Mastering the Deposition 101: The Nuts and Bolts (CA) [Two-Part Webinar] (OnDemand Streaming and Recorded Packages)

What You Will Learn

Agenda

 Part 1: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Basic Process and Procedure
Mythily Sivarajah

• Scheduling depos and typical challenges
• Noticing the depo
• Dealing opposing counsel who makes scheduling difficult
• Video Recording and Expenses
• Deposition timing during the course of your discovery phase
• Depositions are done, new information comes to light, another depo is needed – now what?
• State Rules re: Using Depos in Court Proceedings
• FRCP 32. Using Depos in Court Proceedings
• Other differences between state and federal deposition rules

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Strategic Planning
Micha Star Liberty

• Trial depositions v. Discovery depositions
• Understanding your goals
• Keeping your deposition goal-driven
• Is this depo really necessary?  Determining whether the depo is worth the time and money
• Who should attend and why
• Preparing specific questions and outlines v. focusing on themes
• The percipient witness vs. the PMK
• When opposing counsel hides the ball related to PMKs
• When the other side’s PMK doesn’t know anything
• Strategies for using the depo at your hearing or trial

2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Witness Preparation
Jesse Lanier and Andrew Friedman

• Tips and strategies
• Difficulties to avoid
• Your percipient witness vs. your PMK
• When your witness won’t prepare
• When your witness won’t listen to you as you prepare them
• When your witness is going to be a disaster
  • What to do if you are working under a more senior partner who makes the decisions
  • What to do if you are the decision maker
• Ethical considerations

3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. 
Break 

3:40 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Expert Witness Depositions
Mark Austin and Andrew Owen

• Your Expert Witness:
  • Choosing your Expert Witnesses
  • Preparing your Experts for deposition
  • When you discover during witness prep that your Expert Witness is a disaster
  • Strategies to show your Expert’s qualifications
• The Opponent’s Expert Witness Deposition
  • Effective opposition research options
  • Strategies to attack their Experts
  • Attacking the expert with his/her own words from various sources
• Using Motions in Limine to exclude expert or testimony
• Live Demonstration

Part 2: Thursday, March 12, 2026
1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.
Handling Documents & Exhibits and Online Depos
Courtney Abrams

• Making the record
• Getting the authentication you need
• Admissibility at trial
• Online depo advice
• Handling documents/exhibits in an online depo
• Live Demonstration

1:35 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Impeaching the Witness – Practical Advice and Strategies
Joshua Arnold and Justin Jones Rodriguez

• When, why and why not?
• Impeaching with Prior Inconsistent Statements
• Impeaching by showing bias and motivation
• Impeaching by showing (in)competency
• Impeaching by attacking character for truthfulness
• Differences explained and strategies offered when impeaching during the depo versus impeachment during trial
• Live Demonstration

2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. 
Break

2:25 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Deposition Objections
Joseph E. Richards and Barbara Adams

• How do I do it?
• Why do I do it?
• Objection strategies
• What to avoid
• Biggest risks in objecting and not objecting
• Opposing counsel that objects to everything
• Calling the judge
• How to avoid calling the judge
• Specific objections and real-world examples
• Live Demonstration

3:25 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. 
Break

3:35 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Handling the Difficult Witness and/or Opposing Counsel
Paul Traina and Evangeline Burbidge

• The angry opposing counsel
• When opposing counsel yells
• The witness keeps obfuscating or saying “I don’t remember” to everything, now what?
• You know the witness is lying – is there anything you can do?
• How to keep the depo from getting out of control
• Calling the judge
• How to avoid calling the judge
• Live Demonstration

Testimonials

“Great practical tips supported by real world examples bolstered by video and transcript excerpts!”

“Fantastic panelists! Extremely engaging and helpful! Excellent program! 5-star presenters!! Practical advice and helpful tips.”

“Excellent and thoughtful.”

“Good summary of existing law as to objections – very useful for practice.”

“Helpful, practical insight regarding plaintiff depos. Good tips on current ethical considerations. The presentation on objections was most applicable to my situation and will definitely help in my practice. Good variety of presenters who work well together.”

“Awesome.”

“Everyone was excellent, knowledgeable, approachable, great. Best speakers I have had.”

“My objective of learning practical advice and tips about defending and taking deposition was fully satisfied. Good variety of presenters who work well together; after attending, I am slightly less terrified to take the next deposition.”

“A good framework for taking and defending depositions.”

“Provided practical tips to utilize in deposition and concrete examples.”

