Larry Gornick
Areas of Focus
Larry Gornick is a trial lawyer with a practice focused on products liability, consumer class actions, unfair business practices and false advertising. He has tried cases in courts across the country, including California, New York, Oregon Pennsylvania and Washington. Mr. Gornick has successfully argued numerous appeals and has resolved hundreds of cases through mediation and arbitration. In his prior practice, Mr. Gornick served as national and regional counsel for manufacturers in mass product liability litigation and consumer class actions. Mr. Gornick also has substantial experience in litigation related to complex commercial disputes, franchisor liability and misappropriation of trade secrets. He has lectured on trial advocacy skills at both Stanford Law School and the University of San Francisco School of Law.
Lawrence J. Gornick of Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick has been appointed by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster to the national Gadolinium litigation plaintiff's steering committee. The committee consists of only 16 members nationally. A position on the plaintiffs' steering committee is important because the members of this committee will be dealing with issues affecting the outcome of all of the cases, such as gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, selecting experts and developing strategy on a national basis.
Legal History
Partner, Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick LLP, 2006 to Present; Partner, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, 2002 to 2006 – served as Global Vice Chair of Litigation Department, Office Chair of San Francisco Litigation Department and Chair of San Francisco Associate Development Committee; Partner, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, 1996 to 2002 – served as Chair of the Brobeck Pro Bono Committee; Associate, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, 1988 to 1996.
Education
University of California, Davis School of Law, JD, 1988
University of California, Santa Barbara, BA 1985
Admitted
Admitted to practice in all California state courts; the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Central Districts of California; and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. pro hac vice admissions in the state courts of Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Washington and United States District Courts for Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Idaho.
Bar and Professional Associations
State Bar of California, the Bar Association of San Francisco, and the American Bar Association.
Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick, LLP
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Ph: 1.800.901.4001
Fax: 415.981.1270
