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Attorney Profile

Nimish R. Desai

Associate

San Francisco

Practice Areas Include: Defective Products, Mass Torts

E-Mail:

ndesai@lchb.com

Phone:

(415) 956-1000

Fax:

(415) 956-1008

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Bar Information

Admitted to practice in California, 2006; US District Court, Northern District of California, 2007; US District Court, Central District of California, 2008; US District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2009.

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2006); University of Texas, Austin, Texas (B.S. & B.A., High Honors, 2002).

Prior Employment

Extern, Sierra Club Environmental Law Program, 2004; Researcher, Public Citizen, 2003; Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, 2001-2002.

Publications & Presentations

“American Chemistry Council v. Johnson: Community Right to Know, But About What? D.C. Circuit Takes Restrictive View of EPCRA,” 33 Ecology L.Q. 583 , (Winter 2006); “Lessons Learned and Unlearned: A Case Study of Medical Malpractice Award Caps in Texas,” The Subcontinental, (Winter 2004, Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 81-87); “Separation of Fine Particulate Matter Emitted from Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles Using Chemical Mass Balancing Techniques”, Environmental Science Technology, (2003; 37(17) p.3904-3909); "Analysis of Motor Vehicle Emissions in a Houston Tunnel during Texas Air Quality Study 2000," Atmospheric Environment, 38, 3363-3372 (2004).

Member

State Bar of California; Bar Association of San Francisco; Consumer Attorneys of California; American Bar Association; American Constitution Society; South Asian Bar Association.

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  • 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.

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