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Neil M. Kliebenstein 
San Jose, California
Partner
phone 408.961.4523
fax 408.279.5845
email neil.kliebenstein@sjo.bowmanandbrooke.com

Since joining Bowman and Brooke in 2003, Neil has focused his practice on defending product manufacturers from a wide range of industries including automotive, recreational vehicles and construction equipment. He regularly defends cases with allegations of catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death and property damage stemming from fires. Neil works for clients such as General Motors, Wagner Spray Tech, Polaris, Volvo Penta, and Toyota.

Prior to joining Bowman and Brooke, Neil honed his trial skills practicing general civil litigation for seven years in the areas of employment, product liability, and family law. Neil defended medical device manufacturers against design defect and unlawful promotion claims in cases with complex causation and regulatory issues. In his third year of practice, Neil tried his first case to a jury, and since he has tried cases to verdict in State and Federal Courts in California, Minnesota and Arizona.

Areas of Practice:
Automotive
Construction and Industrial Equipment
Farm Equipment Litigation
Fire Litigation
Long Term Care and Assisted Living Facility Litigation
Product Liability
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1996
California, 2003
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1996
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2003
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1996
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1989
B.A.
Honors: With Honors


Professional Associations and Memberships:
California State Bar Association
Section of Litigation


California Assisted Living Association, 2007


Past Employment Positions:
Henson and Efron, PA, Associate, 1996 - 2003


Birth Information:
1967, Darlington, Wisconsin

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