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January
1, 2010, Los Angeles, CA - Lynberg & Watkins
is very pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have
been elevated to Partner status with the firm. New partners
Philip
H. Lo and Allison
G. Turner will work out of the Los Angeles office,
and Shannon
L. Gustafson works in the Orange office. Congratulations
are in order for all of them.
June 1,
2009, Los Angeles, CA - Lynberg & Watkins
is pleased to announce the hiring of new associate attorney
Catherine
A. Estrada for its Los Angeles office.
May 29, 2009, Orange, CA
- On May 14, 2009, Norman
J. Watkins, with the assistance of S.
Frank Harrell, and Anaheim Deputy City Attorney,
Debra Knefel, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of the
City of Anaheim and four of its peace officers in a high profile
wrongful death matter, in which the decedent had been in a
coma for over 7 years before his death. His medical expenses
alone exceeded $5 million. After four weeks of trial in the
United States District Court for the Central District of California,
the 10 member jury deliberated for approximately 7 hours before
returning a complete defense verdict.
February 18, 2009, Orange,
CA - On February 17, 2009,
S. Frank Harrell, with the
assistance of Alexandru
Mihai, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of
a public entity client in a case where the plaintiff alleged
civil rights violations, including a purported excessive use
of force. The Federal Court jury deliberated for approximately
1 hour before returning with the defense verdict.
February 10, 2009, Orange,
CA - On February 9, 2009, Norman
J. Watkins, with the assistance of Pancy
Lin, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a
public entity client in a highly publicized case in which
the plaintiff asserted employment-related claims against the
public official to whom he had reported. After a two week
trial in the United States District Court for the Central
District of California, the 8 member jury deliberated for
approximately 5 hours before returning a complete defense
verdict.
January 14, 2009, Los Angeles, CA - On January
13, 2009, S.
Frank Harrell obtained a defense verdict on behalf
of multiple police officers of the City of Hermosa Beach in
a case where the plaintiff alleged civil rights violations,
including a purported excessive use of force. After approximately
four hours of deliberations, the three man, four woman jury
returned with their unanimous verdict exonerating the involved
officers.
January
1, 2009, Los Angeles, CA - Lynberg & Watkins
is very pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have
been elevated to Partner status with the firm. New partners
Matthew P. Harrison
and Christine
Magarian will work out of the Los Angeles office, and
Courtney L. Hylton
works in the Orange office. Congratulations are in order for
all of them.
December
1, 2008, Los Angeles, CA - Lynberg & Watkins
is pleased to announce that three new associate attorneys
have joined the firm, having just passed the California State
Bar examination. Attorneys Rosemary
H. Do and Ryan
M. Terschluse will be working in the Los Angeles office,
while attorney Scott
Danforth will work in the Orange office.
September
2, 2008, Los Angeles, CA -
Lynberg & Watkins is pleased to announce the hiring of
associate attorney Christopher
Bates.
May 5,
2008, Los Angeles, CA - Lynberg
& Watkins is pleased to announce the hiring of new associate
attorneys for its offices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
Attorney Heather
Hamby will be working in the Los Angeles office, while
attorneys Andrea
Suarez and Pancy
Lin will work in the Orange office.
May 1,
2008, Los Angeles, CA - On
March 24, 2008,
Norman J. Watkins, with the assistance of Shannon
Gustafson, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a public
entity client in a case where the plaintiff alleged civil
rights violations, including a purported excessive use of
force. The plaintiff in the case, represented by a cadre of
experienced civil rights attorneys, issued a settlement demand
prior to trial of almost $3 million. The trial took place
in the United States District Court for the Central District
of California and lasted for almost three weeks.
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