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Lieff Cabraser attorneys Robert J. Nelson and Scott Nealey discuss a wrongful death lawsuit based on a transmission defect in millions of Chrysler vehicles.



 

Attorney Profile

Paulina do Amaral

Partner

New York

Practice Areas Include: Environmental and Toxic Torts, Personal Injury/Torts, Defective Products

E-Mail:

pdoamaral@lchb.com

Phone:

(212) 355-9500

Fax:

(212) 355-9592

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Bar Information

Admitted to practice in New York, 1997; California, 1998; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1999; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2004; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, 2004; U.S. Dictrict Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2007.

Education

Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1996); Executive Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly; National Moot Court Competition Team, 1995; Moot Court Executive Board; University of Rochester (B.A., 1988).

Prior Employment

Law Clerk to Chief Judge Richard Alan Enslen, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1996-98.

Member

Committee on the Judiciary, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (2007-2010); American Bar Association; State Bar of New York; State Bar of California; American Trial Lawyers Association.

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OUR PROMISE TO YOU

  • Our lawyers have years of experience successfully representing clients in personal injury cases.
  • There is no charge or obligation for our review of your case.
  • In death and serious injury cases, we are pleased to visit you where you live, at no cost, to discuss your legal rights and answer your questions.
  • We have retained automotive safety and medical experts nationwide to assist our clients with their claims.
 
About Lieff Cabraser

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is a national plaintiffs' law firm of over 50 lawyers with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. Our attorneys are recognized for the successful prosecution of lawsuits involving deaths, personal injuries and property damage due to defective products, including dangerous and defective vehicles.

In 2007, in Mraz v. DaimlerChrysler, Lieff Cabraser attorneys, with local co-counsel, obtained the fourth-largest verdict in California for the year. At trial, plaintiffs showed that a defective transmission was responsible for making a Dodge Dakota pickup shift into reverse and run over Richard Mraz.

To learn more about the firm, click here.

 
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