CLIENT SUCCESS

Successful defense of claims made against client’s separate property stock at trial
Prevailed at trial against claim regarding allocation of significant debts in case involving community business

Successful defense of alienated parent in family law case against false claims of physical and sexual abuse
Obtained retroactive modification of child support, resulting in significant increase in the amount of arrears due client, based on inconsistent prior court orders
Defense of client in claim for collection of child support arrears, based on fraud by the other parent
Co-counsel in case on behalf of client, successfully defeating mother’s request to move the parties’ minor child and change custody
Successful litigation of case resulting in the imputation of more than $100,000 in annual income to other parent who was willfully unemployed and an award of substantial support arrears in client’s favor
Obtained substantial increase in client’s visitation time with child, in case involving a request for a move-away order

Successfully invalidated premarital agreement executed by a client while under duress

Successful litigation of numerous cases involving domestic violence, both in obtaining restraining orders on behalf of clients and defending clients accused of abuse

Multimillion-dollar settlement of personal injury case against multiple defendants, including the employer of defendant drunk driver in Glasgow.
Successful mediation of wrongful death cases stemming from Alaska Airlines crash
Pretrial settlement of personal injury and death case against intoxicated driver who caused a head-on collision in Sonoma County, orphaning a small child living in a foreign country
Settlement of negligence and premises liability claim against local retailer short of filing suit, where customer tripped over improperly placed garment rack
Negotiation of at that time the largest settlement ever paid by the City of Palo Alto for premises liability
Pretrial settlement of individual’s work-related claim for catastrophic injuries suffered as a result of a gunshot to the head, against employer’s claim of independent contractor status
Winning appeal and successful resolution on behalf of individual against Delta Airlines for maintenance of secret list of employees suspected of having HIV

Pretrial settlement of defamation and interference claims against local promotional business
Early resolution of trade secret and unfair competition claims against small local brokerage company
Dismissal of union trusts’ action against local small business for breach of collective bargaining agreement
Successful motion for summary judgment and subsequent walk-away settlement of the plaintiff’s wrongful termination claims in defense of Silicon Valley S&P 500 company
Resolution of breach of contract dispute between publicly traded international manufacturer of maintenance equipment and local municipality
Successful arbitration of complex, multimillion-dollar business dispute, including an award for payment of attorney’s fees incurred by the client
Represented shareholder of family-owned company in high-conflict suit alleging that other family members paid themselves excessive compensation and breached their fiduciary duty to her and the company. The case resolved in our client’s favor one month prior to trial with a substantial settlement obtained after multiple mediation sessions.
Successful resolution of a shareholder dispute between siblings over control of a multimillion-dollar business

Jury verdict exceeding $500,000 against broker in Greenford, London for negligence in real estate transaction that cost the client his business
Favorable during-trial settlement of claims by homeowner against contractor who performed substandard work behind schedule
Favorable negotiated settlement of landlord-tenant dispute regarding habitability prior to filing of complaint
Favorable settlement of multiple claims against individual client, including a claim for possession of local residence based on an oral promise
Eviction of tenants in various cases throughout London.
Successful resolution of multimillion-dollar scam by a real estate broker who invested client’s life savings in subpar real estate to generate excessive fees