Hillary Booth is a seasoned litigator and advisor who represents clients in jury trials, court trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and business transactions throughout California. Hillary devotes much of her practice to serving the transportation industry, with clients ranging from large national companies to small local trucking businesses. Her broad experience includes handling claims involving the transport of goods, lost or damaged freight, commercial vehicle accidents, heavy equipment accidents, and commercial lease disputes. Hillary’s transportation work also includes advising and preparing contracts and agreements for shippers, brokers, and motor carriers related to freight transportation equipment leases, warehouse agreements, and service agreements used across multiple industries. Additionally, Hillary has extensive experience litigating disputes over complex financial agreements, particularly those used in the logistics industry.

A skilled trial lawyer and zealous advocate, Hillary has built a reputation for effectively handling employment-related disputes for transportation clients and others, including harassment and discrimination claims, employment misclassification, wage-and-hour disputes, safety and regulatory violations, negligence, and various tort claims. She also litigates commercial tenancy issues, business contract disputes, and business dissolutions.

Hillary’s expertise extends to appellate matters. She has successfully handled post-trial motions and appeals, including appeals challenging summary judgment and various trial court orders.

Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Hillary was the managing partner at Booth LLP in Los Angeles, California, a firm she founded in 2012.

    Education

    • Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1986)
      • Moot Court Honors Program
      • American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Competition
      • Dean's Honor List, 1984-1985
    • California State University, Northridge (B.A. Economics, 1983)

    Bar Admissions

    • California

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

    Professional Affiliations

    • California Trucking Association, Past Chair of the Los Angeles-Orange Unit; Former Board of Directors Member
    • Transportation Lawyers Association, President 2018–2019; Past Chair, Motor Carrier Committee; Chair, DEI Committee
    • Conference of Freight Counsel
    • Transportation Intermediaries Association
    • Transportation Loss Prevention & Security Association
    • International Association of Defense Counsel
    • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

    Awards & Honors

    Distinguished Service Award, Transportation Lawyers Association, 2012

    Reported Opinions

    Celtic Int’l, LLC v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 234 F.Supp.3d 1034 (C.D. Cal. 2017)

    Ample Bright Development, Ltd. v. Comis Intern., 913 F.Supp.2d 925 (C.D. Cal. 2012)

    BreakZone Family Billiards v. The City of Torrance, 81 Cal.App.4th 1205 (2000)

    Timberline, Inc. v. Jaisinghani, 54 Cal.App.4th 1361 (1997)

    Thompson v. Jesperson, 222 Cal.App.3d 964 (2002)

    Kruso v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp, 872 F.2d 1416 (1989)

Hillary Arrow Booth

Hillary Booth is a seasoned litigator and advisor who represents clients in jury trials, court trials, administrative hearings, arbitrations, and business transactions throughout California. Hillary devotes much of her practice to serving the transportation industry, with clients ranging from large national companies to small local trucking businesses. Her broad experience includes handling claims involving the transport of goods, lost or damaged freight, commercial vehicle accidents, heavy equipment accidents, and commercial lease disputes. Hillary’s transportation work also includes advising and preparing contracts and agreements for shippers, brokers, and motor carriers related to freight transportation equipment leases, warehouse agreements, and service agreements used across multiple industries. Additionally, Hillary has extensive experience litigating disputes over complex financial agreements, particularly those used in the logistics industry.

A skilled trial lawyer and zealous advocate, Hillary has built a reputation for effectively handling employment-related disputes for transportation clients and others, including harassment and discrimination claims, employment misclassification, wage-and-hour disputes, safety and regulatory violations, negligence, and various tort claims. She also litigates commercial tenancy issues, business contract disputes, and business dissolutions.

Hillary’s expertise extends to appellate matters. She has successfully handled post-trial motions and appeals, including appeals challenging summary judgment and various trial court orders.

Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Hillary was the managing partner at Booth LLP in Los Angeles, California, a firm she founded in 2012.

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