Best Lawyers Near You in Encinitas, California for Commercial Litigation
Robert Wright is a founding partner of the firm and has a long history of successfully representing corporate, governmental, and individual clients in a wide range of cases involving unfair competition, product liability, antitrust, securities, corporate, banking, fidelity bond, real estate, trust and estate, and employment, constitutional, and admiralty law. He has considerable experience with complex procedural matters, including mass tort, coordinated, and class actions. In addition to rep...
Eric Acker is a partner and trial lawyer in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Acker has tried more than 50 trials (including more than 47 jury trials) in courtrooms across the country. Mr. Acker’s recent trials have involved a variety of technologies and significant legal issues. In the high-profile SCO v. Novell case, following a three-week trial, the jury affirmed our client Novell’s ownership of the copyrights to the UNIX software code and rejected SCO’s c...
George C. Miller is a partner in the San Diego, California office of Shustak Reynolds & Partners PC . His practice centers on commercial litigation , securities arbitration, and business disputes, with a focus on matters involving the securities and financial services industry. Mr. Miller represents individuals and businesses in complex disputes, including multi‑million‑dollar claims, in arbitration forums and courts throughout the United States. Mr. Miller handles a wide range of matters...
David is a founding partner of Dunn DeSantis Walt & Kendrick, LLP. For over a decade, his practice in Southern California has included business and corporate representation, commercial litigation, including class action and employment matters of all types, and professional liability defense. He regularly appears in California trial and appellate courts. He also regularly represents and counsels businesses on strategic, non-litigation and risk management matters.From 2006-2008, David serve...
Vincent J. Bartolotta, Jr. is a founding partner of Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire. He specializes in plaintiffs' litigation with an emphasis in business disputes, condemnation, and major injury cases. A tenacious litigator, Bartolotta is recognized annually by Woodward/White as one of the Best Lawyers in America -- a recognition he's received every year since 1987. "There's really no secret about what I do," he says, "I really do care for my clients; each case gets a piece of my soul." Bartolot...
Kenneth M. Fitzgerald is a highly experienced trial lawyer, practicing business litigation with an emphasis on complex commercial cases and intellectual property disputes. Before joining the firm, Mr. Fitzgerald was a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the country. Mr. Fitzgerald has handled a wide variety of commercial litigation matters involving contracts, business torts, trademarks, trade dress, cop...
William Low practices in the areas of complex tort and business litigation, with a current emphasis on professional liability, privacy, information security, product liability, and healthcare. Mr. Low, an HFM Partner, also serves as general counsel for the firm, a role in which he regularly advises the firm’s lawyers on issues related to ethics, conflicts of interest and professional responsibility. In addition, he has served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases. Throughout h...
Mariah Emmons is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Mariah, who practices law in San Diego, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mariah is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Xiao Jing Diego Wu Min is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Xiao Jing Diego, who practices law in San Diego, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Xiao Jing Diego is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Zagros S. Bassirian is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Securities. Zagros S., who practices law in San Diego, California, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Zagros S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ryan Stasell is a litigation attorney at Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc. in Oceanside, California. He represents injured individuals and their families in personal injury matters, with additional experience in commercial litigation. Ryan is known for careful preparation and practical advocacy, and he works closely with clients to pursue fair and accountable resolutions. Ryan began his legal career at international law firms Sidley Austin LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Throu...
Erik T. Johnson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Erik T., who practices law in San Diego, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erik T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
A creative and driven problem-solver, Janice Chase is a litigation attorney who supports clients from a variety of industries. Janice is passionate about understanding clients’ objectives and working to find efficient, dynamic, and tailored solutions. She frequently assists with many of the different stages of litigation, including research, discovery, and motion drafting Through her pro bono work, she has also gained experience in direct assistance and communication with a wide variety...
Leticia Butler (“Tia”) is a member of our business and employment litigation groups handling individual, class, representative and collective actions. Tia is a civil litigator who has been practicing in State and Federal Courts throughout California since her admission to the Bar in 2007. Tia has represented individual and entity clients in a wide array of business sectors and is experienced in all stages of litigation, including jury and bench trials, as well as arbitration. She ...
John D. Drdek is a Partner in the Firm’s San Diego office and a member of both the Litigation and Labor & Employment Groups. His practice focuses on representing companies and employers in complex litigation, including wage-and-hour class and representative actions, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, and multi-million dollar employment and contract disputes. John has successfully defended clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies across a range of industries. ...
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