Luis A. Barba is a partner in the Irvine office. He is licensed to practice in California, Washington, and Nevada.
- Metzger v. 3M Company, et al. (2023)
- Served as second chair trial counsel in this mesothelioma case
- Baker v. Armstrong International, Inc. et al. (2021)
- Served as co-chair trial counsel in this lung cancer case
- Mackenzie v. A-List Limousine Service (2019)
- Served as first chair trial counsel in this personal injury case
- Walker v. Amcord, Inc., et al. (2017)
- Served as trial counsel in this lung cancer case
- Romero v. Amcord, Inc., et al. (2016)
- Served as trial counsel in this lung cancer case
- Secured numerous summary judgments on behalf of Fortune 500 Automotive Product Supplier
- Strategized & structured client defense across the United States in multiple jurisdictions while acting as National Coordinating Counsel
- Author, California’s New Damages Legislation Will Harm Businesses, October 2021
- Author, California Proposed Trial Damages Change Threatens Businesses, June 2021
- Author, Trial Strategies to Combat the Reptile Theory, June 2021
- Author, Issues Moving Forward with Complex Jury Trials During the Pandemic, August 2020
- Author, Defending Construction Defect Claims, Claims Magazine, March 2019
- Co-Author, Burned Investors Guidebook: Using Legal Means to Recover Stock and Commodity Losses
Admissions
- California
- Washington
- Nevada
Education
- J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 2005
- B.A., Political Science, University of California, Riverside, 2002
Honors
- Super Lawyers® in the fields of Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense and Civil Litigation Defense, 2022-2025
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2013-2014, 2017-2020
- Top 25 Up-and-Coming Attorneys, 2019-2020, Orange County Magazine
Languages
- Spanish