HarrisMartin’s California Talcum Powder Litigation Conference: Trial Prep and Analysis Speaker Profiles



Co-Chair Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA Show/Hide Bio

Mark P. Robinson, Jr. is the founder, senior partner and sole shareholder of Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., based in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Robinson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University and graduated cum laude from Loyola School of Law. He has established a prominent legal practice devoted to consumer safety and has worked on thousands of products liability cases, including the landmark Ford Pinto case, Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, where a jury in Orange County, California, awarded $128 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The verdict was recognized by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as one of the ten most significant civil trials of the past millennium.

Co-Chair Helen E. Zukin, Kiesel Law, Beverly Hills, CA Show/Hide Bio

Helen E. Zukin is an accomplished civil litigator who practices law with a focus on mass toxic torts, pharmaceutical and defective device actions, product liability, environmental property damage and health care actions. She also has published numerous articles and speaks frequently on all aspects of consumer litigation.

Ms. Zukin also has a distinguished record in public and community service. She has served as a temporary judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court system. Additionally, she served on the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, where she served as Chair as well as Chair of its Review Committee. She also has been active on the Board of Governors for the Consumer Attorney’s Association of Los Angeles. In the community, Ms. Zukin has served as the President of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission. In 2008, Ms. Zukin was appointed to the executive committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Also in 2008, Ms. Zukin was elected to the board of trustees of the California Historical Society.

Mary Alexander, Mary Alexander & Associates, P.C., San Francisco

Raymond P. Boucher, Boucher LLP, Woodland Hills, CA

Brian D. Chase, Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys, Newport Beach, CA

Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA

David P. Dearing, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL

Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA

Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA

Keith D. Griffin, Girardi | Keese, Los Angeles

Jennifer Lenze, Lenze Moss, PLC, Manhattan Beach, CA

Shannon M. Lukei, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA

Nicole K. H. Maldonado, Baum Hedlund, Los Angeles

Leigh O'Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL

Melanie Meneses Palmer, Kiesel Law, Beverly Hills, CA

Melisa Rosadini, Girardi | Keese, Los Angeles

Meghan E. McCormick, Levin Simes, San Francisco