Zareh Jaltorossian

"I believe in using the appellate process to secure meaningful and lasting victories for ordinary Californians and to hold corporations and insurance companies accountable for their misdeeds and violations of law."


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Attorney Zareh Jaltorossian is certified as a Specialist in Appellate Law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a seasoned business litigator with more than 20 years of experience working closely with companies and corporations of all sizes.

Zareh’s appellate practice focuses on appeals and interlocutory writs in state and federal courts. He has handled and argued numerous appeals across a broad range of substantive areas, including state tax, product liability, employment, business litigation, commercial real estate, health/managed care litigation, and consumer class actions. Additionally, Attorney Jaltorossian works closely with trial attorneys at all stages of litigation to advise them regarding record preservation issues and to assist with the preparation of complex motions, including dispositive and post-trial motions, all with the goal of maximizing the chances of success on appeal.

Zareh also has broad and deep experience as a business litigator. He has personally litigated lawsuits involving partnerships, commercial real estate conflicts, employment matters, and consumer class actions, building a history of success.

After attending UCLA and UCLA Law School, Zareh spent the vast majority of his career at two prestigious, global law firms. For every case he accepts, Zareh brings “big firm” experience and insight while also providing clients the benefits of “small firm” representation, like competitive hourly rates and a personalized approach to casework.

To round out his legal career, Attorney Jaltorossian has extern for Judge Harry Pregerson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and United States District Court Judge Dean Pregerson. Furthermore, he has published extensively on developments in appellate and other areas of law. He has also spoken and lectured frequently on appellate issues for a wide variety of audiences, including trial attorneys.

Published Articles

For Whom The Death Knell Doctrine Tolls In State Courts, Los Angeles Daily Journal (August 2016)

9th Circuit Joins 7th In Striking Class Action Waivers, Los Angeles Daily Journal (September 2016)

California Supreme Court To Decide Borrowers’ Standing to Challenge Mortgage Loan Assignments, ABTL Report, Vol. XXXIV, No. 4 (Fall 2015/Winter 2016)

Are You Sure That Final Judgment Is Final? Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 2012)

Navigating The Shores Of Invited Error, Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 2012)

“Denial of Class Certification: Preserving to Right to Appeal,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, (February 16, 2010)

“An Appealing Approach to Deadline Filing,” Daily Journal, (October 6, 2008)

“Appellate Practice, Ground Rules,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, (February 15, 2008)

“Objections to Evidence,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, (November 29, 2007)

“Strict Compliance,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, (May 1, 2007)

“Losing Summary Judgments,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, (December 14, 2006)

“The Dynamics of Appellate Oral Argument,” Certworthy, (Summer 2006)

“Three Reasons for Thinking Twice Before Filing a Frivolous Appeal,” Orange County Lawyer, (April 2006)

SPECIALITIES:

Appellate Law and Litigation

EDUCATION:

The University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, JD, 1999

University of California, Los Angeles, BA, Philosophy and Political Science, 1996

Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

EXPERIENCE:

The Honorable Harry Pregerson, Judicial Extern, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (Fall 1998)

The Honorable Dean Pregerson, Judicial Extern, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Summer 1997)

Associations & Certifications:

Certified as a Specialist in appellate law by State Bar of California

LACBA, Appellate Courts Section, member

State Bar of California (1999), United States District Court and United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and United States Supreme Court