Lisa Kralik Hansen
For over 25 years, Grace, Cosgrove & Schirm has held a premiere position as an outstanding, creative West Coast law firm, specializing in the handling of a wide variety of civil litigation matters. The Firm provides aggressive and innovative legal representation for its clients in the areas of
* Product Liability
* Personal Injury and General Liability
* Construction Defect
* Trucking Litigation
* Appellate
* Professional Liability (Design Professionals, Medical, Legal and Others)
* Asbestos Litigation
Our Firm is dedicated to providing our clients with quality representation in the most cost effective, yet thorough manner in order to achieve a swift resolution. These efficiencies are achieved through innovative "lawyering", as well as through a state-of-the-art computerized local area network (LAN), which provides computerized litigation support, database management, computerized calendaring, document scanning, and on-line legal research. These systems permit the Firm to handle diverse, complex litigation more efficiently and at a lower cost to our clients.
The Firm is noted for its creative strategies and willingness to develop the law in pursuit of our clients' best interests. Each client is represented by an exceptional group of attorneys who specialize in areas that are uniquely suited to their skills.
Litigation Practice Areas
Product Liability
Product liability is a major commitment of GCS. The Firm is dedicated to preserving the reputation of its clients' products, as well as the integrity of their scientific and technological advancements. The firm has handled hundreds of high exposure cases involving virtually every component system of a motor vehicle. Over the years the firm has also represented manufacturers of a wide range of products such as tires, CNC machines, roller coasters, propane tanks, valves, seat belts, agricultural products, irrigation and landscape equipment, electrical equipment, vending machines, and other consumer products.
Personal Injury and General Liability
The Firm has successfully handled high exposure personal injury and general liability matters that range from automobile accidents to electrocution cases to breach of contract matters. In regard to personal injury matters, the Firm's background in defense matters complements and enhances its ability to handle these cases to maximize the potential return to the client. Its investment in and dedication to a case is total. Every client has complete access to our vast legal and financial resources. If the case is contingency based, no initial fees are incurred by the client. Compensation occurs only after money is recovered in the case, as regulated by law.
Construction Litigation
The Firm has successfully represented architects, engineers, developers, contractors and subcontractors in alleged design/build errors and omissions, work-site injuries and toxic/environmental pollution-related claims for several decades. Our attorneys have litigation and jury trial experience, ranging from large, highly regulated public entity projects, commercial, industrial and condominium homeowner association design/construction defect cases, land subsidence and flooding claims, structural failure and toxic waste dump clean-up litigation to construction site catastrophic injuries and death.
Trucking Litigation
The Firm also represents the unique interests and concerns of trucking companies. These matters involve accidents with other vehicles, contractual disputes and matters dealing with trucking regulations.
Professional Liability
The Firm has specially trained attorneys to handle the analysis and defense of complex Errors and Omissions claims, including the defense of architects, engineers, medical professionals, veterinarians, attorneys, automobile dealerships, insurance agents and brokers.
Asbestos Litigation
For over 24 years, the Firm handled high exposure cases involving claims for wrongful death and personal injuries allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products For more than 10 years, the Firm served as regional and national coordinating counsel on behalf of General Motors Corporation, handling thousands of cases involving alleged exposures to asbestos-containing brake, clutch and other products. Our attorneys have extensive trial experience and technical knowledge concerning claims of alleged exposures to asbestos and other allegedly toxic substances.
Appellate Practice
Since its inception, the Firm, its predecessor and its members have also been at the "cutting edge" in developing favorable law for our clients. The Firm's attorneys have extensive experience in handling appellate matters before the state and federal Courts of Appeal in California. The Firm's appellate department complements and supports all of the other practice areas, providing our clients with a full-service law firm that vigorously pursues our client's rights from initial case handling, trial and through any necessary appellate process.
Lisa K Hansen
Grace, Cosgrove & Schirm
444 S Flower St #11
Los Angeles CA 90071
Tel: 213 533-5400
Fax: 213 533-5444
E-mail: lhansen@gcslaw.net
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