“Good balance between plaintiff and defense comments, liked the examples.”

“I received a lot of good information and case law regarding depositions.”

“Great and useful topic.”

“It was very helpful.”

Faculty

Courtney Abrams, Esq.
Owner
Courtney Abrams, PC

 As a native of Los Angeles, California, Courtney is proud to serve the community in which she was raised. Courtney resides in Manhattan Beach, California with her husband, son and daughter, and devoted dog.

After attending Marlborough High School, and graduating from UCLA’s Honors Program with a degree in Economics and English Literature, Courtney received her J.D. from Southwestern Law School.

During law school, Courtney worked for the ACLU of Southern California on federal cases involving wrongful deportation, mental health and prison reform, and she clerked in the Office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender. Courtney also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Terry Hatter, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and clerked for civil rights firm Hadsell, Stormer, Keeny, Richardson and Renick.

After graduation from law school, Courtney litigated for nearly ten years before starting her own practice offering representation to individuals who have experienced unlawful employment practices and estate planning clients.

Courtney has been quoted in Forbes and Variety, and from 2014-2019, she was recognized as one of the top Women Attorneys by Los Angeles Magazine and named to the Southern California Rising Star list, an honor received by no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in California.  In 2020 and 2021, Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement selected Courtney as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in the category of Labor and Employment law. 

In February 2020, Courtney appeared in Nevertheless, a documentary by Emmy-award winning filmmaker Sarah Moshman, which examines the stories behind the headlines of the #MeToo movement and Times Up, and follows seven individuals who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace or school context. 

Courtney is committed to working with her clients in a compassionate, strategic and meticulous manner. 

Barbara R. Adams, Esq.
Senior Attorney
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Barbara Adams has a diverse litigation background that includes an emphasis on Proposition 65 litigation and toxic torts claims involving asbestos, lead, and mold.

Barbara’s courtroom background is extensive. An experienced lead trial and appellate attorney, she has taken over 25 cases to verdict and has commenced more than 100 trials. She also has experience litigating personal injury, product defect, premises liability, and wrongful termination claims, as well as claims arising under California’s Lemon Law.

With a keen focus on providing superior quality work, Barbara is equally adept at resolving cases without resort to litigation. Barbara has briefed and argued cases before the California Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Super Lawyers has included Barbara among the area’s top attorneys for many years in recognition of her litigation excellence.

Joshua M. Arnold, Esq.
Partner
Alexander Morrison+Fehr LLP

Joshua M. Arnold has devoted his legal career to representing a diverse array of employees, from personal trainers to personnel managers, valets to veterinarians, and cashiers to CEOs who were unlawfully subject to employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and wrongful termination. Josh also represents employees who were unlawfully denied wages, breaks, medical leave, or safe working environments by their employers.

Josh has brought claims on behalf of clients in state courts, federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration forums, and against private, state, and federal employers. Josh has settled numerous cases at mediation, and second-chaired cases at trial. As every client faces unique challenges in addressing their legal claims, Josh takes particular care to ensure that representation is tailored to the needs of each client.

Josh earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law in 2005. While in law school, he worked for USC’s prestigious Post-Conviction Justice Project and the Employment Law Clinic, which focused on providing employment law guidance to small nonprofit employers. Josh graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in 2002, with a B.A. in government and history.

Josh is licensed to practice in the State of California, the United States District Court, Central District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA), and the Labor and Employment Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Josh grew up in Massachusetts, and enjoys traveling, tennis, and the NBA.

Evangeline A.Z. Burbidge, Esq.
Partner
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP

Evangeline (Evan) is a leader in the legal community, a trusted counselor, and a skilled advocate. 

Whether litigating a case or advising a client, Evan understands the importance of the big picture. She also knows that being an effective litigator means not only fighting hard, but also being a proactive problem solver. She is a straight shooter, respected by both colleagues and opposing counsel.

Evan litigates and advises on a broad array of matters, including complex commercial cases, trade secret theft, fraud, breach of contract, and other business disputes. 

Since joining Lewis & Llewellyn, she has worked for Fortune 100 companies, individuals, and Silicon Valley start-ups, both litigating and conducting internal investigations. 

Evan has worked on both the defense and plaintiff’s side, successfully representing a billion-dollar company against allegations of wrongdoing and, more recently, securing her client a victory in connection with allegations of trade secret theft.  Outside of the business context, Evan has also represented survivors of childhood sexual abuse, helping them achieve justice through the legal system.

