HON. JOEL RUDOF (Ret.)

Judge Rudof served as Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Santa Monica, from 1987-1993, and Van Nuys from 1981-1987; served as Arbitrator to the Superior Court, before appointment to the bench, 1975-1981.

Partner in private practice with Rudof & Rosenthal, and Minsky, Garber & Rudof. He specialized in personal injury, construction matters, real estate, and workers’ compensation law.

Judge Rudof presided over numerous cases and developed a reputation as a skilled arbitrator and mediator. He has particular expertise in settling personal injury, uninsured motorist claims, construction defects, employment and labor law, insurance coverage, medical and legal malpractice, real estate, commercial and business disputes.

• Certified Specialist in workers’ compensation law.

• Adjunct Professor, La Verne College of Law, Encino, CA, workers’ compensation, 1966-1978.

• Speaker in CEB program, "Civil Litigation before Trial," 1986.

• Member: California Judges Association.
• Former Member: Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association.
• Member of the Scottish Rite, 1960-present; Al Malaikai Temple, since 1956.
• Past President, Peace Officers’ Shrine Club, 1990-1991.

LL.B., University of Southern California Law School, 1949

BS, University of California, Los Angeles, 1943.

Personal injury

Construction defects

Employment and labor law

Insurance coverage

Medical and legal malpractice

Real estate

Commercial and business disputes