Legal Expert Witnesses in California

San Francisco, California

Legal - Attorney Fee Dispute, Legal Fee Dispute, Legal Billings, Legal Fee Consultant, Fee Review, Legal Billing Review, Legal Fee Review, Legal Fee Auditing, Fee Litigation, Legal Fee Expert, Attorney Fee Expert, Fee Shifting

John O’Connor has over 48 years of experience in a wide variety of litigation matters, ranging from personal injury to civil rights and employment to complex business cases. A significant part of that experience is the trial of over 70 cases in both state and federal Courts throughout the country, and the preparation for and settlement of many more, as well as a substantial number of arbitrations. Additionally, for 20 years, O’Connor functioned as managing partner of a substantial litigation firm. His law firm experience includes partnerships in small boutique firms, a substantial mid- sized firm, and larger nationally known firms. A significant portion of his work for over 40 years has been the evaluation, litigation and resolution of attorney fee issues. First as an Assistant United States Attorney, and later representing county and municipal governments, O’Connor has represented potential fee payors under “fee shifting” statutes. He, as well, has worked extensively for fee peti...

San Diego, California

Insurance, Legal - Bad faith, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, reinsurance, legal ethics

Mitchell L. Lathrop is a lawyer licensed in California, New York and the District of Columbia. After over 40 years in trial courts throughout the United States, he today restricts his practice to arbitration and expert consulting and testimony in matters involving insurance, reinsurance, and lawyers’ professional responsibility, i.e., legal malpractice, and ethics. He is a former Presiding Referee of the California State Bar Court, with over 20 years' experience in lawyer disciplinary matters. He has served in over 100 cases as an expert in insurance, reinsurance. and legal malpractice matters.

Long Beach, California

Maritime, Legal - Machinery damages, Ship Explosions, Professional Indemnity, Oil Pollution, Marine Engineer, Personal injuries, Super Yachts, Lithium ion fires, Oily Water Separator, Audits, Hull damage, Law, Maritime Fires, Drydocking, Marine Casualty, Cruise Ships, Marine Surveyor, Class, Cargo, Propulsion

Andrew E. Madden, Esq. brings a distinctive and rare combination of legal, technical, and operational maritime experience. He is a California attorney, marine surveyor, and former UK-licensed Chief Engineer, with several years of seagoing service on a variety of commercial ships around the globe and 12 years’ experience as a Senior Surveyor and Senior Maritime Auditor with Lloyd’s Register. He also has specialist experience in the superyacht sector. Through The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C. — “Where Maritime Experience Informs Legal Strategy” — he provides focused maritime legal support informed by real-world vessel operations, casualty investigation, marine insurance claims, hull and machinery issues, cargo matters, audits, surveys, and technical dispute analysis. He is also President of A.M. Marine Surveys LLC (www.amarinesurveys.com), a separate marine surveying and consulting company. This dual background allows him to assess maritime matters from both the legal and engin...

Alamo, California

Insurance, Legal - Insurance Claims Handling, Insurance Compliance with Good Faith Claims Principles, Standard of Care in Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation, Case Evaluation, Negotiation and Settlement

GUY O. KORNBLUM maintains his law office in the San Francisco Bay Area in Alamo, California. He has specialized as a trial and appellate lawyer for over 45 years. The firm specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, financial and physical elder abuse, and all aspects of insurance including “bad faith” claims. Mr. Kornblum himself has handled over 4000 litigated matters to conclusion and has several million dollar plus cases to his credit. He has represented hundreds of clients, small businesses, individuals, and large Fortune 500 corporations during his over 45 years of practice. He is highly regarded for his courtroom and appellate skills, and his representation of his clients in mediations, where he has a strong track record of successful settlements. Mr. Kornblum is certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a Charter Fellow, American College o...

