TIMOTHY A. LORANGER

Tim developed a life-long desire to fly at a young age and earned his pilot’s license in 1999 and flew for many years. After serving in the Marines, Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from California State University, Northridge and his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

As a proud member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice, Tim is a part of an extensive association of plaintiff attorneys dedicated to representing consumers in, and protecting them from, unsafe products, unsafe medicine, unfair business practices, and unscrupulous, negligent corporate conduct.

Tim dedicates himself beyond the courtroom by lobbying for consumer safety legislation as a strong advocate for victim’s rights and equal access to justice. He is a proud member of the CAALA Board of Governors, as well as an active member of various committees within CAALA, including the Government Relations Committee, the Public Relations Committee, the Listserve Committee, the New Lawyers Committee, and the Mentor Program.

CAALA has honored Tim with three Presidential Awards for his tireless efforts to preserve victims’ rights and for his advocacy for consumer safety.

In his spare time, Tim raises money for charity, runs in marathons, and trains and competes in triathlons, with plans for a full-distance Ironman Triathlon in the works.

Tim was also an active member of the Boy Scouts of America and the Civil Air Patrol—a benevolent, nonprofit organization and auxiliary of the new U.S. Air Force, dedicated to aerospace education.

Education

• Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA (J.D., 2002)
• California State University Northridge (B.A., Biology, 1999)
• Private Pilot License, Single Engine Land, USA (1999)

Court Admissions

• California, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2004
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2006
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2011
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2011
• District of Columbia, 2013
• The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2013
• US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2019
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2019
• U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, 2023

Awards and Honors

• Best Wrongful Death Injury Lawyers Los Angeles, CA (2023), Forbes Advisor 
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, 2023
• Certificate of Recognition 2022, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• Client Champion Silver Award - Martindale Hubbell, 2022-2023
• Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Los Angeles (2020)
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2017-2024) for work in:
  • Aviation Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Elected Chairman of the Aviation Law Section of the American Association for Justice (2021-2022)
• California Powerhouse, Law360 Regional Powerhouse Series, 2021
• Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers^®, 2015 – 2023
• Selected to: Southern California Super Lawyers^® – Rising Stars, 2011 – 2013
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• President, The National Trial Lawyers Top 10 Aviation Trial Lawyers, 2025
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers
• Avvo.com Superb Score 10 out of 10
• Steven C. Glickman Award 2016, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Presidential Award 2007, 2015, 2017, 2022 Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Presidential Award of Merit 2008, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
• Grand Prize – 1st Annual Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Essay Contest, “‘Side Trips’ Within the Warsaw Convention”, LPBA Journal, Vol. XXIII, No.3, Fall 2002

Litigation Leadership

• Plaintiffs’ Management Committee, MDL-2654, In Re: Amtrak Train Derailment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2015

Member

• State Bar of California
• The District of Columbia Bar
• Consumer Attorneys of California, President’s Club Benefactor, Sustaining Member
• American Association for Justice (AAJ): Leader’s Forum - Champion; AAJ PAC Board of Trustees; Aviation Law Section (Past-Chair, Past Chair-Elect, Past Vice-Chair, Past Secretary); Federal Tort Claim and Military Section; National Finance Counsel; Over-Designation Litigation Group; Supreme Court Term Limits and Ethics Guidelines Working Group; Veterans and Military Service Members Committee
• American Bar Association: The Forum on Air and Space Law; Litigation Section; Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
• Honorary Board of Governors, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, 2015 – 2019
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Board of Governors, 2014 – present
  • Complex Courts Committee, Co-Chair (2023- )
  • Government Relations Committee
  • ListServe Committee, Chair (2014-2023)
  • Membership Committee, Co-Chair (2023- )
  • Mentor Program
  • Public Relations Committee
  • Strategic Planning Committee, Chair (2018-present)
• American Inns of Court, Southwestern Law School Chapter
  • Executive Board Member for The Southwestern Law School Inn of Court, 2024-2025
• Public Citizen
• Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
• Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary, 1983 – 1985

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