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Ruth Rizkalla

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Ruth Rizkalla brings significant experience and victories to The Carlson Law Firm’s new Los Angeles office. She has leadership background in complex and mass torts litigations and has represented injured victims involving defective products and dangerous drugs and devices.

Practice Areas

Mass Torts

Office location

Los Angeles

Experience on your side

Ruth has spent her over two-decade career representing those injured through severe negligent acts of large corporations. She has served in multiple leadership positions in several coordinated complex and mass tort proceedings. Over her career, she has been appointed to positions in the following coordinated actions:

Judge-appointed Co-Liaison Counsel for Zoloft JCCP 4771
Judge-appointed Co-Liaison Counsel for Cymbalta JCCP 4825
Judge-appointed Co-Lead Counsel for Xarelto JCCP 4862
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Pradaxa JCCP 4863
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for 3M Earplugs MDL 2885
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Elmiron MDL 2973
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Paragard MDL 2974
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Acetaminophen – ASD-ADHD MDL 3043
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury MDL 3047
Judge-appointed Plaintiff’s Steering Committee Member for Social Media Cases JCCP 5255

Ruth has spoken and presented at multiple conferences and seminars, including:

Mass Tort Update; Shades of Mass Conference CLE
Elmiron MDL; American Association for Justice Education CLE
Mass Torts Seminar; American Association for Justice Education CLE
3M Combat Earplugs Hearing Protection – the MDL; Harris Martin Publishing CLE Conferences
3M Combat Earplugs Litigation Conference: Military Discovery; Science and Other MDL 2885 Hurdles; Harris Martin Publishing CLE Conferences
California Mass Tort and Class Action Conference: The Impact of Daimler and BMS-Plavix ; Harris Martin Publishing CLE Conferences
Multi-district Litigation – Navigating the Landmines; Harris Martin Publishing CLE Conferences
Acetaminophen ASD/ADHD Product Liability; Harris Martin Publishing CLE Conferences

Ruth has been interviewed and/or featured in several publications and podcasts, including:

“Mass Torts A to Z, Legal Industry Experts Reveal Everything Lawyers Need to Know to Start or Grow a Mass Torts Practice.”; Game Changer Publications
‘Women Empowering Women’: Touching Base With a New Wave of Leaders on the Plaintiff-Side of the Mass Torts and MDL Bar
Ruth Rizkalla Credits Judges With Diversifying MDL Leadership. ‘A Judge’s Word Is Worth So Much More.’
‘I’m a Black Man’: Attorneys of Color Make Inroads in MDL Leadership
“Meet the Diverse ‘New Faces and Voices’ in Multidistrict Litigation”
“Understanding the Link Between Tylenol Use In Pregnancy and Autism w/ Ruth Rizkalla”; Cut To The Chase Podcast
“Social Media and Minors: The Need for Change and Accountability w/ Ruth Rizkalla”; Cut to the Chase Podcast

She graduated from Santa Clara University in 1998 with her B.S. and from the University of San Francisco with her Juris Doctorate in 2002. During the summer of 2000, Ms. Rizkalla attended the Udayana University School of Law in Bali, Indonesia and during the summer of 2001, she attended the Charles University School of Law in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ruth is admitted to practice in all California state courts, numerous Multi-district Litigation courts, and all California federal courts.

Education

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Juris Doctorate

Udayana University School of Law, Bali, Indonesia

Charles University School of Law, Prague, Czech Republic

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

B.S.

Memberships and Recognitions

awards and recognitions

Selected to the Top 50 Lawyers in America list. This honor is reserved for lawyers who exhibit excellence in their practice, and of the 1.3 million attorneys practicing in the United States, less than .5% of attorneys will receive this distinction.
Named by Los Angeles Magazine as amongst a group of “Top Attorneys in Southern California”.
Awarded The Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Awardby The State Bar of California for volunteering significant time and expertise on behalf of low-income clients.
Named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in the State of California by The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an honor given to only the top 100 attorneys in each state for their superior skills, qualifications and results as a trial lawyer.
Selected and recognized by the following professional organizations:
- Super Lawyers
- Lawyers of Distinction
- Best Lawyers
- Elite Lawyers
- Top Lawyers

Ruth Rizkalla

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Education

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Udayana University School of Law, Bali, Indonesia

Charles University School of Law, Prague, Czech Republic

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

Memberships and Recognitions

awards and recognitions

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