Carmen Trutanich
| Carmen Trutanich | |
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| 7th Los Angeles City Attorney | |
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In office July 1, 2009 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Mayor | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Preceded by | Rocky Delgadillo |
| Succeeded by | Mike Feuer |
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| Born |
August 12, 1951 San Pedro, California, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Noreen Beatrice |
| Residence | Harbor City, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Southern California South Bay University College of Law |
| Occupation | StarKist FDS Trutanich & Michel Los Angeles City Attorney |
| Website | Official website |
Carmen Anthony "Nuch" Trutanich (born August 12, 1951) is an American politician. He served as Los Angeles City Attorney from 2009 to 2013.
Trutanich grew up in San Pedro where he attended elementary and high school. Trutanich went on to attend the University of Southern California where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Business Management. Trutanich earned his MBA from the University of Southern California where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
After obtaining his MBA, he worked in the tuna industry as a laborer for StarKist FDS, ultimately working his way up to a management position at his plant. Trutanich attended night school at South Bay University College of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1978.
He worked as a prosecutor on behalf on Los Angeles County before forming his own firm. Trutanich is a founding partner of the law firm Trutanich & Michel.
In 2009, Trutanich won the runoff election, succeeding Rocky Delgadillo as Los Angeles' City Attorney by defeating Jack Weiss and winning the 2009 Los Angeles City Attorney Election on May 19, 2009. His campaign received endorsements from the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Daily News, and the Daily Breeze, among other publications. His term began on July 1, 2009.
In 2010, Trutanich proposed a series of reforms to streamline the Workers Compensation process. An audit showed that it previously took an average of 5.8 years to settle such cases, and Trutanich said that the program was "in disarray." Trutanich established a new peer review process to attempt to better settle such cases, and assigned seven new attorneys to the Workers Compensation division.
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