San Diego, California

Legal, Securities & Investments - securities, corporations, antitrust, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, private offering, Rule 10(b)-5, Rule 506, brokers, suitability, know your customer, arbitration, freeze outs, oppression

A highly regarded legal consultant and expert witness, Professor Mark R. Lee is an expert in Securities Regulation, Corporations, Unincorporated Business Organizations, and Antitrust. He has provided consulting or expert witness services in connection with a wide variety of matters ranging from Rule 10(b)-5 liability, exemptions from registration, and compliance with SEC Rule 506 to fiduciary duties, corporate governance, “freeze outs,” and hostile takeovers to distributor terminations and revocation of hospital privileges. Professor Lee has taught at ten law schools in the United States, four in Europe. Currently, he is Professor-of-Practice and J. Lawrence Irving Senior Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the University of San Diego School of Law. He is the author of Organizing Corporate and other Business Enterprises, 6th ed. (LEXIS, 2000) (with L. Gross) [textually updated annually], Antitrust Law and Local Government (Greenwood Press 1985), and articles in academic journals. ...

Santa Rosa, California

Legal, Dispute Resolution - Standard of Care of Attorneys, Attorney Fee Disputes, Attorney Ethics, Legal Malpractice, Litigation Strategy/Tactics, Litigation Coach/Consultant, Litigation Trainer, Major Trial Assistance and Augmentation, Expert Witness Depositions

Extensive jury trial and court trial experience as well as extensive appellate court experience. In trial for more than 250 days (2009 - 2014). Worked on appeals in areas of attorney conduct including two California Supreme Court cases: Flatt v. Superior Court (my firm) and Musser v. Provencer (trial counsel and my firm). See Hall v. Harker (trial and appellate counsel), Gregori v. Bank of America (trial and appellate counsel), Asman v. Revlon (trial counsel and writ counsel) plus other reported as well as non-published appeals. Expertise in complex civil litigation including professional liability, defense of professional licenses, fraud in the sale of a business, fraud in the sale of real property, employment litigation, high-end divorce, personal injury, construction defect, professional liability, etc.

Aguascalientes, California

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Legal - Mexican criminal law expert, Expert on Mexican law, Amparo (Mexican constitutional remedy), Wrongful death in Mexico, Extradition (Mexico–US), Mexican criminal procedure, Mexican oral trial procedure, Human rights expert – Mexico, Personal injury in Mexico, Choice of law – Mexico, Forum non conveniens, Due process

Dr. Pablo Abdías Pedroza Salas, a Mexican attorney and legal scholar dedicated to the study and practice of criminal law, human rights, and international criminal law. My academic training includes a Law Degree, a Master’s in Criminal Procedural Law, a Master’s in Human Rights, and a Doctorate in Criminal Law. Over the course of my career I have combined public service and private practice, giving me a balanced perspective on the Mexican legal system and the ability to provide reliable and independent expert opinions for international litigation. During my years of service as an Investigating Agent and later as a Public Prosecutor in the State Attorney General’s Office, I developed a comprehensive understanding of how Mexican criminal law operates in practice, from the initial stages of investigation through trial and appeals. This institutional experience, coupled with my ongoing work as a private criminal defense attorney, has allowed me to examine criminal proceedings from both ...

Culver City, California

Real Estate, Legal - Land Use, Entitlement, Real Property, Contracts, Partnerships, Development, Mixed-Use, Design, Due Digligence, Acquisition, Management, Negotiation, Agreements, Investment

I offer over thirty-five years of experience in successful private and corporate residential & mixed-use real estate acquisition, entitlement, design, investment, transaction and development operations. My specialization includes contracts and operations relating to land use, due diligence, major property entitlements, land development, project design, partnership structuring, marketing and disposition. As both an attorney and real estate broker, I regularly provide pre-litigation and litigation support – as well as expert witness services. I offer assistance to companies and legal counsel in leading complex negotiations, managing development teams, reviewing and implementing ordinances, drafting agreements, structuring compliance, and directing teams of outside counsel.