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# Don Slavik

Don Slavik lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and is principal of the *Slavik Law Firm, LLC*, working with clients and firms around the country on products liability cases, class actions, antitrust, and other complex litigation. He was senior counsel to Robinson Calcagnie, Inc. of Newport Beach from January 2011 through May 2015 and is still of counsel to the firm. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. with honors in Nuclear Engineering and a J.D.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Litigating autopilot products-liability cases against Tesla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/litigating-autopilot-products-liability-cases-against-tesla "Litigating autopilot products-liability cases against Tesla")

Legal issues surrounding Tesla’s Autopilot systems are multifaceted, involving consumer protection, safety and liability, regulatory compliance, and driver responsibility

[Don Slavik](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/don-slavik "Don Slavik")
[Elise Sanguinetti](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elise-sanguinetti "Elise Sanguinetti")

[2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

## [Products-liability defects in collision-mitigation systems](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december/products-liability-defects-in-collision-mitigation-systems "Products-liability defects in collision-mitigation systems")

As automobiles and their drivers increasingly rely on automation, litigation over collision-mitigation systems will only grow

[Don Slavik](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/don-slavik "Don Slavik")

[2025 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december)