Education
University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA. Juris Doctor, 1986
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Master of Science in Education, 1979. Honors: Grade Point Average 3.75
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Bachelor of Science in Education, Cum Laude, 1976. Honors: California State Scholarship Recipient, 1974; Alpha Gamma Delta Highest Grade Point Average and Scholarship Achievement Awards, four consecutive semesters.1974-1976
Teaching Appointment
August 2001 - present. California Western School of Law. San Diego, CA. ADJUNCT PROFESSOR - Legal Drafting. Teach advanced legal writing course to upper division law school students, at A.B.A. accredited law school. Teach students to draft litigation documents, including complaints, answers, discovery, motions, briefs, opinion letters, general correspondence and contracts.
Representative
Matters:
Extensive experience in Medical Malpractice and Labor and Employment Law: Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination of Employment, Sex, Race and Age Discrimination, violations of ERISA, COBRA and the Family Medical Leave Act. Extensive experience in Contract disputes, Business Litigation, Real Estate, Construction Defect, Products Liability, Motor Vehicle, serious Personal Injuries, Insurance Bad Faith and Mold Litigation.
Jury and bench trial experience in Employment Law, Construction Defect, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Construction Site Injuries, Motor Vehicle, Real Estate, Breach of Contract and cases involving public entities. Experience in handling class action lawsuits, police misconduct for civil rights violations, elder abuse and cases involving public entities. Experience working with news media.
Medical Malpractice: Successfully petitioned the California Supreme Court, to reverse the trial court's exclusion of expert treating physician's testimony regarding liability and causation of injury, under C.C.P. §2034. Paxton v. Stewart, et. al. (2000) 23 Cal.4th 429.
Employment Law: Successfully argued against enforcement of the arbitration policy of a large health maintenance organization, in sexual harassment case. Kinney v. United Healthcare Services, Inc. (1999) 70 Cal. App.4th 1322.
Licenses and Memberships :
Member, State Bar of California, Litigation and Employment Law Sections, 1987 - present
Admitted to practice U.S. District Courts, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California
Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2008, member 2004 - present
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1989 - present
Member, Attorneys Information and Exchange Group, 2004 - 2008
Member, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, June 2004 - present
Member, Orange County and San Diego County Bar Associations
California State Teaching Credentials, 1979 for life, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Contact
Information:
Clarice J. Letizia
Attorney
at Law
Wentworth,
Paoli and Purdy, LLP
4631
Teller Ave., Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Telephone: (949) 752-7711
Facsimile:
(949) 752-8339
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