Rodney A. Klein, Esq.

Rodney A. Klein began his career in personal injury law in 1964 after graduating from the University of California, Hasting College of Law. While attending college he was an insurance adjuster for the Continental Insurance Co. Therefore, logically he gravitated to defending insurance companies and defendants in lawsuits.

In 1967 the law firm of Virga, Fields and Klein was formed. Judge Michael Virga and Judge Alan Fields eventually became Superior Court Judges and Mr. Klein formed his own law firm in 1969. In 1970 Mr. Klein, who was active in the first of many mass tort litigations, was involved in the first successful lawsuit against the manufacturer of oral contraceptives proving that they caused blood clots in women.

From the early 70s until today Mr. Klein has been active in mass and class action cases. He has represented severely injured plaintiffs against products manufacturers who have injured large numbers of persons including: Oral Contraceptives, Dalkon Shield, Diethysubesterol Litigation (DES), Diptheria, Pertussis Tetanus Litigation (DPT), Shiley Heart Valves, Breast Implants, and most recently Tobacco Litigation.

Rod Klein has been among the leaders in all of the above mass tort litigations and active on committees and involved with the medical discovery in the litigation of these mass torts. Since 1970 the Klein Law Firm has represented clients from all over the United States and many foreign countries. Since 1972 the firm has represented the countries of Sweden, Norway Denmark relative to major mass and class actions and matters of products liability. The Klein Law Firm has battled multi-national companies with unlimited legal and financial resources, and has been successful in prevailing for his clients.

Education:

• St. Thomas College, St. Paul, MN (A.B., 1955)
• University of California, Hasting College of Law (L.L.B., 1964, J.D. 1968) Phi Alpha Delta
• Admitted to California Bar 1964

Memberships:

• Sacramento County Bar Association
• State Bar of California American Bar Association
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
• Consumers Attorneys of California (served on board of directors)
• Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association
• San Francisco Lawyers Club
• Trial Dynamics

Publications and Syllabi for various lectures:

• "New World of Products Liability Found in Drug Litigation"
• "Representing the Injured Consumer of an Ethical Drug"
• "Practice Procedures: The Specifics of Medical Malpractice"
• "Litigating the Birth Control Products Cases"
• "Discovery in Medical and Legal Malpractice"

California Fen-Phen Litigation Associates
2300 Bell Executive Lane
Sacramento, California 95825-4068

Tel: (916) 929-6000
Fax: (916) 929-5137
E-mail: fen-phen@fen-phen-associates.com