Legal Malpractice Attorney, California Legal Malpractice Lawyer, Gwire Law Offices

Los Angeles, California: March 9, 2010:

Atallah vs. Equilon Enterprises (subsidiary of Shell Oil)

Gwire Law Offices Wins $50 Million Dollar Punitive Damage Award Against Shell Oil Company

On March 9, 2010, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury $50 million in punitive damages to Gwire Law Office client Elias Atallah, capping a five year legal battle fought against the largest company in the world (Royal Dutch Shell) and three of the most formidable law firms in the country. The $50 million in punitive damages, awarded for Shell Oil’s fraud against Mr. Atallah, came on top of a compensatory damage award
of $1,650,000 awarded by a different
jury in 2006. Here’s the story….

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San Jose, California:
Legal malpractice: Divorce

This is one of the rare cases we take involving divorce. It arises out of an attorney’s negligent handling of client’s dissolution of a 30 year marriage. The dissolution was complicated, complex, and involved the tracing of over $7,000,000 in community property funds, most of which our client’s ex-husband had misappropriated. Client’s attorney had virtually no family law experience and was not a regular practitioner in Santa Clara County (where the dissolution action was filed).

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Contra Costa County, California:
Legal Malpractice: Trust Administration

This is an action for compensatory and punitive damages against an attorney arising out attorney’s legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Client, an only child, worked with her father in his successful real estate business. Client’s father died of cancer. After her father’s death, client continued to work in the family’s real estate business. One day, while alone at the office, five federal agents dressed in flak jackets and carrying guns arrive to execute a search warrant.

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Los Angeles, California
Legal Malpractice

We are currently representing a major manufacturer in a massive claim against a major US law firm for the firm’s failure to properly prepare the client’s defense against a copyright infringement claim. (Case has not yet been filed)

Orange County, California: 2009
Legal Malpractice

Multi million dollar claim for negligence of LA based major national law firm (800 lawyers) for negligence in representing owner of television stations in partnership dispute.

SETTLED FOR AN UNDISLOSED SUM

Miami, Florida: 2009
Legal Malpractice and Over-billing

We are representing a Florida real estate development company for negligence in representation on a breach of contract action involving development of major mixed-use development in Miami. The claims are that the law firm over-billed, was in a potential conflict of interest and negligently handled the case. The case is venued in Miami.