HON. ARTHUR BALDONADO (Ret.)

Judge of Los Angeles Superior Court, 1977-1996; Trial Judge of the Year, presented by the California Trial Lawyers Association, 1984; Trial Judge of the Year, presented by the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, 1992.

In private practice, Judge Baldonado specialized in torts, contracts, construction, real property, environmental, probate, family law, workmen’s compensation, personal injury, commercial and civil litigation, general business matters and insurance disputes. As a Judge, he presided over matters concerning construction defects, contracts and commercial disputes, insurance coverage and indemnity, medical and professional malpractice, personal injury and real estate. He conducts settlement conferences in all areas of law.

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Arbitration
• Board of Directors Member, Southern California Rapid Transit District
• Board of Directors Member, West Covina Unified School District
• Member, Community Council, League of Women Voters of the East San Gabriel Valley
• American Bar Association, Pomona Valley Bar Association, Citrus Bar Association
• Chairman of the Board of Director, Student Education Loan Marketing Corporation
• 1958-1960 Aide to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, United States Senate
• 1957-1958 Judge Advocate General (JAG) Headquarters, 85th Air Division, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. Courts Martial, Personnel Board and general legal matters. Commissioned Officer U.S.A.F. (1955-1958)

University of New Mexico, 1951-1952; B.A.; University of California at Los Angeles, International Relations, Latin America, 1952-1955; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1960.

Contracts Commercial/Civil Litigation

Personal Injury Insurance Disputes

Construction Defect

Real Property

Environmental

Probate

Family Law

Workers’ Compensation