Education
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA – J.D.
Udayana University School of Law, Bali, Indonesia
Charles University School of Law, Prague, Czech Republic
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA – B.S.
About
As our newest Partner, Ruth Rizkalla brings significant experience and victories to The Carlson Law Firm’s new Los Angeles office. She has significant experience in complex mass torts litigations and has represented injured victims involving:
- Defective products
- Dangerous drugs
- Complex business litigation
- Partnership dissolution
Ruth has spent her 17-year career representing those injured through severe negligent acts of large corporations. She has served in multiple leadership positions in several coordinated mass tort proceedings. Most recently, she has served as Co-lead in The Xarelto Products Liability JCCP and Plaintiff’s Steering Committee member of The 3M Combat Earplugs Products Liability MDL. Over her career, she has been appointed to positions in the following torts:
- 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
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 in addition to the following federal courts:
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
Memberships and Recognitions
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for Justice, Member
Women in Mass Torts, Member
INTERVIEWS
‘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