Paul A. Traina

Paul A. Traina of Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack specializes in complex civil/business litigation, class action lawsuits, securities litigation, and professional liability claims. A 1991 graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, he was named one of Southern California’s Super Lawyers, 2004-2008 and served as the Consumer Attorneys of California, 2002-2003.

Articles written by this author:

Watch what you plead: The effects of judicial and evidentiary admissions

What you say can and will be used against you in a court of law

Andrew M. Jacobson
Jared W. Beilke
Paul A. Traina

2014 January

Fraud after [[case]]Riverisland[[/case]] and [[case]]Julius Castle[[/case]]

Consumers can now present evidence of oral promises at odds with their written contracts even if the contract has an integration clause

Andrew M. Jacobson
Jared W. Beilke
Paul A. Traina

2015 February

Conflict issues in wrongful-death actions

When multiple heirs are joined in a wrongful-death action due to the “single action rule,” the potential for conflict can be high

Ian Samson
Paul A. Traina
Rahul Ravipudi

2021 April

From social media to the summit

Challenging the conventional view of social media as merely a tool for impeachment, and revealing its potential as a vehicle for truth

John Shaller
Paul A. Traina
Rahul Ravipudi

2025 July