Top Lemon-law Attorneys to Speak at May 6 MPG Meeting
LOS ANGELES, April 29 /PRNewswire/ — The motor Press Guild (MPG), America’s largest professional automotive media association, announces two of California’s most prominent lemon-law attorneys, both key players in the courtroom battles between unhappy vehicle owners and the manufacturers, will square off and explain what the lemon law is, how it works and how it affects the industry.
For the Plaintiffs: William R. McGee, who operates The Law Offices of William R. McGee, California Lemon Law Attorneys, which claims to be California’s largest statewide lemon-law firm. In 1987 McGee entered the field of consumer protection litigation, specifically “lemon law,” with the purpose of representing California consumers who had vehicles they considered to be defective, or what are known as “lemons.” He now has a multi-office firm, which has successfully represented more than 8,000 California consumers with lemon-law claims. McGee graduated from the San Diego School of Law in 1985 and, upon being admitted to The State Bar of California, took a position with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office, Criminal Prosecution Division, in the position of Deputy City Attorney.
For the Defense: Brian Takahashi, a partner with the firm of Bowman and Brooke, has focused his practice on the representation of manufacturers in the areas of commercial and product liability. He is a member of the State Bar in both California and Hawaii. His automotive clients have included Honda, Ford, Porsche, Mazda, Suzuki, Toyota, Land Rover, Jaguar, and Aston-Martin. He has tried approximately 25 lemon law cases to verdict in the State of California, including several with Mr. McGee. Before graduating from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, he earned a B.S. Degree from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, with a major in Materials Science, which covers failure analysis. He is knowledgeable in the investigation, litigation and trial of cases involving technical issues, and, early in his career, he represented Aloha Airlines in the litigation which resulted from the well- known fuselage failure of Flight 243.
Attorneys and other legal executives working with auto manufacturers are encouraged to attend.
MPG Meeting Details:
What: For the Plaintiff: William R. McGee, who operates
The Law Offices of William R. McGee
For the Defense: Brian Takahashi, a partner with the firm of Bowman
and Brooke
When: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Social - 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon - Noon
Where: The Proud Bird Restaurant
11022 Aviation Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-670-3093
Price: Members - $20; Non-Members and Guests - $25;
(cash or check; open seating/no reservations)
Contact: MPG: Robyn Eckard, 949-268-3049, or
For more information about MPG news, upcoming events, and directions to the Proud Bird, please visit .
About motor Press Guild
The Los Angeles-based motor Press Guild (MPG) is a non-profit professional association dedicated to promoting education and information exchange within the motoring press. MPG has more than 800 global members, including staff and freelance journalists, photographers, broadcasters, public-relations representatives from vehicle manufacturers, industry suppliers, aftermarket companies, consumer groups, governmental bodies and other motoring-related firms and organizations.
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