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Timothy A. Loranger

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC 10940 Wilshire Boulevard 17th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90024 Practice Area(s): Aviation Law, Catastrophic Injuries call (800) 827-0087 fax (310) 820-7444 visit website

Biographical Information Admission Dates & Jurisdictions Education Professional Experience Honors & Awards Professional Associations Press Speaking Engagements Publications Service Activities

Biographical Information

Timothy A. Loranger is an attorney and partner at the national mass disaster law firm of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman. A consumer attorney, pilot and avid citizen advocate, Tim concentrates his practice on product liability law, aviation and commercial ground transportation accidents, resulting in catastrophic personal injury or death.

Tim has experience working on numerous commercial truck, bus and aviation cases involving negligent design, operation, and maintenance. His experience in these cases, combined with a varied background in science and mechanics, has given him significant insights into finding and proving the causation in these accidents.

A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Tim served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. His experience as a Marine prepared him for a career in the legal field where service, honor, compassion, perseverance, and dedication are essential traits.

During this time, Tim worked as an aircraft mechanic throughout the U.S., including the Marine Corps and Navy Air Stations in El Toro, California; San Diego, California; Memphis, Tennessee; and Jacksonville, Florida. The focus of his training and work was on RF-4b, F/A-18, and KC-130 aircraft at both the squadron and intermediate maintenance levels. During this time, Tim expressed his strong passion for aviation and aviation safety.

Tim developed a life-long desire to fly at a young age and earned his pilot’s license over 15 years ago. He still finds time to fly even with the full-time practice of law.After serving in the Marines, Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from California State University, Northridge and his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

As a proud member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice, Tim is a part of an extensive association of plaintiff attorneys dedicated to representing consumers in, and protecting them from, unsafe products, unsafe medicine, unfair business practices and unscrupulous, negligent corporate conduct.

Tim dedicates himself beyond the courtroom by lobbying for consumer safety legislation as a strong advocate for victim’s rights and equal access to justice. He is a proud member of the CAALA Board of Governors, as well as an active member of various committees within CAALA, including, the Government Relations Committee, the Public Relations Committee, the Listserve Committee, the New Lawyers Committee, and the Mentor Program.

CAALA has honored Tim with three Presidential Awards for his tireless efforts to preserve victims’ rights and for his advocacy for consumer safety.

In his spare time, Tim raises money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Livestrong; runs in marathons and trains and competes in triathlons, with plans for a full distance Ironman Triathlon in the works. He receives his greatest joy spending time with his wife, Desiree, and their daughter, Elizabeth.

Tim was also an active member of the Boy Scouts of America and the Civil Air Patrol—a benevolent, nonprofit organization and auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force, dedicated to aerospace education.

Admission Dates & Jurisdictions

  • California, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2011
  • District of Columbia, 2013

Education

  • California State University Northridge (B.A., Biology, 1999)
  • Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA (J.D., 2002)
  • Private Pilot License, Single Engine Land, USA (1999)

Professional Experience

  • Plaintiffs’ Management Committee, MDL-2654, In Re: Amtrak Train Derailment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2015

Honors & Awards

  • Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers®, 2015 – 2018
  • Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers® – Rising Stars, 2011 – 2013
  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 – 2018 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
  • Avvo.com Superb Score 10 out of 10
  • Listed, The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™
  • Steven C. Glickman Award 2016, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Presidential Award 2007, 2015, 2017 Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Presidential Award of Merit 2008, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Nation’s Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
  • Grand Prize – 1st Annual Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Essay Contest, “‘Side Trips’ Within the Warsaw Convention” , LPBA Journal, Vol. XXIII, No.3, Fall 2002

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of California
  • The District of Columbia Bar
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • American Association for Justice (AAJ): Leader’s Forum; Interstate Trucking Litigation Group; Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway, and Premises Liability Section and Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group
  • Secretary, Aviation Law Section, American Association for Justice (2017-present)
  • American Bar Association: The Forum on Air and Space Law; Litigation Section
  • Honorary Board of Governors, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, 2015-Present
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  • Attorneys Information Exchange Group
  • Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
  • Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
  • Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary, 1983 – 1985

Press

News

  • Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  • Los Angeles Times
  • The Daily Oklahoman
  • The Windsor Star

Speaking Engagements

  • Topic: Federal Practice & Procedure
    Organization: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
    Event: CAALA Members CLE Program Webinar
    Location: Webinar
    Date: May 9, 2018
  • Topic: The Latest in Passenger Protections and Passenger Claims and the Impact of Social Media on Them
    Organization: American Bar Association – ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Aviation and Space Law Committee
    Event: Aviation Litigation Committee Conference, Aviation and Litigation in Today’s World
    Location: Ritz Carlton, Washington, D.C.
    Date: October 19-20, 2017
  • Topic: Direct Examination of Expert Witnesses
    Program: Experts Panel
    Organization: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
    Event: CAALA Annual Las Vegas Convention 2017
    Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
    Date: August 31-September 3, 2017
  • Topic: Expert Witness Panel
    Program: Excluding Experts and Ensuring Yours Aren’t Excluded.
    Organization: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
    Event: CAALA Annual Las Vegas Convention 2016
    Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
    Date: September 2, 2016
  • Topic: The Practical Absurdity Created by Daimler AG v. Bauman
    Organization: Southern Methodist University
    Event: 50th Annual SMU Air Law Symposium
    Location: Las Colinas, Texas
    Date: March 31 – April 1, 2016
  • Program: Product Liability
    Topic: Pleading Your Product Case
    Organization: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
    Event: CAALA Annual Convention 2015: Follow the Road to Trial Success
    Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
    Date: September 3-6, 2015
  • Program: Third-Party Cases
    Topic: Pre-Litigation Concerns in a Third-Party Case
    Organization: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
    Event: CAALA Annual Las Vegas Convention 2014
    Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
    Date: August 30, 2014

Publications

  • California bicycle laws – A primer, ADVOCATE Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California, February, 2017
  • ‘Side Trips’ Within the Warsaw Convention – LPBA Journal, Vol, XXIII, No. 3, Fall, 2002

Service Activities

  • Member, American Legion
  • Honorary Board of Governors, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, 2015-Present
  • Board of Directors, U.S. Vets, 2014 – present
  • Former Member, Civil Air Patrol, a benevolent, nonprofit organization and auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force dedicated to aerospace education.
  • Fund Raiser, Livestrong Foundation, Los Angeles Marathon, 2011 – Raised $1,500.00 to help in the fight against cancer and to assist cancer survivors and their families to Livestrong.
Military Experience
  • United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California, Corporal, Aircraft Hydraulic Mechanic (RF-4B, F/A-18, C-130), 1988 – 1992

Deployment:

  • Veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990-1991

Awards:

  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2nd Award)
  • Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  • Good Conduct Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal (w/2 bronze stars)
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
  • Rifle Expert Badge
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