Eliot S. Jubelirer

Partner

Eliot S. Jubelirer has varied and extensive experience in:

• Toxic tort and product liability litigation
• Commercial litigation
• Legal malpractice litigation
• Construction defect cases

He has tried numerous jury trials, court trials, and arbitrations to verdict. His recent trials and arbitrations have included:

• The defense of a wrongful discharge and libel action brought by a bond portfolio manager
• The successful prosecution of a claim brought by a computer equipment manufacturer against a Taiwanese supplier of peripherals
• The successful defense of three construction bond surety companies in a complex construction case
• The successful defense of a large national law firm against allegations that it tortiously hired away key partners from a competitor

Mr. Jubelirer has successfully briefed and argued appeals in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Sixth Circuits on behalf of an international shipping company, and numerous cases in California appellate courts on behalf of a variety of clients. One of his petitions to the California Supreme Court was featured in an article in the American Bar Association Journal.

He is an adviser on a national level on toxic tort issues for clients involved in mass tort litigation. His practice includes construction and commercial litigation at the trial court and appellate levels.

Previous Experience

Mr. Jubelirer founded Morgenstein & Jubelirer with partner Marvin Morgenstein and others in March 1982. In January 2007, Morgenstein & Jubelirer merged with Schiff Hardin LLP.

Speeches and Presentations

Mr. Jubelirer is a nationally recognized speaker on toxic torts, occupational lung injuries, and asbestos litigation.

He has been an invited speaker regarding toxic tort litigation at:

• The Defense Research Institute national seminars
• The University of California Medical Center grand rounds
• Mealey's national seminars on toxic torts litigation
• The Network of Trial Law Firms' seminars
• American Law Institute/American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) seminars on toxic torts

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyer — Personal Injury Defense: Products; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation, Northern California Super Lawyers

The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation

AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Education