Paul Burleigh Principal 888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800 Los Angeles, California 90017 Voice: (213) 337-3226 Fax: (213) 624-3755 Email: pburleigh@wrightrobinson.com

Paul Burleigh joined Wright, Robinson in 1989 after seven years as a litigator with a leading California insurer. He became a principal in 1993. Paul has extensive experience in all phases of civil litigation. He has tried cases from San Diego to San Francisco, handling cases out of the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Paul’s litigation practice includes business and commercial matters, toxic torts and complex products liability, with emphasis on industrial, construction and manufacturing machinery and equipment. He is an expert in cases involving automobile component parts and industrial and construction equipment, including drilling rigs, compressed air systems, power tools, pumps, plumbing and piping, ratchet pullers, compactors, rollers, forklifts, and lift-gates. He has handled cases involving medical issues such as quadriplegia, paraplegia, electrocution, traumatic amputation, carcinomas, burns, cognitive impairment, and other catastrophic injuries. Paul has represented a variety of commercial entities in claims involving breach of contract, fraud, piracy, unfair competition and unfair bid practices. PRACTICE AREAS • Products Liability • Business and Commercial • Toxic Tort • Contract Disputes • Labor and Employment NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS • Counsel for Fortune 100 manufacturer in a variety of commercial disputes • Trial counsel for Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial products and construction equipment • Defending a leading manufacturer in class action ABS property damage litigation • Successfully defended a major asbestos product manufacturer (pipe insulation) in thousands of asbestos matters in Southern California and defended premises owners in similar litigation. • Arbitrator and Mediator in the Los Angeles Superior Court from 1990 to present • Tried 29 jury trials to verdict PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS • State Bar of California • American Bar Association • Defense Research Institute Products Liability Committee Agricultural Subcommittee Construction Subcommittee Industrial Equipment Subcommittee Mining Subcommittee • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel EDUCATION • J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1983 • B.A., California State University Northridge, 1980 LICENSURE AND ADMISSIONS • State Bar of California, 1983 • All United States District Courts in California