Los Angeles
STUART J. LIEBMAN (sliebman@lqss.com)
Stuart J. Liebman, Senior
Principal and Managing Shareholder, has been in practice since
1971, having received his J.D. from Loyola University School of
Law in 1970. Mr. Liebman began as Assistant General Counsel for
Yellow Cab Company of California and handled many Personal Injury
Defense matters throughout the State of California. Since 1972,
Mr. Liebman has been in private practice specializing in defense
of Personal Injury matters for insurance companies and both private
and public entities. He has also handled Coverage cases, complex
cases, and large Subrogation matters. Mr. Liebman personally holds
an "AV" rating
with Martindale-Hubbell and has tried numerous complex cases in
all phases of Insurance and Personal Injury Defense.
LANE E. QUIGLEY (lquigley@lqss.com)
Lane E. Quigley, is a Principal and has been practicing
Personal Injury Defense since his admission to the California State
Bar in 1974. Mr. Quigley received his B.A. in Business Administration
from California State University, Northridge in 1971, and his J.D.
from Loyola University School of Law in 1974. Mr. Quigley handles
complex liability matters and larger injury cases, including construction
defect litigation. Mr. Quigley is also the lead firm attorney on
matters involving public entity liability. Being “heavily experienced” in
this specialty, he has handled such matters for L.A. City Dept. of
Airports, LACMTA, numerous school districts and several municipalities.
He has sat as Judge Pro-Tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court,
and as an Arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Quigley
appears as a public speaker nationwide, most recently speaking for
the State Bar of California's Continuing Education Program providing
the defense viewpoint in a six-hour panel discussion on approaching
a Personal Injury Case. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Quigley
worked as an editor for a book publisher, and as a radio personality.
JACK L. SHEPPARD (jsheppard@lqss.com)
Jack L. Sheppard is a Principal of the firm, received his B.A.
in Business Administration from the University of California at
Los Angeles in 1976 and his J.D. from the University of West Los
Angeles in 1980. Mr. Sheppard was admitted to the California
State Bar in 1980. Mr. Sheppard has been engaged in Personal Injury
Defense practice since that time, initially as House Counsel for
an insurance company for four years and then in private practice.
Mr. Sheppard has considerable trial experience and currently handles
large exposure cases and Construction Defect Litigation.
SOLOMON SOULEMA (ssoulema@lqss.com)
Solomon Soulema, is a Principal of the firm, working in
our Los Angeles Office and specializing in Workers’ Compensation
Defense. He has concentrated his practice in the field of Workers’ Compensation
since 1979. Mr. Soulema received his B.A. in Political Science in
1972 from California State University, Northridge. He received his
J.D. from the University of San Fernando Valley in 1975. He was then
admitted to the California State Bar that same year. Mr. Soulema
has appeared before most Workers’ Compensation courts in Southern
California. He has developed extensive knowledge in the handling
and litigation of a wide variety of cases involving complicated medical
and legal issues which include cardiac disability, psychiatric disabilities,
death claims, stress and strain, continuous trauma claims and claims
filed directly against an employer alleging Serious and Willful Misconduct
and Employer Discrimination.
JOHN W. EVANS (jevans@lqss.com)
John W. Evans, is a Principal of the firm, attended the
University of California, Los Angeles, Class of 1978, and Southwestern
University School of Law, where he obtained his J.D. in 1981. While
attending law school, Mr. Evans was a member and editor of the Southwestern
Law Review. Mr. Evans was admitted to the California State Bar in
1981 and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme
Court and all Federal and State courts in the State of California.
Mr. Evans specializes in defense of Personal Injury matters for insurance
companies, both private and public entities. Mr. Evans also handles
complex Coverage cases, law and motion matters and appellate work.
JOHN VALENTINE (jvalentine@lqss.com)
John Valentine received his B.A. in Political Science
from California State University at Long Beach in 1981 and received
his J.D. from Southwestern Law School in 1992. Mr. Valentine
has over 15 years experience advising management in all aspects
of labor and employment law including discipline and termination,
harassment training and investigations, WARN, wage payment issues
and workplace privacy. He also defends companies in wrongful
termination, harassment, discrimination, and wage and hour lawsuits
before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Mr. Valentine also prosecutes and defends misappropriation of
trade secret cases. He was co-counsel on the frequently cited
appellate court case Gemini Aluminum Corp. v. California Custom
Shapes, Inc. (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1249, which set the standard
for recovering attorneys’ fees for "bad faith" trade
secret misappropriation claims under California's enactment of
the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Sandra V. Stanfield (sstanfield@lqss.com)
Sandra V. Stanfield attended California State University Northridge
where she received a B.A. in English. She began an administrative career at the
University of California, Los Angeles as the staff assistant to a faculty committee
charged with formulation of campus wide academic policy. Ms. Stanfield left UCLA
to pursue her legal studies and received a J.D. from the University of LaVerne,
San Fernando Valley, in 1985, where she participated in Moot Court and served
as a Law Review contributor and editor. She was admitted to the California State
Bar in 1985 and has practiced civil law and workers’ compensation law since.
Ms. Stanfield has practiced workers’ compensation defense exclusively since
2000.
Jason S. Ginsberg (jsginsberg@lqss.com)
Jason S. Ginsberg attended the University of Kansas where
he earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1989. He then earned
his J.D. from the University of Missouri School of Law in Kansas
City in 1992. Mr. Ginsberg began his career in the Missouri Public
Defenders office in Kansas City as a trial lawyer. He also has
experience handling criminal appeals. Mr. Ginsberg practiced as
a criminal trial lawyer in California before he focused his practice
in the field of Workers’ Compensation. Mr. Ginsberg has practiced
in the field of Workers’ Compensation exclusively since 2002.
