Joseph S. Klapach

California

Klapach & Klapach, P.C.
15303 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 1510
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
United States

Tel: (310) 525-3724

Email: Joseph@KlapachLaw.com
Web: www.klapachlaw.com

Professional Biography

Joseph Klapach is a partner at Klapach & Klapach, P.C., a leading California based boutique law firm focusing on estate planning and appeals, where he specializes in the area of appeals and writs in the federal and state courts.

Mr. Klapach is a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and has been named as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and as one of the Top 100 Appellate Attorneys in the State of California by the American Society of Legal Advocates.

Mr. Klapach has extensive experience handling all facets of civil and criminal appeals, including preparing the record, motion and writ practice, and briefing and arguing appeals. He has litigated more than 200 appeals and writ proceedings before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the California appellate courts. He also has served as trial counsel for numerous jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations.

Mr. Klapach graduated at the top of his class from Cornell Law School and was awarded his law degree, summa cum laude, by special vote of the faculty. While at Cornell, he served as Managing Editor of the Cornell Law Review and won numerous prizes for his writing and his academic achievement.

After graduation, Mr. Klapach clerked for the Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and then practiced for a number of years at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, one of the premier law firms in the nation.

Mr. Klapach holds a CPA license in the state of Missouri and received the Gold Medal for attaining the highest score on the CPA exam.

Notable Representations

  • Scanlon v. County of Los Angeles, __ F.4th __, 2024 WL 390103 (9th Cir. 2024)
  • Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Lara, 84 Cal.App.5th 1119 (2022)
  • In re: Frank Lane Italiane, Jr., 632 B.R. 662 (2021)
  • Hudson v. Foster, 68 Cal.App.5th 640 (2021) 
  • Farmers & Merchants Trust Company, 33 Cal.App.5th 638 (2019)
  • Placer Foreclosure, Inc. v. Aflalo, 23 Cal.App.5th 1109 (2018)
  • City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles, 19 Cal.App.5th 465 (2018)
  • In re Levine, 583 B.R. 231 (C.D. Cal. 2018)
  • The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, etc. v. NASSCO Holdings Inc., 17 Cal.App.5th 1105 (2017)
  • Lopez v. Routt, 17 Cal.App.5th 1006 (2017)
  • Klein v. City of Beverly Hills, 865 F.3d 1276 (9th Cir. 2017)
  • Wertheim, LLC v. Omidvar, 3 Cal.App.5th 921 (2016)
  • Paramount Farms International, LLC v. Ventilex B.V., 61 N.E.3d 702 (Ct. App. Ohio 2016)
  • Pom Wonderful LLC v. Hubbard, 775 F.3d 1118 (9th Cir. 2014)
  • Bell v. Mason, 194 Cal.App.4th 1102 (2011)
  • People v. Ligons, 84 Cal.App.4th 808 (2010)
  • In re Tobacco II Cases, 46 Cal.4th 298 (2009)
  • Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, 408 F.3d 1154 (2005)

Law School Honors

  • West’s Outstanding Achievement Award (Top 4 Students in Class)
  • Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review
  • Order of the Coif
  • Herbert R. Reif Prize (Best Written Student Note)
  • Fredric H. Weisberg Prize (Top Student in Constitutional Law)
  • Awarded Degree, summa cum laude, By Special Faculty Vote
  • Evangel College, B.A., B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1996
  • Holds Missouri CPA license (received Gold Medal award for highest CPA exam score)

The Appellate Practice

Klapach & Klapach, P.C. has represented clients in appeals and writs involving nearly every area of the law, including business disputes, torts, contracts, constitutional rights, criminal law, intellectual property, professional liability, employment, real estate, bankruptcy, and securities. Many of these appeals have involved high-profile, high-stakes cases, and dozens have resulted in published decisions.

Mr. Klapach is a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and has been named as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and as one of the Top 100 Appellate Attorneys in the State of California by the American Society of Legal Advocates.

About Klapach & Klapach

Klapach & Klapach, P.C. combines the high quality work product of a large law firm with the personal concierge service of a small firm.

After graduating from the nation’s top law schools and practicing at some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, Joe and Tali Klapach decided to form a firm that would reflect a more personal approach to the practice of law.

At Klapach & Klapach, P.C., we offer our clients extensive expertise in our areas of practice, personalized attention, and the highest quality service.

Our mission is to build long-lasting relationships with all of our clients and to have each client view us as a personal advisor and advocate.