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Professional Affiliations
Mr. Corwin serves as a
member of numerous professional
organizations including the American
Association for Justice (AAJ), Trial Lawyers
for Public Justice (TLPJ), 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) and the
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA),
in which he is a member of the Litigation
Section.
 Mr. Corwin
serves 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 serves 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 fifth term as the Chair
of the CAALA Political Action Committee, for 2010.
Mr. Corwin previously served as the Chair in 2005,
2006, 2007 and 2009. During his tenure he has raised
over $400,000 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 an unprecedented
three years in a row with CAALA
Presidential Awards for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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 million for candidates for local,
state and federal offices since 2004.
Mr.
Corwin was a Diamond Member of the Consumer Attorneys
of California Advocates Club 2005-06 as well as a
Gold
Member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of
Los Angeles PAC for 2007. Both of these
organizations use their resources to protect
consumer rights and the civil justice system.
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 can be emailed at
scott@sjclaw.com. |
