Sandra L. Block joined the firm in 2019 as a litigation defense attorney with extensive knowledge and experience. Ms. Block quickly emerged as a team leader in both the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. She leads a team of savvy defense attorneys to defend against all kinds of claims for clients in state and…
Matthew A. Gardner joined the firm in 2018 as an experienced litigation defense attorney having defended clients that ranged from large corporations to single individuals. Mr. Gardner quickly became a leader in the Los Angeles office. He leads a talented group of defense attorneys to navigate challenging cases across numerous practice areas in state and…
In a November 2022 jury trial, the jury rendered a defense verdict in a catastrophic injury case defended by Robert Phillips, Elisa Marcaletti, and Kristin Choi. The firm defended a retail client in which plaintiff’s pre-trial demand was 3.5 million dollars.
Attorneys Robert K. Phillips, Michael R. Halvorsen, and Federico A. Stea recently secured a summary judgment for our client in a case brought in San Francisco Superior Court. Plaintiff tripped on an irregular sidewalk adjacent to our client’s property and sustained life-altering injuries as a result of her fall. Plaintiff alleged the sidewalk was in…
Attorneys Rob Phillips, Priya Navaratnasingham, and Christopher Lunsford in our San Francisco office obtain summary judgment in favor of homeowner clients in a lawsuit filed in the Solano County Superior Court. Plaintiff alleged that he fell off of a tree at our client’s home and alleged that his fall was due to the negligent maintenance…
Attorneys Rob Phillips, Priya Navaratnasingham, and Christopher Lunsford in our San Francisco office obtain summary judgment in favor of homeowner clients in a lawsuit filed in the Solano County Superior Court. Plaintiff alleged that he fell off of a tree at our client’s home and alleged that his fall was due to the negligent maintenance…
Attorneys Robert K. Phillips, Alyce W. Foshee, and Britney N. Karim secured a summary judgment for our client, an international retailer, in a case brought in Kings County Superior Court. Plaintiff alleged our client’s personnel dropped a 400-lb stack of boxes on top of him when he was in the client’s back lot engaged in…
Partner Elisa Marcaletti and associate Connor Gaballa prevailed on two consecutive demurrers in a landlord-tenant case venued in San Mateo County. This case involved an unauthorized individual residing at the clients’ property allegedly pursuant to an oral sublease with the property’s master tenant, which the firm’s clients were not aware of. Thus, we successfully challenged…
Attorneys in the Las Vegas Office secured summary judgment for our client in a premises liability case brought in the United States District Court, District of Nevada. Plaintiff slipped and fell on a liquid spill created by another customer mere minutes prior to her incident. The Court was unpersuaded by Plaintiff’s assertion other objects left…
Attorneys Robert K. Phillips and Megan E. Wessel secured a summary judgment for our client in a wrongful death premises liability case defended in the United States District Court, District of Nevada. The deceased allegedly slipped on loose gravel in the subject parking lot of our client’s property. The deceased was noted to have a…
