Michael Alder of AlderLaw, P.C. Takes Office: New President of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles to Advocate for Justice for All

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the deepest court budget cuts in California's history, plaintiffs' trial lawyer Michael Alder of AlderLaw, P.C. in Beverly Hills assumed the office of president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the nation's largest local association of plaintiffs' attorneys, which is comprised of nearly 3,000 attorneys.

"Consumer lawyers are vital, now more than ever, to protecting the civil rights of people who've been left without access to judicial relief, which is just about everyone except the super-rich," said Alder. "Legal bills add up to astronomical sums very quickly, because litigation is such an intensive process. Without lawyers who work on a contingency fee basis, which means they risk their own money instead of the clients' and agree not to be paid unless they win the case, even people with big incomes quickly find their resources drained when faced with the large legal bills that result from a contested matter. Consumer lawyers must be prepared to provide leadership, vision and most of all integrity." 

Alder is a steadfast proponent of plaintiffs' lawyers, also called consumer lawyers, working to raise public awareness of their importance at a time of corporate fraud and abuse. He's been a member of CAALA for 14 years and spearheaded a city-wide billboard campaign to fund billboards that highlight the good that consumer lawyers do for society. He also is one of five founding members of the Trial Lawyers Charities, a non-profit organization that donates money and legal services to people in need in Los Angeles.

Alder is currently doing some of the most cutting-edge litigation work in the country. He has tried more than 70 cases in his career and secured more than $140 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients in 2011 alone. Most recently, in December 2011 he earned a nearly $33 million verdict for Concept Chaser, Co., Inc. in the advertising fraud case Concept Chaser Co., Inc. v. Pentel of America Ltd.

CAALA officially installed Alder as its 2012 president on Jan. 21 at its 63rd Annual CAALA Installation & Awards Banquet at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The group also announced its new officers and Board of Governors. For more information, visit www.caala.org.

About AlderLaw, P.C.

AlderLaw, P.C. is a Los Angeles-based plaintiffs' law firm that represents plaintiffs in personal injury, business tort and employment litigation nationwide. The firm was founded in 2000 by attorney Michael Alder, current president of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and past CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. Alder has tried more than 70 cases in his career, and works with a team of seven associate attorneys. AlderLaw, P.C. obtained more than $140 million in verdicts and settlements for its clients in 2011. For information, visit www.alderlaw.com.

About the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) is a non-profit professional membership organization of 2,800 plaintiffs' attorneys--the nation's largest local consumer attorney association. CAALA's members provide legal representation to people who are victims of corporate or medical wrongdoing and negligence. The Association members include some of the country's most prominent plaintiffs' attorneys.

For more than 60 years, CAALA's members – lawyers who solely represent the interests of consumers – have been powerful advocates for victims' rights and equal access to justice. For more information, visit www.caala.org.

SOURCE AlderLaw, P.C.