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Mike H. Madokoro 
Los Angeles, California
Partner
phone 310.380.6519
fax 310.719.1019
email mike.madokoro@lax.bowmanandbrooke.com

Mike Madokoro has defended the design and manufacture of many types of products, including automobiles, trucks, personal watercraft, cranes, forklift trucks, elevators, escalators, electrical equipment, washing machines, agricultural and food processing equipment, material handling equipment and toxic chemicals. He has defended against allegations of construction defect and toxic tort liability in cases involving a single family home to those involving allegations concerning condominium complexes, tract homes, agricultural crops and large industrial manufacturing sites. He has also defended numerous cases involving allegations of breach of contract and fraud, including cases concerning the sale of large manufacturing processes. He has also represented employers in a variety of wrongful discharge and employment disputes.

Mike has represented Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., General Motors Corporation, Isuzu Motors Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Schindler Elevator Corporation, FMC Corporation, Pellerin Milnor Corporation, Ecolab, Inc., The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, CBS Corporation, Viacom, Inc., Bombardier Corporation, Frigoscandia, Inc., The knoll Groups and Grove U.S., LLC.

Areas of Practice:
Automotive
Aviation Litigation
Construction and Industrial Equipment
Construction Litigation
Farm Equipment
Fire Litigation
Food Safety
Product Liability
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1990
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1993
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1995
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1998
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2004
Education:
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1989
J.D.


University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1985
B.S.
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Original Appalachian Artwork, Inc. v. Granada Electronics, Inc.: The Cabbage Patch Doll Goes Gray?, Transnatl. Law, 39, 1989


Representative Clients:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd
Isuzu Motors Ltd
Mazda Motor Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Schindler Elevator Corporation
FMC Corporation
Ecolab, Inc.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Honors and Awards:
Selected by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine as a SuperLawyer(R), 2007-2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute, Inc.


American Bar Association


Japanese American Bar Association
Judicial Review Committee


California Minority Counsel Program
Recruitment and Membership Committee


Los Angeles County Bar Association


Languages:
Japanese
Birth Information:
1962, Los Angeles, California

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