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Bruce J. Tackowiak
(Of Counsel)
e-mail: tacka@lacounsel.com
(213) 612-7716

Mr. Tackowiak's practice focuses primarily in business litigation, involving entities and individuals from a variety of professions and trades such as construction, property management, real estate, retail, wholesale, moving and storage, medical care, accounting, insurance brokers, risk management firms, entertainment (production companies, editing firms and talent), Internet related entities, and technological development and computer innovation companies. He has litigation and trial experience in handling both professional and business liability matters, involving employment issues, risk management, insurance bad faith, malpractice, construction defect and contractual disputes.

Whether representing a business entity or professional individual his objective is to provide legal services in a method that is acceptable from a business standpoint, across a broad range of circumstances, including negotiations, contract drafting, settlements, dispute resolution, and if necessary litigation.

Mr. Tackowiak was the Managing and Senior Editor for the inaugural issue of the University of San Diego School of Law's Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues. This law journal was one of the first law school publications of its kind to focus on combination of law and contemporary issues. In keeping with his commitment to innovation, Mr. Tackowiak is a Professional Member of the World Futurist Society, an organization which has as its members many of today's top CEOs, CFOs and internationally recognized members of various think tanks, and which serves to assist in distinguishing world trends. He has also served as a member on the Committee for the American Cancer Society's "California Spirit" and one of the Society's largest annual events held each year.
Mr. Tackowiak is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and he also belongs to the American Bar Association and the Bar Associations for both Los Angeles County and Chicago.

Mr. Tackowiak obtained his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Tackowiak also attended and obtained a diploma in International and Comparative Law from Magdalen College at England's Oxford University. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1979, with a dual major in history and political science. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Tackowiak was nationally certified as an emergency medical technician and nationally certified in advanced emergency vehicle operations. Mr. Tackowiak's diverse background when combined with his law degree allows him to provide unique legal service. He is admitted to practice law in both California and Illinois.