Evan is also active in the legal community and is barred in both California and Utah.  She is a member of Women Lawyers of Utah and serves on the board of HEAL Utah.  She also spearheaded efforts to increase the profile of female leaders in the field and is an active mentor. 

Ms. Burbidge was recently selected by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine as a Super Lawyer, Utah Business Magazine as a member of “2022 Legal Elite”, Benchmark Litigation, and has received other awards recognizing her litigation successes and contributions to the field.

A Utah native, Evan loves skiing and trying to teach her children to do the same. She also enjoys learning about clean tech, supporting local theater, and demonstrating her uncanny ability to recognize C-list celebrities.

Andrew H. Friedman, Esq.
Partner
Helmer Friedman, LLP

Andrew H. Friedman, a name partner with the law firm of Helmer · Friedman LLP, primarily represents employees in all aspects of employment law including not only individual discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and accommodation cases but also complex multi-party wage and hour class actions. Mr. Friedman received his J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and his B.A. degree in history and psychology, cum laude, from Vanderbilt University. At Cornell, Mr. Friedman was a member of the Board of Editors of the Cornell Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. Following law school, Mr. Friedman served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John T. Nixon, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Subsequently, Mr. Friedman was trained as an employment attorney by two of the Nation’s most prestigious management-side employment law firms – Paul, Hastings and Bryan Cave LLP.

Mr. Friedman has handled a wide range of employment-related litigation in state and federal courts. Indeed, Mr. Friedman won (with Tony Lewis of The Lewis Law Firm) a .1 Million jury verdict in a fraud and breach of employment contract lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court and he also prevailed (along with his law partner, Gregory D. Helmer) in a three-week sexual harassment jury trial in the Orange County Superior Court. He also settled a .4 Million wage and hour class action lawsuit in federal court (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California), a .575 Million class action discrimination lawsuit in the Orange County Superior Court and he recovered a .5 Million settlement in federal court (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California) in a wage and hour class action.

Mr. Friedman served as Counsel of Record in Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. et. al. (Case No. 10-56068) where he successfully convinced the U. S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for certiorari that he filed on behalf of his clients. In January 2017, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Sotomayor, reversed the Ninth Circuit and ruled in favor of Mr. Friedman’s clients.

Mr. Friedman has received the highest possible Martindale-Hubble rating ("AV"), indicating that he is ranked at the highest level of professional excellence with "very high to preeminent legal ability" and "very high" ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine selected Mr. Friedman as a 2006 – 2021 Southern California "Super Lawyer" in the category of Labor and Employment Law. Additionally, in 2020 & 2021, Super Lawyers named Andrew H. Friedman to its list of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Southern California and Lawdragon named Mr. Friedman to its list of the nation’s top 500 plaintiff employment and civil rights attorneys.

Jesse Lanier, Esq.
Deputy City Attorney
San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

Jesse Lanier is a Deputy City Attorney wirh the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Complex and Affirmative Litigation Team. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s office, Jesse was a partner with Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane where her practice focused on complex civil litigation including business torts, contracts, and intellectual property disputes.

Jesse has over a decade of experience in all aspects and stages of litigation, including trial. Her keen ability to present a cogent and compelling narrative, honed by her time as a journalist, makes her an effective advocate for her clients.

Before joining Conrad|Metlitzky|Kane, Jesse was a litigator at Durie Tangri (which was acquired by Morrison Foerster), and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jeffrey S. White on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Prior to her clerkship, Jesse was an associate at Holland & Knight.

Jesse received her law degree, cum laude, from the Boston University School of Law, where she served as an Articles Editor for the Journal of Science & Technology Law and directed the law school’s sketch comedy show. She has a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking and a bachelor’s degree in journalism—both from New York University, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently a member of the Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court and serves on the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Leadership Development Committee. 

Micha Star Liberty, Esq.
Owner
Liberty Law

Micha Star Liberty is the owner of the Liberty Law Office — a diverse legal practice primarily representing individuals who have suffered a serious injury or abuse, including child sexual abuse. The firm also represents employees who have been discriminated against or harassed in the workplace, and Micha has assisted businesses with finding a common ground when releasing an employee on best terms.

Ms. Liberty is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She has held the title of President and Vice President of multiple legal and political organizations, expanding her network of associates and resources, which often helps to expedite the legal process for the greater benefit of her clients.

Ms. Liberty is a frequent lecturer and published author, focusing much of her public speaking on trial practice, discovery techniques, the importance of mentoring, and best practices for opening a law office and law office management.

