Mr. Corwin, the principal of the firm, received his Bachelor of Arts degree and graduated with Departmental Honors in History from UCLA in 1985. At UCLA he was awarded both a Chancellor's Scholarship and Alumni Scholarship. Mr. Corwin was a member of the Dean's Honor List and Phi Alpha Theta, the International History Honors Society while at UCLA. Mr. Corwin received his Juris Doctorate from the USC Gould School of Law in 1990. In law school he was a member of the Dean's Honor List, nominated to the National Dean's List, a member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity and served as a Delegate to its Biennial National Convention.

Mr. Corwin's Professional Resume can be viewed by clicking here.

Mr. Corwin serves as a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Public Justice Foundation, Consumer Attorneys Of California (CAOC), the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), in which he is a lifetime sustaining member, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), in which he is a member of the Litigation Section, the Western Trial Lawyers Association (WTLA), the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA), and The National Trial Lawyers Association (The NTLA).

Mr. Corwin has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys of California since November 2006.   CAOC is the California statewide organization of more than 3,000 attorneys who represent injured consumers who are victims of negligence and intentional conduct by corporate and individual wrongdoers.  CAOC's mission includes preserving the right to trial by jury, prevention of injury through concerted efforts to secure safe products, a safe workplace, a clean environment, and quality health care, and to uphold the honor and dignity of the legal profession and the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity.   In his capacity as a member of the Board of Governors of CAOC, Mr. Corwin continues his fight to protect the civil justice system and to provide access to justice for all.  He also sits on the CAOC Legislative, Bylaws, Elections and Budget Committees, as well as the Small Case Task Force Sub Committee.

Mr. Corwin has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles since January 2005. Mr. Corwin is a member of the CAALA Governmental Relations Committee and the ad hoc Insurance Company Task Force, where he serves as the Task Force's liason to the CAOC Board. Mr. Corwin has been appointed to serve an unprecedented sixth term as the Chair of the CAALA Political Action Committee, for 2011. Mr. Corwin previously served as the Chair from 2005-2007 and 2009-2010. During his tenure he has raised over $500,000 for the CAALA PAC and more than quintupled its membership. Mr. Corwin also serves as a member of the CAALA Governmental Relations, Public Relations and Education Committees.

Mr. Corwin was honored for outstanding contributions to the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for an unprecedented four years with CAALA Presidential Awards for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010. 

Mr. Corwin was selected in 2010 as a life member of the prestigious national organization, The National Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA). The NTLA is composed of the top 100 trial lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and profile as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. It is the mission of The NTLA to promote excellence in the legal profession through practical educational programs, networking opportunities and legal publications that deal with current issues facing the American trial lawyer. It is a significant honor to be selected for inclusion.

Mr. Corwin is honored to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Western Trial Lawyers Association for 2010-11. This organization was founded in 1966 and has always been dedicated to the proposition of advancing the cause of justice in the representation of clients in personal injury claims. Members of the Western Trial Lawyers Association are proud to call themselves trial lawyers and are recognized for the years of advanced education and practice necessary to achieve such recognition.

As a tireless consumer advocate, Mr. Corwin has worked continuously to protect the civil justice system, consumer rights and victims of corporate malfeasance, by helping to elect members to the California State Legislature, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives who seek to preserve our system of civil justice.  To this end, Mr. Corwin has raised over $1.5 million for candidates for local, state and federal offices since 2004.

Mr. Corwin is currently a Silver Member of the Consumer Attorneys of California Advocates Club as well as a Gold Member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles PAC.  Both of these organizations use their resources to  protect consumer rights and the civil justice system.

In order to stay current on the latest medical research, Mr. Corwin maintains memberships in the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, the Brain Injury Association of America, Brain Injury Association of California, the International Brain Injury Association and the North American Brain Injury Society. These respected national and international organizations provide ongoing education and information to their members.

Mr. Corwin is also a published author and speaker in the consumer legal field. Most recently his article entitled "Budgeting, financial and banking issues in the solo or small practice" was published in the May 2011 CAALA Advocate Magazine. The Advocate is the Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California. To read the entire article please click here. It was also published in the May 2011 Plaintiff's Magazine. To read the entire article please click here. Mr. Corwin served as a panel speaker at the 2010 Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) 28th annual Las Vegas Convention at the Venetian Hotel. This past CAALA Convention was attended by more attorneys than attended the two most recent national and state attorney conventions combined; there were 1,700 attorneys in attendance. The Convention is the signature event for CAALA each year. Mr. Corwin served as a panelist on the "Business of Law'" panel. Mr. Corwin is a respected and recognized expert in the area of law firm practice management and financial administration of small law firms.

Mr. Corwin is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) where he serves as a member of the Ethics Committee, Law & Justice Committee, Legislation Committee, Minority & Diversity Committee, Litigation Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Homeless Project Barristers Committee.  Mr. Corwin also serves as a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association's Pro-Bono Mandatory Fee Arbitration Panel.

Mr. Corwin's Professional Resume can be viewed by clicking here.

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Mr. Corwin can be emailed at scott@sjclaw.com.