Lisa D. Angelo
Senior Partner
Admissions
- California, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2009
- District of Columbia, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2007
- United States Tax Court, 2007
- California Supreme Court, 2003
Education
- George Washington University Law School, LL.M
- Whittier Law School, J.D.
- Law Review Member and Notes and Comments Editor
- Moot Court Honors Board Member and Competitor
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Trial Advocacy Honors Board Member and Competitor
- San Diego State University, B.S.
- Political Science
- Psychology
Lisa D. Angelo
Rated by Super Lawyers
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Ms. Angelo is a Senior Partner in the Los Angeles and Irvine offices of Murchison & Cumming, LLP and a member of the firm’s Professional Liability, General Liability, Law and Motion, and Retail practice groups. Ms. Angelo fiercely advocates for her clients, preparing them and taking away their worries. Her clients know they can trust her and work together to find the best solution.
Ms. Angelo is a Martindale Hubbell AV-Preeminent rated attorney and has experience in a wide variety of practice areas including legal malpractice, medical malpractice, agent/broker malpractice (insurance and real estate), environmental consulting malpractice, product liability, premises liability (trip/slip and fall), general liability, and health law (elder/medical). Additionally, Lisa has represented major retail brands in all aspects of litigation matters including sexual harassment.
An aggressive trial attorney and litigator, one of Ms. Angelo’s most recent victories includes a defense verdict in an alleged real estate fraud case. This case was tried fully masked during the COVID-19 pandemic with the jury seated throughout the courtroom. After a three-week trial, the jury took less than three hours to find the defendant not liable for any of the fraud-based claims, including punitive damages. Read more about the case here.
Ms. Angelo is an active member of the Claims Litigation Management, Professional Liability Defense Federation, Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Inn of Court, Women Lawyers of Long Beach and she has served as a speaker for several local and national organizations including USLAW. She is a Co-Chair of M&C’s Professional Development Subcommittee, part of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion’s Women’s Initiative.
Away from the office, Ms. Angelo enjoys golfing and is an accomplished pianist.
Admissions
- California, 2003
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2009
- District of Columbia, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2014
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2007
- United States Tax Court, 2007
- California Supreme Court, 2003
Education
- George Washington University Law School, LL.M
- Whittier Law School, J.D.
- Law Review Member and Notes and Comments Editor
- Moot Court Honors Board Member and Competitor
-
Trial Advocacy Honors Board Member and Competitor
- San Diego State University, B.S.
- Political Science
- Psychology
Representative Cases
- Insuk Yoo Lee vs. Fullerton Corporate Fitness, Inc. dba Gold’s Gym Fullerton, et al.
- Hymavathi Kunamneni vs. Rajeswari Vunnamadala
- Jose F. Garcia dba Jose’s Carpet Sales vs. Community Action of Ventura Inc. et al.
- Martinez v. Mountville Mills et al.
- Campos v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Amoroso v. The Lobster Trap
- Lanovenko v. Bark n’ Bitches et al.
- Sedigheh Ansari vs. El Proyecto Del Barrio Foundation, Inc., et al.
Classes/Seminars Taught
- “Gaining Mentors and Becoming One,” USLAW Network, Women’s Conference 2023
- “Increasingly Complex Malpractice Settlements and Attendant Terms for Consideration aka How Do You Get it Done?,” USLAW Network, Fall 2022 Client Conference
- “Increasingly Complex Malpractice Settlements and Attendant Terms for Consideration aka How Do You Get it Done?,” USLAW Network Professional Liability Forum, July 14, 2022.