In 2015, the Consumer Attorneys of California — an organization made up of more than 3000 lawyers in California alone — presented her with the Street Fighter of the Year award at their 54th annual convention held at The Palace in San Francisco. Ms. Liberty was granted the award after holding the Contra Costa County School District accountable for a child sexual molestation case in which school officials were aware of the abuse and took no action. In years past, she was also presented the Defender of Justice Award, the Outstanding Service Award, and the Presidential Award of Merit in 2005 and 2006.

Ms. Liberty was a contributing author and editor for the following practice guides: California Client Communications Manual, and California Basic Practice Handbook, both published by Continuing Education of the Bar.

Aside from her thriving law practice, she is a certified mediator with over 40 hours of training, and she has performed private mediations as well as mediations for the Contra Costa Superior Court.

Ms. Liberty has worked at the White House and for two Members of Congress: for U.S. Representative Mel Watt, from North Carolina, and for U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo.

She has also served as a judicial extern to Senior United States District Court Judge Thelton E. Henderson. While in law school, she served as a Moot Court Board member, teaching assistant, and an editor for the Women’s Law Journal.

Andrew Owen, Esq.

Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

Andrew Owen focuses his practice on litigating and trying catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases involving trucks, commercial vehicles, pedestrians, industrial or construction accidents, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property.  Mr. Owen also devotes a portion of his practice to consumer class actions against businesses that engage in unfair and illegal business practices.

Prior to joining Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP, Mr. Owen worked as a paralegal, law clerk and attorney at O’Donnell & Associates, a boutique civil litigation and trial firm that specialized in complex, multi-million dollar state and federal lawsuits involving antitrust, entertainment, intellectual property, energy, securities, products liability, toxic tort, real estate, constitutional law, finance, and business disputes.

Some of Mr. Owen’s prior work included: In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation:  twin suits against United States and a private contractor alleging their negligence caused plaintiffs’ flood damage during Hurricane Katrina. State of California ex rel. Hindin v. Hewlett Packard Company and Agilent Technologies Inc.: qui tam suit for violation of California False Claims Act. The State of Nevada v. Watanabe:  white-collar criminal defense of gambler involving a gaming debt of over million. In re Natural Gas Anti-trust Cases I, II, III, IV:  consumer class action antitrust case concerning natural gas price fixing during 2000-01 energy crisis.

Mr. Owen has been named among the Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, recognized as a Southern California Rising Star by the Super Lawyers publication, and is a member of the State Bar of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is also an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

While working as a law clerk, Mr. Owen attended the night program at Southwestern Law School where he graduated cum laude.  He earned Highest Honors in Legal Research & Writing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and California Pretrial Practice.  Mr. Owen was also an active member of Moot Court and competed in the 2008 National Telecommunications Competition at Catholic University, where his team won First Place and he won Best Oralist.

Joseph E. Richards, Esq.
Founder/Certified Legal Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law
Law Office of Joseph E. Richards

Mr. Richards is a Certified Legal Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the State Bar of California, California Board of Legal Specialization. 

As an Applicant’s Attorney and later a defense attorney, Mr. Richards has appeared before just about every Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board of Southern California on matters such as liens, AOE/COE, priority conferences, threshold issues, expedited trials on issues of medical treatment and temporary disability, mandatory settlement conferences, and trials of cases-in-chief.

In May 2014, Mr. Richards entered solo practice in Santa Ana, again exclusively representing Applicants in Workers’ Compensation claims, from the filing of the Applications for Adjudication to resolution. 

Mr. Richards now spends approximately 90% of his practice time as an Applicant’s Attorney in the California Workers’ Compensation system with regular frequency.  The other 10% is split between labor & employment law, wages & hours, personal injury tort law, and disability law.

Mr. Richards is a member of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, Orange County Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section and a member of the California Lawyers Association Workers’ Compensation Section. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, membership in which is limited to Trial Lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional skill, experience and excellence in Advocacy by achieving a trial verdict, award or settlement in the amount of One Million Dollars or more.

Justin Jones Rodriguez, Esq.
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Justin Jones Rodriguez represents managed healthcare plans and insurance companies in complex cases in both state and federal courts. Justin’s practice focuses on handling class actions, ERISA litigation and bad-faith denial of benefits suits. He also has significant experience handling high-stakes reimbursement disputes.

