by Jacob Stein | Apr 16, 2018 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
Wes Gate is a California real estate attorney in his early 60’s and was about two years away from retirement. He mishandled a client’s case (on a large deal) and was sued by the client for malpractice. Further review showed that he had made the same irreparable...
by Jacob Stein | Apr 10, 2018 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
Our client was in the business of importing and distributing building materials. He came to us after realizing that he may have been violating anti-dumping laws over the course of several years. The potential anti-dumping penalties were estimated to be in the...
by Jacob Stein | Mar 27, 2018 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
We recently had a client who had a situation many parents are susceptible to. Dr. Ashtan had a successful surgical practice. He worked hard and built a comfortable life for himself and his family. He took calculated risks and encouraged his children to be...
by Jacob Stein | Jan 30, 2018 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
One of our clients, a very wealthy individual from the Middle East with diplomatic immunity was, to put it mildly, a delinquent. While diplomatic immunity protected him from criminal charges, he discovered, to his chagrin, that the protection did not extend to civil...
by Jacob Stein | Nov 28, 2017 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
A few years ago a client of ours, Simon Thorn, got into an auto accident. Mr. Thorn, who was 75 years old at the time, was making a legal left turn at a light. He did not notice a motorcyclist in an oncoming lane, who skirted traffic on the far-right side to beat the...
by Jacob Stein | Nov 14, 2017 | Attorney Blogs, Blog
Costas Anastas owned a successful family restaurant for 22 years. Most of his staff had been with him almost as long. Costas needed more help so he hired a new employee. After a year, the new employee filed a lawsuit against Costas and the restaurant for not properly...
