Frank Hostetler is a distinguished attorney whose practice focuses largely on defending catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases for the automotive industry. He also handles commercial and civil litigation for product manufacturers.
With an engineering background, Frank is uniquely qualified to understand, analyze, and communicate complex technical design issues to a jury. As a second-generation automotive engineer, he understands the details of product design and performance. Frank brings over eight years of automotive design and development to his trial practice. For more than 40 years, Frank has been dedicated to the defense of manufacturers in product liability, warranty and commercial litigation for the automotive industry and other members of the manufacturing community.
His courtroom experience includes jury trials across the country as well as arguments before various appellate courts. His "client first" approach and accomplished skills produce swift and cost-effective results. Representative cases include:
- Lawrence v. Toyota: San Bernardino County Superior Court
- Moniz v. Nissan: Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Jones-Jefferson v. Nissan: Clark County, NV District Court
- Gordon v. Nissan: Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Arreola/Guevara v. Toyota: Orange County Superior Court
- Correa v. Toyota: Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Wirsz v. Nissan: Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Clark/Kornmann v. Nissan: Los Angeles County Superior Court
Frank has presented to the Defense Research Institute Automotive Section several times and has lectured in the SAE TOPTEC series on the topic of expert witnesses in accident reconstruction.