Experience

Pahl & McCay

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Counsel

  • Mar 2006 - Present

  • Attorney in the field of business, real estate, and employment litigation. • Extensive experience in managing litigation matters from fact finding and investigation to drafting of pleadings including demurrers, motions for summary judgement, motions in limine, pre-trial and post-trial briefs, appellate briefs and writs. • The investigation process ranges from interviewing clients and potential witnesses to taking and defending depositions in a wide range of cases from relatively minor issues to complex and document intensive litigation involving a myriad of issues and significant number of parties and counsel. • Successfully first-chaired and second-chaired trials and arbitration proceedings ranging from property disputes and specific performance matters to defective construction and involved breach of contract claims. • Defended employment claims (representing employers) ranging from DFEH complaints (successfully defended each one) to sexual harassment complaints. Believe in extensive client contact to ensure clients are fully apprised of the status of the claims and involved in strategic discussions. Recent achievements include an attorney fee judgment in excess of half a million dollars in a case that was dismissed during trial, second chairing a bench trial resulting in judgment in the client's favor in a specific performance matter, successful pre-trial motion in a Breach of Fiduciary matter resulting in settlement of the case upon commencement of trial. Have appeared before the First District and Third District Court of Appeals.



Gavin, Cunningham & Hunter

• United States
• Law Practice

• Attorney

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Defence counsel handling cases ranging from personal injury defense and property disputes to childhood sexual abuse allegations; second chaired multiple trials resulting in defense verdicts; extensive experience in legal research and writing, written discovery, depositions and representation of clients at arbitrations, mediations and Mandatory Settlement Conferences. • Defence counsel handling cases ranging from personal injury defense and property disputes to childhood sexual abuse allegations; second chaired multiple trials resulting in defense verdicts; extensive experience in legal research and writing, written discovery, depositions and representation of clients at arbitrations, mediations and Mandatory Settlement Conferences.



Huber Samuelson

• Attorney

  • 1999 - 2000

  • Insurance defense counsel for a mid-level insurance defense firm resulting in exposure to a variety of litigation matters including personal liability and product liability issues. • Insurance defense counsel for a mid-level insurance defense firm resulting in exposure to a variety of litigation matters including personal liability and product liability issues.



Ison Law Offices

• United States
• Legal Services

• Law Clerk

  • Jun 1996 - Dec 1998

  • Second-chaired a four week trial in Santa Clara Superior Court as a law student/law clerk. • Second-chaired a four week trial in Santa Clara Superior Court as a law student/law clerk.



Consumer Education & Research Center

• Attorney

  • 1993 - 1994

  • Supported major environmental litigation trial involving Government of India, World Wild life Fund and State Government of Gujarat.• Involved with public interest Litigation in the areas of Consumer Protection and Environment Protection.• Interface for consumer complaints including client consultation, drafting demand letters, alternate dispute resolution, researching relevant laws, and drafting complaints. • Drafted project proposals to be sent to funding agencies such as International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada and Frederick Neumann Foundation.• Regularly contributed to the Center’s bimonthly publication, “Consumer Confrontation”.