Ms. Julia Massari earned her Juris Doctor, with Honors, from the University of Illinois College of Law in May 2024. During law school, she served as a competing member of the Negotiation Team, where she was a finalist in the American Bar Association’s Regional Competition. Ms. Massari also contributed to the University of Illinois Law […]
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John Burton focuses his practice on all aspects of civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on matters involving the construction industry. He represents a broad range of clients, including public and private owners, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, construction managers, and consultants. In addition to litigation, Mr. Burton provides strategic legal counsel to construction […]
Jeremy Forsyth is a member of Lynberg & Watkins’ Public Entity Defense team, where his practice focuses on civil rights litigation, general tort defense, professional liability, and employment practices liability. He is experienced in all phases of litigation, including case evaluation, discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial, settlement negotiations, and appellate work. Mr. Forsyth is committed […]
With over 40 years of experience in both the construction industry and the legal field, Mr. Brazier’s practice is grounded in real-world insight and strategic legal advocacy. His career began in 1981 as a construction laborer and progressed through nearly every level of the industry—from hands-on fieldwork to executive leadership roles. Over more than a […]
Ms. Kaja Bojic earned her Juris Doctor from Chapman University Fowler School of Law in May 2024. During law school, she gained meaningful civil litigation experience through internships with firms specializing in construction defect and toxic tort matters. Following her admission to the California Bar, she began practicing in the area of general liability defense, […]
Mr. Paulos has been a licensed attorney in the State of California for over 32 years, with extensive experience handling a broad spectrum of civil litigation matters. His practice encompasses cases involving general negligence, intentional torts, premises liability, and product liability. Additionally, he has represented clients in claims involving catastrophic injuries, such as traumatic brain […]
Mr. Southcott worked as a San Diego County deputy sheriff for over 21 years and was assigned to Detentions, Patrol, Investigations, and Court Services. He served as a jail and patrol training officer, a school resource deputy, and an investigator on the San Diego County Human Trafficking Taskforce. In law school, Mr. Southcott earned placement […]
Ayako Peters is a former patent/trademark attorney with a patent/trademark prosecution and exploring a new area of law. When not working, Ayako enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family.
Ms. Ryane Skinner first started at Lynberg & Watkins as a Summer Associate in 2023. Following the summer, she returned to the firm as a Law Clerk for the remainder of her law school experience. Ms. Skinner graduated with Honors from Chapman University School of Law in May 2024. During her academic pursuit, Ms. Skinner […]
In a practice only spanning 5 years, Ryan Thomason has litigated a wide range of civil matters in both state and federal courts dealing with mortgage lending and financial services. Ryan’s litigation experience includes the defense of individuals and lending entities in fraud and wrongful foreclosure matters as well as defending lending entities in Homeowner’s […]
Lacey Sipsey is an Associate Attorney in the Orange County office of Lynberg & Watkins. Ms. Sipsey is currently a member of the Public Entity Defense/Police Liability Defense team wherein she represents law enforcement officers in civil rights matters. Ms. Sipsey is an experienced civil defense attorney backed by dual-state licensure and practice area expertise […]
Mr. Smith has been a civil litigator since 2009. Mr. Smith started his career at the Law Offices of James C. Bechler in the practice areas of business litigation, family law and criminal law. Mr. Smith then opened his own firm in 2012 until 2015 where he represented several business entities and conducted family law […]