To the rational creature, that which is against reason is alone past bearing."
—Epictetus
I represent clients directly and support top trial teams. I was part of the trial and appellate teams that achieved one of California’s top 20 largest judgments in 2019, and one of the 50 largest in 2018. I am one of about 300 appellate specialists certified by the State Bar of California, and a commentator on legal trends.
By joining your trial team early—before dispositive motions and trial—I help strengthen the core theories in your case, and develop alternative theories. This improves your chances at the posttrial and appellate stages, and positions your case for maximum settlement.
As the co-founder of an IT firm before becoming an attorney, I am sometimes hired by other trial attorneys to help with their legal tech needs, such as e-discovery issues and preparing court-compliant digital filings. Many attorneys are slow to adopt useful legal tech, afraid that it will undermine the all-important billable hour. An industry joke has it that when an attorney is told that legal tech can make him twice as efficient, the attorney responds, "Ok, but what's the upside?" I don't believe I was put on this earth merely to bill hours. I love the work I do for clients, so when a tool allows me to do more for less, it benefits both of us
No attorney can guarantee what a judge or jury will do, and judges sometimes make devastating rulings before or during trial. Unlike most attorneys who rarely handle appeals, as a certified appellate specialist I am ready to address those rulings in the appellate courts to restore my clients' leverage.
