Kenneth A. Kotarski | Our Attorneys

Year Established: 1991

Kenneth A. Kotarski (Member) born Buffalo, New York, January 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Kotarski established a national reputation as counsel in media, defamation and privacy actions, particularly on behalf of plaintiffs. He has participated in multidistrict litigation cases outside of California as far away as Puerto Rico and as near as Arizona. Mr. Kotarski takes pride, as he was involved with a team of lawyers who worked on the following reported cases. Ward v. News Group Intern., Ltd. (C.D. Cal. 1990) 733 F.Supp. 83(17 Media L. Rep. 1583); In re National Mtge. Equity Corp. Mtge. Pool Certificates Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal. 1988) 120 F.R.D. 687 (11 Fed.R.Serv.3d 369); In re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation (D. Puerto Rico 1988) 687 F.Supp. 716.

Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1978); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Mediator, 2000—and Arbitrator, 1993-1998, Los Angeles Superior Court.

Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section).

Professional: Admitted to all state and federal courts in California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Member, the State Bar of California (Litigation Section) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Neutral and Early Mediation Pilot Program Panels, 2000-present (Arbitrator, 1993-1998).

Community: Temple Isaiah - Board of Trustees, 2002-present. Overland Elementary School - School Site Council, 2003-2005 (Vice Chair, 2003-2004); English Language Learners Advisory Council, 2003-2004; Parent Director, Instrumental Music Program/Overland Orchestra (in conjunction with Children’s Music Workshop), 2003-2004; PTA President, 2002-2003; Overland Community Council, 2001-2002.