Randall Alan Spencer

For more than 40 years, Randall Spencer has been protecting clients that have been in actual or threatened litigation. Mr. Spencer began his legal career in Chicago, where he was heavily involved in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, and business litigation in the state and federal courts. Mr. Spencer then moved to Southern California to become Assistant General Counsel to USA Petroleum, Inc.,where he represented the company in civil litigation, retained and monitored outside counsel, and advised senior management on company policy and regulatory compliance.
Mr. Spencer has a long history of handling appeals, writs and other complex litigation, including:
Obtaining the reversal of a federal court judgment that dismissed a lawsuit for improper venue;
Obtaining the reversal of a federal court judgment that dismissed a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction;
Obtaining the reversal of a state court order that stayed enforcement of a judgment on appeal without posting an appeal bond;
Settling employment litigation on appeal after the trial attorney was placed on involuntary inactive enrollment by the California state bar.
Mr. Spencer has argued successfully in the Illinois and California state courts and in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Ninth Circuits.
Mr. Spencer has authored several articles. His publications regarding Multidistrict Litigation in federal courts have spanned 25 years, Mr. Spencer also is a contributor to a book on Multidistrict Litigation. In 2010, Mr. Spencer authored an article for the Los Angeles Daily Journal on Class Actions.
In 2013, Mr. Spencer drafted a revision to section 1856 of the California Code of Civil Procedure (the Parol Evidence Rule) that concerns the interpretation of Contracts
Mr. Spencer also is active in Bar Association Activities. In 2009, he served as a delegate to the Conference of California Bar Associations.

Illinois IT Chicago-Kent COL

Law Degree

University of Illinois

B.S. (1971) | Finance, Economics

1967 - 1971

Attempt To Curb Class Actions In Federal Courts Rejected

Los Angeles Daily Journal

May 10, 2010

Multidistrict Litigatiojn

California State Bar

January, 2008

Consolidation, Coordination and Multidistrict Litigation, Trial Practice Inn of Court, Los Angeles Athletic Club

Los Angeles County Bar Association

This presentation covers the basic principles of multidistrict litigation under 28 U.S.C. sect. 1407, from initial filing to judgment.

Summary Judgments and Summary Adjudications, Trial Practice Inn of Court, Los Angeles Athletic Club

Los Angeles County Bar Association

This presentation covered the basic principles of summary judgments and summary adjudications in California.

Discovery in Federal Multidistrict Litigation, Trial Practice Inn of Court, Los Angeles Athletic Club

Los Angeles County Bar Association

This presentation covered the basic principles of discovery in federal multidistrict litigation under 28 U.S.C. , sect. 1407.

The ABC's of Civil Appeals, The Esquire Network (TEN), 655 N. Central Ave., 22nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91203

November 28, 2017

The Esquire Network (TEN)

This presentation furnishes lawyers with a basic summary of the appellate process in California, from filing a Notice of Appeal, to decision by the California Court of Appeal.

The ABC's of Civil Appeals, Community Room, Sherman Oaks Galleria, Sherman Oaks, CA

November 9, 2016

Encino Lawyers Association

This presentation provides a basic summary of the appellate process in California, from filing a Notice of Appeal, to decision by the California Court of Appeal..

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Appellate Courts Section

2009 - Current

Activities: This section conducts reviews and seminars on the latest developments in appellate practice in the California and Federal appellate courts and proposes new rules and legislation pertaining to appellate practice.

California

Since 1982

Illinois

Since 1974