4, May, 1992; Alternative Dispute Resolution-A Doozy of A Medusa, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 5, June, 1992; Lawyer Bashing and Scapegoats, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 6, July, 1992; Round Two, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 7, September, 1992; Profiles in Courage-Examples of Trial Lawyers Protecting People, CTLA, Vol. XXII, No. 8, October, 1992; Lawyer Bashing-Myths and Lies, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, Vol. XV, Nos. 8-10, 1992; State of the Civil Justice System, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 9. November, 1992; Some Closing Thoughts on the Business of CTLA, CTLA Forum, Vol. XXII, No. 10, December, 1992; Nuances in Final Argument, Tahoe Seminar Syllabus; Change Must Be preceded by Principle, Tort Reform Workshop, San Francisco, Sept. 10, 1992; Change Must be Guided by Principle - Presented at Tort Reform Workshop, September, 1992; The Wrongful Death Case Without Economic Damages, Tahoe Syllabus Article, 1992; Getting Our Side of the Story, CTLA Forum, 1992; The ABCs of Handling Tire Cases, CTLA Seminar, 1992; Welcome to the Video Zone, CAL-ABOTA, Mauna Kea, 1993; How to Craft the Perfect Closing Argument, MCLE Accredited, 29th Annual Tahoe Seminar Syllabus, page 349, Apr. 8-9, 1994; CTLA Forum, California Trial Lawyers Association (Editor-in-Chief), 1986-1989; California Trial Lawyers Association Forum (Editor), 1985-present; California Tort Guide, Special Employee of Independent Contractor (Co-Author),, CTLA Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1981; California Practice Guide (Co-Author with Alexander, Paul & Purner), 4 Volumes

Representative Cases:: Stewart v. Langston; Langston v. Unocal; Gore v. Fine

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Faculty Member, Hastings College of Trial and Appellate Advocacy, 1971 - Present; Appearance, Television Show Debating Secrecy in Settlements, Larry King Live

Honors and Awards:: Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1993 - Present; California Trial Lawyers Association Presidential Award of Merit,, 1988; Best Lawyers in America - Listed in the Personal Injury Category, 1993 - 1994; Oxford's Who's Who Registry of Extraordinary Professionals; Certificate of Recognition by the California State Senate in Recognition for Distinguished Service as President of CTLA, 1993; American Board of Trial Advocates - San Francisco Chapter Presidential Award of Merit, 1989; Named, One of the Best Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers in the Bay Area, San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; California Trial Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995 - 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships:: California Trial Lawyers Association; Member; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; Member; California State Bar; Member; American Board of Trial Advocates; Member, Committee on Civil Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates; Vice Chair, Committee on Contingent Fees; American Inns of Court; Member; American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys; Diplomat; American Association for Justice; Member; American Arbitration Association; Member, Panel of Arbitrators; American Judicature Society; Member; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; California State Coordinator; San Francisco Lawyers Club; Member; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Member; Hastings Advocacy Institute; Member; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1992; President; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; President-Elect; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990; Vice President; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1987; Parliamentarian; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1979 - 1988; Member, Board of Governors; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 - 1988; Member, Board of Directors; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992 - Present; Member, National Board of Directors; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1988; President, San Francisco Chapter; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1987; Vice President, San Francisco Chapter; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1986; Treasurer, San Francisco Chapter; American Inns of Court, 1989; Secretary, San Francisco Chapter; American Inns of Court, 1992; Master Bencher; International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1991 - Present; Member, Board of Directors; California Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Committee on Long Range Planning; California Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Committee on Medical Malpractice; California Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Committee on Contingent Fees; California Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Committee on Tort Reform; California Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 - Present; Member, Speakers Bureau; Bar Association of San Francisco; Member; American Association for Justice, 1970 - 1975; State Committeeman; American Association for Justice; Member, Committee on Long Range Planning; American Association for Justice; Member, Committee on Medical Malpractice; Western Trial Lawyers Association, 1979 - 1980; Member, Board of Governors; Consumer Attorneys of California; Member; American Board of Trial Advocates; National Vice-President, 1996; American Board of Trial Advocates; National President Elect, 1997; American Board of Trial Advocates; National President, 1998

Past Employment Positions:: San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem

Pro Bono Activities:: Board of Governors, Atlanta; National V.P. ABOTA, President-Elect, President, 1996 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Delta Phi