BORN: Washington, D.C., February 9, 1943 DOUGLAS F. WELEBIR FAMILY: Married Constance Anderson, Ph.D., M.A., BSN, RN, April 21, 1968 Children: Melissa Welebir Kuhn, Esq. J.D., M.A. (International Relations) Matthew Welebir, DDS Morgan Welebir, M.S. (Journalism), M.D. EDUCATION: College: La Sierra College, Bachelor of Arts, (History) 1962 Cum Laude Graduate: University of Southern California, School of Law Juris Doctor, 1965 Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Graduate Studies in Finance: California State University Los Angeles 1965-1967 FIRM: Welebir Tierney & Weck, A Professional Law Corporation President Suite 215 2068 Orange Tree Lane Redlands, CA 92374 Telephone: (909) 335-0444 FAX: (909) 335-0452 e-mail: dfw@wtw-law.com website: wtw-law.com District of Columbia Office: 1629 K Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 355-6418
PROFESSIONAL LIFE: Admitted to the Bar: California, 1966 District of Columbia, 1967 United States Court of Claims, 1967 United States Tax Court, 1967 United States Supreme Court, 1971 Federal District Court, Central District of California Federal District Court, Eastern District of California Federal District Court, Southern District of California Legal Research Assistant to Mr. Justice Kerrigan, California Court of Appeals, District 4, Division 2, 1966 Deputy Public Defender, San Bernardino County, 1967 Associate with King & Mussell, Attorneys at Law, San Bernardino, September, 1967- December, 1969 Personal Injury Defense Mayor, City of Loma Linda, 1970 1974 Associate and Partner with Garza, Kassel, Jordan & Welebir, January, 1970 May, 1973 Began own firm May of 1973 to the present. Practice limited to representing individuals injured by defective products; dangerous roadways; railroad, big-rig truck, motorcycle and automotive accidents. Martindale-Hubbell ranking: AV (Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in America) Since: 1985 - Present Founder and continuing Member, Board of Directors, 1st Centennial Bank, 1990 2009 Committees: Audit, Executive and Personnel Security Bank of California, Redlands Community Board, 2009 -
ORGANIZATIONS, HONORS & AWARDS: California State Bar Litigation Section District of Columbia Bar Delta Theta Phi, Law Fraternity Life Member American Bar Association Member Sections on: Torts and Insurance Practice Litigation Faculty, National Meeting on Toxic Torts Federal Bar Association American Association for Justice Formerly: Association of Trial Lawyers of America Sustaining member. Member Sections on: Products Liability Motor Vehicle-Highway Liability Consumer Attorneys of California Member, Board of Governors, San Bernardino-Riverside- Pomona Chapter, 1977-1979 Speakers Panel The National Trial Lawyers (100 Best Trial Lawyers in California), 2011, 2012, 2013 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, 2012, 2013, 2014 Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 2001 Present American Society of Automotive Medicine Southern Poverty Law Center, 2004 Present Union Internationale Des Avocats Tort Commission, Secretary (2006-2008) Tort Commission, President (2008-2014) Governing Board of UIA Member (2008-2014)
Attorneys Information Exchange Group American Board of Trial Advocates Diplomate (100+ Jury Trials to verdict) President, San Bernardino-Riverside Chapter, 2003 American Inns of Court Master San Bernardino County Bar Association Member & Chair, Medical-Legal Committee Member & Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee Law Day Speaker Riverside County Bar Association, 2010 - Present Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury), 2005, 2006. 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Best Lawyers 2013 (Riverside Metro Area) Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year. Super-Lawyers, Southern California (Personal Injury), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers Best Lawyers in the Inland Empire Personal Injury, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Best Law Firms in America U.S. News & World Report, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 The American Society of Legal Advocates Top 100 Litigation lawyers in the State of California, 2013-2014 National Academy of Personal Injury Lawyers Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award for excellence in the field of Personal Injury. 2013
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA): 2013, 2014 Legal Leaders/ALM Publishing: One of Washington DC & Baltimore s Top Rated Lawyers, 2013 CIVIC AND COMMUNITY: Member Loma Linda University Church Chairman, Church Board Chairman, Board of Elders Chairman, Church Building Committee Chairman, New Center Fundraising Committee Boards: Southern California Association of Governments 1971-1974 Ronald McDonald House Loma Linda, Board of Trustees 1999 2002 Loma Linda University Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic Advisory Board, 1999 -- 2003 American Red Cross San Bernardino Chapter 1974 Inland Congregations United for Change 1997 2005 Loma Linda University Board of Trustees 2001 2007 Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, 2001 2007 Financial Advisors of Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, Chairman, 2000 2007 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference: Lawyer Representative: 2013, 2014 Faculty and lecturing duties: American Bar Association National Symposium on Toxic Torts: Amelia Island, FL: 1994 The Common Law Basis of Liability from the Plaintiff s View Loma Linda University School of Allied Health, 1971-Present Legal Aspects of Medical Records
Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Annually since 1973 Public Health Legal Risks Loma Linda University School of Medicine Senior Seminar How to Avoid Malpractice Annually since 1983 Present Informed Consent and Mandatory Reporting The incoming 3 rd year medical school class 1995, 1996, 1997 Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Carlson-Reeves Symposium 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Loma Linda University Medical Center Institutional Review Board 1984-1989 Loma Linda University School of Nursing Potential Liabilities for Nursing Care Loma Linda University Medical Center Staff Cross examination of the expert medical witness. Riverside County Hospital Staff Cross examination of the physician defendant. Tri-County Dental Society Dental Malpractice and How to avoid it. La Sierra University Business Law (1965-1968) Pacific Union College Toxic Chemical Litigation The Chemistry of a Dump Site American Inns of Court Joseph Campbell Chapter The Perils, Pitfalls and Price of Product Liability Litigation Leo Deegan Chapter Plaintiff s Voir Dire in a Product Liability Case
Union Internationale des Avocats: Standard of Medical Care Tort Commission Geneva, Switzerland (2004) Demonstrative Evidence in Trial Joint meeting: Tort & Insurance Commissions Fez, Morocco (2005) The New Case, Should I Handle It? Joint meeting: Tort & Medical Liability Commission Salvador de Bahia, Brazil (2006) Choosing an Expert: Dirty Hands or Manicured Fingernails Bucharest, Romania (2008) Detention, Rendition and the U.S. War on Terrorism Human Rights Commission Bucharest, Romania (2008) Advancement of Human Rights and Attacking Intolerance Through Tort Litigation Tort Commission Seville, Spain (2009) Arbitration/Mediation in Tort Disputes [Resolution of Matters Outside of Formal Court Proceedings/Trials] Tort Commission Istanbul, Turkey (2010) Prognostication on results of Mexico 2010 and the Kyoto Protocols: Commission on Global Warming Istanbul, Turkey (2010) The U.S. Supreme Court and the status/rights of Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Human Rights Commission Istanbul, Turkey (2010) Mediation of a Product Liability Case in the E.U. regarding injuries caused by a product manufactured in Asia and imported to the E.U.: Tort Commission Miami Beach, FL, USA (2011) Liability of Professionals for Negligent Practice (Architects, Engineers, Lawyers, Physicians and/or Other Health Care Professionals): Comparative approaches to liability for conduct below the standard of care (from both plaintiff & defense perspectives) -- home country and cross-border liability: Tort Commission, Dresden, Germany (2012)
Bringing and maintaining tort claims involving products designed and manufactured outside the borders of the country in which the injury occurred: Service of Process: The Hague Convention Discovery involving nationals of country of origin Collection of damages Tort Commission, Macau, SAR, (2013) Herzen University, Faculty of Management, St. Petersburg, Russia March 3-25, 2007 Pharmaceutical Business: Organizational Framework, Risks and Liabilities -- Litigation and Dispute Resolution Visiting Faculty, Senior Lawyer Program, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Continuing Medical Education for Clinicians Corporation Don t Kill Your Patient National Conference on Family and Emergency Medicine October, 2007 Las Vegas, NV April, 2008, - Orlando, FL May, 2008 San Diego, CA American Board of Trial Advocates San Bernardino-Riverside Chapter, Masters in Trial Cross Examining the Defense Expert: 2005 San Bernardino County Bar Assn., Civil Law Symposium The Perspective of the Plaintiff s Lawyer, March, 2008 Consumer Attorneys of California, Inland Empire Palm Springs Seminar 2010 Arguing Damages Palm Springs Seminar 2011 What to do when Your Client Goes South in Trial Palm Springs Seminar 2013 What Must Be Covered in Voir Dire City of Redlands Senior Citizen Commission, 2001 The Potential Liabilities of the Driving Senior Citizen
Loma Linda University School of Medicine Alumni Assn. 80 th Annual Postgraduate Convention, March 2012 International Medicine & Human Rights: Case Studies Human Rights and Health Care: The Plight of the Roma Douglas F. Welebir Panel: Gilbert Burnham, M.D., Ph.D.; Richard Hart, M.D., Ph.D.; Roy Branson, Ph.D.; and, Douglas F. Welebir, J.D. Fund Raising: PRACTICE EMPHASIS: Smiley Library, Redlands, CA Association of Trial Lawyers of America Redlands Symphony Association La Sierra University, Riverside, CA Ronald McDonald House, Loma Linda Loma Linda University Clergy Conference American Cancer Society California Trial Lawyers Association American Red Cross United Way Loma Linda University Church The trial of cases involving catastrophic injuries caused by defective products (primarily motor vehicles; industrial equipment and machines; and, medical devices), dangerous roadways and motor vehicle, aviation, railroad and big rig trucking accidents.