In addition to his healthcare litigation practice, Justin has extensive experience defending companies in private litigation, government investigations, and enforcement actions involving unfair competition, false advertising and other consumer protection matters. In California, Justin defends companies against claims under the Unfair Competition Law, the False Advertising Law, the Automatic Renewal Law and other consumer protection statutes.

Justin also represents clients on a pro bono basis in cases that advance the civil rights of LGBTQ people. Justin’s pro bono work includes impact litigation and defensive asylum work, primarily on behalf of LGBTQ clients and other underserved communities.

Prior to joining Manatt, Justin was a schoolteacher. He taught public speaking, communications studies and argumentation to students at the middle school through university levels. During law school, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and as a law clerk to the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Mythily Sivarajah, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Peck-Law, Employment & Civil Rights

 Mythily Sivarajah ("MY-THE-LEE SIVA-RAJA") has more than a decade of experience solely representing plaintiffs/ employees and she has committed her entire legal career to advocating for workers’ rights and social justice issues. Mythily has broad experience in handling employment and civil rights matters of diverse complexities through all stages of litigation, as demonstrated by her positive results on behalf of numerous plaintiffs against a range of employers and businesses, including public entities. Prior to joining PECK-LAW, Employment & Civil Rights, Mythily practiced at other litigation firms advocating for plaintiffs and workers, where she successfully represented plaintiffs in various employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, sexual assault, wage theft and defamation cases.

Mythily pursued her passion for learning about workplace issues by focusing her undergraduate degree at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. While at Cornell, along with conducting extensive research on workers’ rights, she also became involved with unions and other employment organizations, which further bolstered her interest and resolve in making a difference in the lives of aggrieved and injured employees. In 2000, Mythily graduated in three years with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University as a Cornell National Scholar.

Graduating with her Juris Doctor degree in 2007 from the University of San Francisco Law School, , Mythily was honored by the American Bar Association/The Bureau of National Affairs with its Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law. Mythily also completed an internship with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Legal Unit, and she served the needs of many low-wage employees through her work with a local legal clinic. Following law school, she volunteered her time and efforts with the Centre for Women’s Development and Research in India, focusing primarily on domestic workers rights concerns.

Recognized by her peers as a “Super Lawyer” in 2020 and a “Rising Star” with Super Lawyers’ Magazine for 2017-2018, Mythily is also actively involved with the California Employment Lawyers Association (“CELA”) as co-chair of the Mentorship Committee, and she is committed to advancing knowledge of workplace issues, diversity and mentorship amongst her peers, mentees, and other bar associations in the Bay Area. She is a former co-chair of the pro-bono committee for the South Asian Bar Association of Northern California and former co-chair of the bay area chapter of the South Asian Women Attorneys Network.

Mythily enjoys baking and cooking different cuisines, and traveling. Oftentimes, you will find her hiking in the Bay Area’s outdoors with her husband and two kids. 

Paul Traina, Esq.
Trial Attorney
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

Paul Traina has practiced law for the past 25 years spending his first five years representing automobile manufacturers and insurance companies and the last twenty years representing consumers on a pure contingency basis. Paul is an experienced, fiercely competitive litigator and trial lawyer and has obtained verdicts and recoveries for his clients totaling over 3 billion dollars.  Paul has and continues to represent clients in matters involving catastrophic injuries, defective products, whistleblower litigation, class actions, professional liability cases, and business/commercial litigation and is a frequent guest lecturer at Loyola Law Schools Trial Advocacy Class. Paul has lectured around the country on topics ranging from class actions, conflicts of interest, opening and closing arguments, and direct and cross examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Paul was born and raised in Charlotte, Michigan. He attended the University of Minnesota where he earned degrees in History, Political Science and Philosophy.  After college, he moved to California for law school where he attended Pepperdine University.  During law school, he clerked at various firms and the Ventura Public Defenders Office. After graduation, Paul started his legal career at the defense firm of Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow and Canter where he worked for 4 years doing heavy litigation and trying cases.

In 1996, Paul joined the prestigious law firm of Engstrom Lipscomb & Lack, a firm made famous by the PG&E chromium-6 matter portrayed in the blockbuster movie Erin Brockovich.  As young partner, Paul litigated and tried large complex injury cases on behalf of businesses and consumers with both Walter Lack and Thomas Girardi and continued litigating and trying cases during his tenure at Engstrom before joining the Stalwart Law Group in July of 2017.

Paul is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and Consumer Attorneys of California. He was recognized as one of Southern California’s Super lawyers from 2004-2009.

Paul routinely speaks on legal matters with sitting federal and state judges and other experienced litigators.

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