Bradford T. Child is skilled in high-stakes litigation and has won all of the twenty-plus cases he has tried to verdict. His successful trial record includes cases ranging from personal injury and product liability to wrongful termination of employment, inverse condemnation, business matters, and bad faith denial of insurance coverage. He has successfully represented clients in high-profile cases, including the San Bernardino train derailment and pipeline explosion, and has successfully argued before the California Supreme Court for reversal of the decisions of lower courts.

Mr. Child earned his J.D. in 1980 at the McGeorge School of Law, where he was selected for Law Review by the Pacific Law Journal, and previously received his B.A. in 1977 from the University of the Pacific. He has been admitted to the Minnesota and State Bar of California since 1980 and 1981, respectively. He is admitted to practice before the federal courts in the Central and Northern Districts of California system, and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

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Andrew J. Marton rejoined the firm in 2001 after six years with Haight, Brown & Bonesteel where he handled complex litigation matters. He has practiced law since 1987 and specializes in product liability, construction, professional negligence and commercial transportation matters. Mr. Marton has tried numerous cases, including class actions, to verdict or decision and also sits as a Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of California, District of Los Angeles.

Mr. Marton has been involved in the technology community for over 20 years as a consultant and beta-tester of software and computer hardware. Both large and small corporations have benefited from his advice and guidance on liability issues and other legal problems related to the design and use of computer systems. He has lectured and published on legal matters related to computer systems.

Mr. Marton received his J. D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1986 where he was on the Dean's List and placed first in the Pacific Region of the Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. He previously received his B. A. in history in 1983 from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Mr. Marton is admitted to practice before the State Bar of California and before the federal courts in the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and American Bar Association.

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We are saddened to announce the recent passing of our friend, mentor, and valued colleague, L. Raymond Millard.

L. Raymond Millard was a founder of the firm and established a reputation as one of the top product liability and complex tort trial attorneys in California. He represented clients in more than 300 jury trials to verdict for a wide range of national and international manufacturers including General Motors, International Harvester, Rockwell, and Clark Equipment Company. Mr. Millard was one of the original members of the General Motors' product liability defense team.

Mr. Millard tried many groundbreaking product liability cases, some of which now appear in law school text books. He was lead defense counsel in Daly vs. General Motors, Self vs. General Motors, Fierro vs. International Harvester, and the Corvair cases that were among the first product liability cases tried in California.

Mr. Millard received his J.D. in 1957 from the University of California at Los Angeles and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1958. He was a member of the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations, the Defense Research Institute, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Mr. Millard will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

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We are also saddened to announce the recent passing of our good friend and highly-regarded colleague, Marie Holweger.

Marie Polizzi Holweger began practicing law in 1980. She gained prominence for her creative solutions in employer liability, insurance coverage/bad faith litigation, product warranty claims, product liability, construction site accidents and general tort litigation. She wrote hundreds of successful demurrers, summary judgment motions and appeals. A highly successful trial attorney, Ms. Holweger defeated numerous well-known plaintiffs' attorneys. She excelled in case preparation, and was often called on to answer clients' tough procedural and legal questions.

Ms. Holweger also handled employment litigation cases ranging from sexual harassment to wrongful termination and disability discrimination. She took numerous cases to trial and handled dozens of mediations and arbitrations.

Ms. Holweger was awarded her J.D. in 1980, and her B.S., magna cum laude. from Loyola Marymount University. She was a member of the Defense Research Institute, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, and Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. She was admitted to practice by the State Bar of California and before the federal courts in the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Holweger will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

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