Experience Summary
COMPLEX LITIGATION
•Suit involving over 100 parties based on claims and counter-claims arising from a Public Housing construction project.
• Several matters involving construction defects in residential community building project
CONTRACTUAL
•Claims of fraud surrounding the construction and selling of three properties
• Dispute between 3 family members for ownership of real property investments
• Marina owner dispute with concession owner regarding the division of profits
• Breach of employment contract and misappropriation of trade secrets
• Homeowner fees, Unfair Competition Law and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Defamation and interference with contractual relationship
• Contractual Indemnity
ELDER ABUSE
• Care and treatment of a dependent adult at a care facility
• Improper treatment of a non-ambulatory elder at a care facility
• Financial abuse of an elder
• Elder directed to sign documents transferring assets to another
• Elder subjected to predatory lending practices
EMPLOYMENT
As a judicial officer, he adjudicated dozens of employment cases, including sexual harassment,
hostile work environment, wrongful termination, age discrimination, racial discrimination, and ADA failure to accommodate. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation for engaging in protected activity
• Failure to accommodate a PTSD condition, wrongful termination, and whistleblower retaliation
• Failure to accommodate panic attacks caused by driving to a remote job location
• Associational discrimination and retaliation
• Discrimination based on race and violation of the Family Rights Act
• Unfair allocation of overtime hours based on racial preference
GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY
As a judicial officer and as an attorney, he adjudicated dozens of claims involving public entities, including road design, facility defects, and personnel negligence. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Wrongful death of a 5-year-old at a county park
• Wrongful death of an 11-year-old at a county park while camping
• Significant facial injuries following a vehicle collision on a compound curve on a county road
• Violation of civil rights regarding the prosecution of code violations
• Complex litigation regarding a public construction project
• Molestation of minor students at a public school
• Major injuries to a minor child by a parent after an investigation by child protective services
• Trip and fall due to uneven pavement at a grammar school
LEMON LAW
As a judicial officer, he adjudicated dozens of claims under the Song-Beverly Act. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Defects in the fuel system, braking system, unexpected acceleration, and others
• Various defects in suspension and drive shaft
• Failure to repair in a timely fashion
• Breach of expressed and implied warranty
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
•As a judicial officer, he adjudicated dozens of claims of medical malpractice. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Wrongful death based on failure to administer proper drugs for methamphetamine detoxification
• Negligently failing to report suspected child abuse after obtaining history and physical examination
• Negligent care and treatment during an emergency department admission leading to the death of the patient
• Negligence in performing laparoscopic gallbladder surgery which was a substantial factor in the death of the patient
• Physical and emotional injuries during and after a cosmetic hair removal procedure
• Paraplegia caused by failure to monitor nerve conduction during spinal surgery
• Acute kidney injury related to the Urolift procedure
PERSONAL INJURY
As a judicial officer, he adjudicated dozens of personal injury cases, including auto accidents, premise liability, dog bite, construction accidents, and general negligence. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Severe burns sustained by an infant at a fast food restaurant
• Aggravation of a preexisting back condition due to an auto collision
• Injury to multiple parties in a motorhome versus tractor-trailer collision
• Wrongful death of a teenage pedestrian struck by a tow truck
• Loss of an eye in a fight at a restaurant/bar
• Severe brain damage resulting from a construction worksite accident
• Wrongful death at a construction site
PROBATE
• Will contest between deceased natural children and stepdaughter
• Distribution of estate assets after foreclosure of real property
PRODUCT LIABILITY
• Silicosis caused by exposure to fiberboard particles
• Wrongful death and serious injuries due to defective tires causing a rollover accident
• Wrongful death and serious injuries due to an improperly designed wheel assembly
• Wrongful death of an elder due to a defective walk-in bathtub
REAL PROPERTY
As a judicial officer, he adjudicated dozens of claims regarding real property rights. Cases included but are not limited to:
• Fraud by a broker in securing refinance
• Improper foreclosure process
• Quiet title action regarding an oral agreement to hold title in the name of another
• Neighbor dispute regarding property line encroachment
• Interpleader of surplus funds from foreclosure