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California Personal Injury Attorneys
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Calabasas, CA 91302
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Attorney Profiles

Robert Pourvali

Robert H. Pourvali has been an attorney since 1993 and dedicates a good part of his practice to appeals. He has been involved in many reported cases, making his mark on the law and influencing future decisions with his considerable legal talent. He is admitted in California and the Central and Eastern Districts of the U.S. District Court of California.

A graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, Mr. Pourvali exhibited his intellectual approach from the start of his legal career. During law school, he earned the American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Research and Writing and participated in the Moot Court Honors Program. He has also obtained an Exceptional Achievement Award in Business Planning. Mr. Pourvali did his undergraduate work at the University of California in San Diego and finished with a Bachelor of Arts from California State University at Northridge.

Areas of Practice:

  • Civil Appeals

Bar Admissions:

California, 1993
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1993

Education:

  • Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1993
    J.D.
    • Honors: Moot Court Honors Programs
      Honors: Recipient; American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Research & Writing.
      Honors: Exceptional Achievement Award in Business Planning
  • California State University at Northridge, San Diego, 1989
    B.A.
  • University of California, San Diego, California

Representative Cases:

  • International Engine Parts. Inc. v. Feddersen & Co., 64 Cal.App.4th 345, 75 Cal.Rptr 2d 178 (Cal. App. 2Dist. 1998
  • Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall Intern. Inc. , 17 Cal.4th 93, 948 P. 2d 412 (Cal. 1998)
  • Castaneda v. Bornstein, 36 Cal. App. 4th 1818, 43 Cal. Rptr. 2d 10 (Cal. App. 2Dist. 1995)
  • Nguyen v. Los Angeles County Harbor UCLA Medicine Center, 40 Cal. App. 4th 1433, 48 Cal. Rptr 2d 301 (Cal. App. 2Dist. 1995)
  • Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. App. 4th 1790, 52 Cal. Rptr 2d 514 (Cal. App. 4Dist. 1996)
  • Scofield v. Critical Air Medicine. Inc., 45 Cal. App.4th 990, 52 Cal.Rptr.2d 915 (Cal. App. 2Dist. 1996)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar of California
    Member