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Gregg S. Garfinkel, Partner, is an experienced transportation attorney and nationally-recognized expert in the field of business litigation and transportation law. Gregg has represented the nation’s largest transportation & logistics companies, and is personally responsible for some of the most important legal precedent in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Garfinkel has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2005 – 2017, and has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Gregg is frequent lecturer at loss prevention seminars, offering insight on current issues and legal developments in the transportation and logistics industry. He is also a gifted writer, and has published numerous articles in local, and national, legal publications. Gregg regularly contributes to Stone | Dean’s At Issue Newsletter and has penned articles posted to the Firm’s Cutting Edge Blog.

Areas of Practice:

• Interstate and Intrastate Transportation Litigation
• Employment Law
• Business Litigation
• Professional Liability Defense

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, California State University Northridge
• Juris Doctorate, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Articles and Blog Posts:

• A Day Late, A Hundred-Thousand-Dollars Short — Carmack Amendment Claim-Filing Requirements
• The Apple and the Tree — Q&A with Ben & Gregg Garfinkel
• Carmack the Magnificent — Understanding the Preemptive Ambit to the Carmack Amendment
• Cut Your Losses — Liquidated Damage Provisions in Commercial Agreements
• Stuck in the Middle with Who? — Procedures and Best Practices in Adverse Transportation Claims
• Unforeseeable Misfortune — How Unforeseeable are Criminal Acts?
• VIDEO: Lawyer War Stories with Garf — “The One Big Lie”

Membership and Activities:

• California Moving and Storage Association (CMSA)
• Conference of Freight Counsel
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Transportation Lawyers Association

Personal:

Gregg is a rabid/avid baseball fan, and enjoys saltwater fishing with his two boys.

Published Decisions:

• Landstar Ranger, Inc. v. Parth Enters. (C.D. Cal. 2010) 725 F.Supp.2d 916
• HoushangShabani v. Classic Design Servs. (C.D. Cal. 2010) 699 F.Supp.2d 1138
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Mayflower Transit, LLC (C.D. Cal. 2009) 616 F.Supp.2d 1003
• White v. Mayflower Transit, L.L.C. (9th Cir. 2008) 543 F.3d 581
• Steiner v. Horizon Moving Systems Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2008) 568 F.Supp.2d 1084
• Sompo Japan Ins. Co. of America, Inc. v. VIP Transport, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2008) 568 F.Supp.2d 1080
• Farrah v. Monterey Transfer & Storage, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2008) 555 F.Supp.2d 1066
• Hall v. North American Van Lines, Inc. (9th Cir. 2007) 476 F.3d 683
• Moore v. La Habra Relocations, Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2007) 501 F.Supp.2d 1278
• Browne v. Turner Const. Co. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1334
• Coughlin v. United Van Lines, LLC (C.D. Cal. 2005) 362 F.Supp.2d 1166
• Coughlin v. United Van Lines, LLC (C.D. Cal. 2005) 362 F.Supp.2d 1170
• Inline, Inc. v. A.V.L. Holding Co. (2005) 125 Cal.App.4th 895
• Reliance Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 383