A member of the California State Bar since 1979, Garry is rated “AV
Preeminent 5.0" by Martindale-Hubbell.
Garry graduated Magna Cum Laude from the College of Engineering at the
University of Cincinnati in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Aerospace Engineering. Garry earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola
University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1979.

From 1972 to 1974, while attending college, Garry was employed by NASA
as an engineering trainee in the Simulator Software Section at the Johnson
Space Center in Houston, Texas. He continued his work in engineering at
Northrop Corporation in the Propulsion Analysis Section, Aircraft Division,
from 1975 to 1979. While there, he worked on the F-5 and the Tigershark
tactical fighter programs.

Joining Hart & Michaelis in 1980, he quickly demonstrated his legal skills
and became a named partner of Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson in 1984.
Garry has represented well-known companies such as Pratt & Whitney
Canada, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Allied Signal and Piper Aircraft. He
has been involved in all types of aviation and products liability cases from
helicopters to helmets, polymers and fuel totalizers.

Responsible for cases that must go before the various courts of appeal,
Garry has briefed and argued numerous cases in state and federal
appellate courts, including appearances before the California Supreme
Court.

Garry defended cases involving the tragic deaths of John Denver and the
president and vice president of In-N-Out Burger. Since 2002, he has served
as a Temporary Judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He is a
member of the United States District Court for all Districts of California, The
United States Court of Appeal, Sixth and Ninth Circuits, the American Bar
Association and is a Patent Agent registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office.

He has been a Judge of the Loyola School of Law National Civil Trial
Competition.  In 1973, he obtained a single engine land private pilot
certificate from the FAA.

Garry has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer from 2007 –
2010.  
Garry L. Montanari
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