Meet California Auto Fraud and Lemon Law Attorney Hawk Barry
Partner
Hawk Barry joined the California auto fraud and lemon law firm of Rosner and Mansfield LLP in 2002, and was made a partner in 2006. Mr. Barry is a California Lemon Law lawyer and California auto fraud lawyer who has more than 10 years of consumer protection litigation experience. He has served as trial counsel in numerous auto fraud and lemon law cases resulting in punitive damage and civil penalty awards across Southern California, including San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Imperial County.
Most recently, Mr. Barry obtained a jury verdict in favor of a consumer against a car dealership for backdating a purchase contract. Mr. Barry runs the firm's California state-wide dealership class-action department, and has helped vehicle purchasers recover millions of dollars through settlement and trial.
Mr. Barry has successfully certified classes of consumers who were victims of auto fraud for the following:
- Backdated purchase contracts
- Improper smog fee charges
- Improper tire fee charges
- Improperly disclosed negative equity
- Improper DMV fees
- Spanish-speaking consumers who did not receive Spanish-language paperwork
Mr. Barry has also helped California consumers by obtaining injunctions prohibiting fraudulent practices from multiple dealerships. Trial successes include:
- Watkins v. Power Toyota Buena Park (backdating)
- Gains v. Bosch Kia (undisclosed prior rental
and accident damage)
- Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales (undisclosed
negative equity and failure to provide Spanish-language
documents)
- McClanahan v. Fleetwood and Freightliner (lemon
law claim)
Mr. Barry was also the lead attorney in Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc. (2005) 144 Cal.App.4th 140, and Lewis v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc. (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 359., which involved California auto fraud issues. Mr. Barry was a speaker at the National Association of Consumer Advocates 2008 Auto Fraud Conference, and has spoken before the United States Navy JAG attorneys on California auto fraud and lemon law issues.
Mr. Barry received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1992, and graduated from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1995. Mr. Barry has been admitted to practice before both state and federal courts in California since 1995.
If you are in need of an experienced California
car fraud attorney or an attorney who is well-versed in
California Lemon Law, contact Hawk Barry or any of the lawyers
at Rosner and Mansfield LLP.
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