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title: John P. Blumberg
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# John P. Blumberg

John P. Blumberg has been practicing for 40 years, specializing in medical and legal malpractice cases. He is AV-rated, Board-Certified as a Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board-Certified separately in Medical Malpractice and Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, and a Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization. He was accepted into ABOTA in1991 and has earned the rank of Advocate with over 50 jury trials to verdict. Mr. Blumberg currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the Board of Governors of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Blumberg Law Corporation is located in Long Beach.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Keep it simple! A new model for trying a lawsuit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Blumberg-thinkstock-524925593_11da48fcde7e98b4814414b5c4cdf4c7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january/keep-it-simple-a-new-model-for-trying-a-lawsuit "Keep it simple! A new model for trying a lawsuit")

## [Keep it simple! A new model for trying a lawsuit](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january/keep-it-simple-a-new-model-for-trying-a-lawsuit "Keep it simple! A new model for trying a lawsuit")

TMI! The jury cannot focus on your important facts if you overload them with the needless and mundane

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2015 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-january)

## [Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/legal-malpractice-experts-choosing-using-or-losing "Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing")

Your expert will explain the law to the jury, setting the stage for your “case within a case”

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2016 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october)

[![The psychological science of persuasion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Blumberg-istock-465094076_7d61b116b29445d91e35903ff7aedf7f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/the-psychological-science-of-persuasion "The psychological science of persuasion")

## [The psychological science of persuasion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/the-psychological-science-of-persuasion "The psychological science of persuasion")

Presenting your case to overcome jurors’ built-in resistance to persuasion

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december)

[![Ethical considerations in retainer agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Blumberg_istock-888776672_175ec7bba9bbabc5a031d1399a5b222f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/ethical-considerations-in-retainer-agreements "Ethical considerations in retainer agreements")

## [Ethical considerations in retainer agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/ethical-considerations-in-retainer-agreements "Ethical considerations in retainer agreements")

A short look at what is required by the Business and Professions Code section 6148

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)

## [Mistakes, accidents and advocacy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/mistakes-accidents-and-advocacy "Mistakes, accidents and advocacy")

Jurors come to the courtroom with a lifetime of experience in what they believe is fair or unfair; jury instructions won’t change that experience, but how you frame the facts may

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january)

## [Post-arbitration award procedures](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/post-arbitration-award-procedures "Post-arbitration award procedures")

The California Arbitration Act rules govern how to make your award [[case]]final[[/case]], allowing it to be entered by the court as a judgment. A look at procedures and pitfalls along the way

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november)

## [Persuasion science for trial lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/persuasion-science-for-trial-lawyers-2 "Persuasion science for trial lawyers")

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” — Scientist and astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)

## [The Golden Rule](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/the-golden-rule "The Golden Rule")

Invoking empathy without violating the Golden Rule

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

[2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may)