Online legal services part of changing landscape
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
Education
Law School/Year: University of San Diego, 1983
College/Year: University of San Diego, B.B.A., 1980
Bar Admissions
California
Practice Areas
Personal Injury & Property Damage
Major Cases*Eveland vs. San Marcos Unified School District, Rydell, Inc. Recently achieved a nearly $5 million settlement for disabled Mission Hills high school football player Scotty Eveland, who collapsed during a game four years ago. More than 250 depositions were taken in this vigorously contested case, a record for any personal injury case in San Diego.
*Marilyn Cooper v. Troon Golf, LLC and The Crosby National Golf Club, LLC , et al. In a case that reaffirms the right to safe public access for the physically disabled, attained a $1.25 million out-of-court settlement involving the country’s longest survivor of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
*David Finley v. Club One, Inc. Named one of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego’s “Outstanding Trial Lawyers” for 2011 for this case, in which achieved $1.8 jury million for David Finley, after he fell and obtained serious injuries at a fitness facility.
*Donald Butler v. Ingersoll Rand. Helped attain a nearly $1.6 million verdict following a month-long trial for Donald Butler, a San Diego County resident injured while performing routine maintenance work on a piece of equipment manufactured by the defendant.
Professional Background
I have been a Casey Gerry attorney for 25 years, and specialize in the trial of personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as in cases that involve major highway design and automobile products liability.
I have successfully handled many high profile cases, including tragic losses involving wrongful death, paraplegia, quadriplegia, severe burns, loss of limbs and other cases involving major orthopedic injuries, and have attained multimillion results in cases ranging from maritime accidents to premises liability.
Professional Affiliations
A member of San Diego County Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). I have obtained five “Outstanding Trial Lawyer” Awards from Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, and am consistently selected by my peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America.
I served as president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego in 2005, I also help instruct other attorneys in litigation at the San Diego Inn of Court’s College of Advocacy and am a frequent lecturer for trial attorneys’ continuing education, both in California and nationally.
Personal Affiliations
I serve on the board of directors of HeadNorth, a Del Mar-based nonprofit dedicated to providing help and hope for spinal cord injury survivors.
Personal Background
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have lived in San Diego for more than 35 years. In my off time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two young sons, and also enjoy running, weight training and golf.
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
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