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Cynthia Chihak

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 46 years of experience

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice

12555 High Bluff Drive, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92130

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About Cynthia Chihak

Practice Areas

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice

Education

Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1977
J.D.
- Law Review: Pepperdine University Law Review , Assistant Editor
UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), 1974
B.A.

Classes and Seminars

Lecturer, Discovery, C.E.B., 1991
Lecturer, UM Arbitration, SDTLA, 1992
Lecturer, Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial, SDTLA, 1992 - 1994
Lecturer, Anatomy of a Civil Jury Trial, SDTLA , 1996 - 1997
Lecturer, Premises Liability, SDTLA, 1992
Lecturer, Expert Location & Usage, CTLA, 1992
Lecturer, Proposition 51 & Apportionment of Verdicts, SDTLA, 1993
Lecturer, Discovery in a Medical Malpractice Case, CTLA, 1993
Lecturer, Civil Litigation Before Trial, CEB, 1993
Lecturer, Avoiding Medical Malpractice Litigation, San Diego Urological Society, 1994
Lecturer, Litigation Seminar, RIMS, 1994
Lecturer, Law and Motion Seminar, SDTLA, 1994
Lecturer, Medical Malpractice & Products Liability, CTLA - Annual Seminar, 1994
Lecturer, Medical Malpractice, CTLA - Travel Seminar, 1994
Lecturer, Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice, CTLA - San Francisco Seminar, 1995
Lecturer, Arbitration Seminar, SDTLA, 1995
Medical Malpractice Cases - Playing to the Prejudices of the Jury, CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1996
Medical Malpractice Panel - Co-Moderator, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1996
Closing Argument in a Medical Malpractice Case, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1997
Medical Malpractice - A Discovery Plan to Avoid Defense A Verdict , CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1997
Trial by the Masters, ABOTA, 1997
Opening Statement, San Diego Inn of Court, 1997
Difficult Causation Issues in Medical Malpractice Cases , CAOC - Beaver Creek Seminar, 1998
How to Avoid Malpractice, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 1998
CAOC Annual Seminar , Jury Selection in a Medical Malpractice Action, 1998
Trying a Medical Malpractice Case , University of California, San Diego, Pre-Law, 1998
Pre-Law - Trying a Medical Malpractice Case, San Diego Inn of Court, 1998
Jury Selection in Medical Malpractice Cases, CAOC - Tahoe Seminar, 1998
San Diego Inn of Court - Cross Examination , CASD World Series of Torts, 1999
Chair, Medical Malpractice, CAOC Annual Seminar, 1999
The Obstetrician Practice, Avoiding Liability, ABOTA - Trial by the Masters (1999) Page 3 University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, 2000
Cross Examination, Inns of Court - Trial Practice Program, 2000
Cross Examination, Inns of Court - Trial Practice Program, 2002
Inns of Court, ABTL Trial Symposium, 2002
Basic Training: Civil Procedure, The Rutter Group, 2003
Depositions, CAOC Annual Convention, 2006
Trial by the Masters, ABOTA, 2006
Trial Advocacy - Closing Argument, CALA, 2006
Case Handling, CASD, 2006
San Diego and San Bernardino, ABOTA Trial by the Masters, 2007
Work Study Session, BETA Healthcare Group, 2077
Work Study Session, BETA Healthcare Group, 2007
Lecturer, Trial by the Masters, Orange County, ABOTA, 2008
Lecturer, Inns of Court, 2008
Litigating Medical Malpractice Claims, ALI-ABA, 2008
Trial by the Masters, Portugal, ABOTA, 2008

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

California, 1977

Other Affiliations

American Board of Trial Advocates
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Consumer Attorneys of California
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association (Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
California Trial Lawyers (Consumer Attorneys of California)
California Trial Lawyers Association (Consumer Attorneys of California), 1988 - 1996 (Board of Directors)
California Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990 (Secretary)
San Diego Trial Association, 1988 - 1994 (Board of Directors)
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, - 1991 (President Elect)
San Diego Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993 (President)
San Diego Superior Court, - 1995 (Pro-Tem Judge)
CAOC, 1997 - 1998 (Medical Malpractice Committee)
ABOTA, - 2005 (Treasurer)
ABOTA, - 2007 (President Elect)
ABOTA, - 2008 (President)