Attorneys
Guy R. Gruppie Los Angeles, California
| Senior Partner | |
| phone | 213-630-1089 (Direct) 213-623-7400 (General) |
| fax | 213-623-6336 |
| ggruppie@murchisonlaw.com | |
Guy R. Gruppie is a Senior Partner in the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming, where he chairs the Complex Civil Litigation Practice Group. He also serves a senior member of the Firm's Product Liability Practice Group. Mr. Gruppie is a member of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), and was named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine in a vote of peers. He was also named a Top Attorney in the San Gabriel Valley, in the Personal Injury/Defense category, by Pasadena Magazine. Mr. Gruppie is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is a former chair of the Trial Tactics Section of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). He serves as National Trial Counsel for Fuji Film, USA and represents a diverse group of international, national and local businesses and individuals. Mr. Gruppie has spent his entire legal career at Murchison & Cumming, where he was a Summer Associate in 1990. Prior to law school, he was a reporter and editor at the Los Angeles Times.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 1991
- Bar Admissions:
- California, 1991
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2002
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2008
- Education:
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California,
1991
J.D. - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California,
1988
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Journalism & Political Science
- Published Works:
- "Uncommon Perception: The Common Carrier Duty Does Not Rule Out Defense Verdicts in Elevator and Escalator Accident Trials", Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Vol. 59, No. 2, Winter, 2009
- "Admissibility of Evidence Involving Absence of Prior Incidents/Injuries: The Law in Certain Major States", Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Volume 58, No. 4, Summer, 2008
- "Ethical Issues in the Use of Trial Consultants", Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Quarterly, Vol. 56, No. 2, Winter, 2006
- Labor Code Section 4558: A Dangerous Exception to the Exclusive Remedy Rule, Association of Southern California, Verdict, Third Quarter, 2000
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- "Minimizing Your Chances of Being Sued and Maximizing Your Chances of Winning if You Are", Elevator Industry Group of Southern California Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
- "Anatomy of an Elevator Accident Trial", National Association of Elevator Contractors Annual Meeting, Sarasota, FL, 2008
- Representing High Profile Clients, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID, 2007
- "Use of Evidence of Absence of Prior Claims to Refute Product Defect Claims", Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2006
- "A Necessary Dress Rehearsal: Achieving Maximum Trial Results Through the Use of Mock Trial/Focus Groups", Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chesapeake Bay, MD, 2004
