John P. Blumberg

John P. Blumberg has been practicing for 40 years, specializing in medical and legal malpractice cases. He is AV-rated, Board-Certified as a Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board-Certified separately in Medical Malpractice and Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and a Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization. He was accepted into ABOTA in1991 and has earned the rank of Advocate with over 50 jury trials to verdict. Mr. Blumberg currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Board of Governors of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Blumberg Law Corporation is located in Long Beach.

Articles written by this author:

Keep it simple! A new model for trying a lawsuit

TMI! The jury cannot focus on your important facts if you overload them with the needless and mundane

John P. Blumberg

2015 January

Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing

Your expert will explain the law to the jury, setting the stage for your “case within a case”

John P. Blumberg

2016 October

The psychological science of persuasion

Presenting your case to overcome jurors’ built-in resistance to persuasion

John P. Blumberg

2017 December

Ethical considerations in retainer agreements

A short look at what is required by the Business and Professions Code section 6148

John P. Blumberg

2019 February

Mistakes, accidents and advocacy

Jurors come to the courtroom with a lifetime of experience in what they believe is fair or unfair; jury instructions won’t change that experience, but how you frame the facts may

John P. Blumberg

2020 January

Post-arbitration award procedures

The California Arbitration Act rules govern how to make your award final, allowing it to be entered by the court as a judgment. A look at procedures and pitfalls along the way

John P. Blumberg

2020 November

Persuasion science for trial lawyers

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Scientist and astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson

John P. Blumberg

2023 June

The Golden Rule

Invoking empathy without violating the Golden Rule

John P. Blumberg

2024 May