- “The Increase in Early ‘Limits Demands’ and Strategies for Response,” USLAW Network Professional Liability Forum, July 13, 2022
- “Pitfalls and Successes of Remote/Hybrid Depositions, Pre-Trial Conferences and Trials: What Have We Learned, How is Discovery Impacted, and Where Do We Go From Here?,” USLAW Network, Fall 2021 Client Conference
- “What Does the Rest of 2020 Look Like,” Virtual Roundtables: General Liability Claims, USLAW Network, July 6, 2020
- “Professional Liability” Murchison & Cumming 2014 Year in Review, 5-Minute Drill, April 30, 2015, Los Angeles, CA
- “Dos and Don’ts for General Counsel When Responding to State/Federal Subpoena, Document Request or Civil Investigative Demand,” USLAW Network Legal Leaders and Corporate Counsel Exchange, March 3, 2015, Chicago, IL
- “Duty to Defend Criminal Complaints” Murchison & Cumming 2013 Year in Review, 5-Minute Drill, April 29, 2014, Los Angeles, CA
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,” Panelist re: Business Across Borders in North America in 2013, Fall 2013 USLAW Network Client Conference, October 4, 2013, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
- “What To Do If You, Your Friend or Your CEO Receive an Indictment or Federal Grand Jury Subpoena,” USLAW White Collar Crime EduNet Webinar, May 16, 2013
- “Federal Criminal Discovery and Civility,” Criminal Inn of Court Meeting, May 9, 2013, Los Angeles, CA
- “Howell, Hanif & Beyond–The current climate for assessment of medical ‘specials,'” Tokio Marine Management and TM Claims Services, May 30, 2012, Pasadena, CA
- “California Civil Procedure,” Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, February 2012
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Murchison & Cumming’s Professional Development Subcommittee – Co-Chair
- Eastern District of California Pro Bono Panel
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Long Beach Bar Association
Published Works
- “My First Jury Trial…During a Pandemic!,” Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, March 2021
- “Blue Shield to cover treatment for anorexia,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 21, 2011
- “Clash of the Courts: Are Witness Statements Privileged Information?” Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 27, 2010
- Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, “The Delay in a Necessary Change With Time”, 23 Whittier L. Rev. 3, 2002
Results
- Motion of Summary Judgment Granted in Trip and Fall Case (1/24/2023)
- Motion of Summary Judgement Granted in Slip and Fall Case (10/11/2022)
- Motion for Summary Judgment in Elder Abuse Case (2/23/2022)
- Motion of Summary Judgement Granted in Slip and Fall Case (2/23/2022)
- Motion for Summary Judgment Granted in Breach of Contract Case (11/23/2020)
- Defense Verdict in Alleged Real Estate Fraud Case (11/12/2020)
- Motion for Summary Judgment Granted in Products Liability Case (4/16/2019)
- Defense Verdict in Premises Liability Case (6/21/2017)
- Motion for Summary Judgment Granted in “Dog-Bite” Case (10/13/2016)
- Defense Verdict in Premises Liability Case (12/23/2015)
- LASC Grants Motion for Summary Judgment in Negligent Supervision / Civil Rights Case (10/11/2013)
- LASC Sustains Demurrer in Personal Injury Case (8/29/2013)
- Superior Court Grants Summary Judgment in Emotional Distress Case (8/27/2013)
- LASC Grants Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Toxic Tort Case (6/14/2013)
- LASC Grants Summary Judgment to Insurance Brokerage Corporation and its CEO (6/28/2012)
- Court Grants Intervention and Motion to Set Aside Default in General Liability Case (4/2/2012)
- Summary Judgment Granted in Personal Injury Case (4/2/2012)
- LASC Grants Dismissal with Prejudice in Pro Per Case (3/13/2012)
- Summary Adjudication Granted in Breach of Contract Case (10/10/2011)
- Federal Court Grants Motion to Dismiss Twenty-Count Criminal Indictment in Las Vegas (9/9/2011)
- Verdict of the Week: Pltfs’ decedent caused plane crash, not hired pilot: defense (4/12/2010)
- Murchison & Cumming Trial Attorney Leads Trial Defeating $77 Million Wrongful Death Claim Against Aircraft Company (11/12/2009)
- M&C Wins Dismissal at Trial for Major Aircraft Supplier Client (5/19/2009)
Articles
- Lisa Angelo’s Article Featured in PLDF Quarterly (3/18/2021)
- California Supreme Court Abolishes Common Law ‘Release Rule’ (8/24/2012)
- Blue Shield to Cover Treatment for Anorexia (9/21/2011)
- Abolishing the Collateral Source Rule? (2/16/2011)
- Clash of the Courts: Are Witness Statements Privileged Information? (4/27/2010)
Announcements
- Murchison & Cumming Elevates Lisa Angelo to Senior Partner (1/8/2024)
- Murchison & Cumming Partners Claim Two Trial Victories in One Week (2/8/2017)
- Three from Murchison & Cumming Honored in Southern California Super Lawyers Women’s Edition (8/17/2016)
- Three Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Named to Southern California Rising Stars List (6/21/2016)
- Lisa D. Angelo Named to the Southern California Rising Stars List (6/16/2015)
- Murchison & Cumming, LLP Receives Peer Review Rating™ for Lisa D. Angelo from Martindale-Hubbell® (1/6/2015)
- Murchison & Cumming names a Partner and Associate Partner (1/5/2015)
- Lisa D. Angelo Sworn into the United States Supreme Court (6/24/2014)
- Lisa Angelo to serve as Co-Panelist with the Honorable Robert L. Hess at the LACBA Inn of Court (5/6/2014)
- Lisa Angelo to Present on Indictments and Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas (5/14/2013)
- Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Selected as Women Lawyers of Long Beach Officers (5/22/2012)
- Murchison & Cumming Forms Wildland Fire Litigation and White Collar Crime Practice Groups (12/23/2011)
Lisa D. Angelo
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