Pat Lynch received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Santa Barbara in 1977 and her Juris Doctor from Mc George School of Law, University of the Pacific in 1981. In December, 1981, she was admitted to the California Bar. She is also admitted to the United States District Courts for the Central […]
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Mr. Trevor Resurreccion is a Partner at Lynberg & Watkins, and an experienced litigator representing architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, and other members of the design and construction industry. Mr. Resurreccion has handled a wide variety of construction-related cases, including claims for design errors and omissions, delays, cost overruns, mechanic’s liens, construction defects, as well […]
Tamara Heathcote joined Lynberg & Watkins as a Partner in 2019 and focuses her practice on the defense of public entities, including the areas of general negligence, wrongful death, premises & personal injury liability, civil rights, police liability, workplace investigations, labor & employment, as well as appellate practice. Before joining Lynberg & Watkins, Tamara was […]
Mark enjoys playing and watching sports (primarily soccer & basketball), hiking, going to the beach, cryptocurrency spending time with family and friends.
Mr. Jeff Carlisle has focused his practice on the resolution of insurance coverage disputes through consultation, mediation, arbitration and/or litigation. He served as lead trial attorney for a major US insurer in the Asbestos Insurance Coverage Cases before Judge Brown in San Francisco and has evaluated coverage for insurers involving hundreds of policies issued to […]
Geoff Sawyer’s practice focuses primarily on the representation of design and construction professionals in an array of legal matters involving multi-million and billion-dollar projects. Geoff has considerable experience with development, design, and construction claims, including complex delay, cost overrun, and defect matters involving infrastructure, commercial, education, and residential projects. His experience includes extensive litigation, including […]
Catherine Naltsas has successfully represented clients in all phases of civil litigation, including pre-lawsuit investigation, discovery, dispositive motions and trial. Catherine has extensive experience preparing witnesses for direct and cross-examination, both for depositions and at trial. She works closely in collaboration with her clients to develop the most effective and efficient strategy for the defense […]
Ms. Margolies has spent the last decade defending public entities and public employees, handling all aspects of litigation, specializing in police liability, civil rights, and employment matters, both in state and federal courts. Ms. Margolies graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law on an academic scholarship and received her Juris Doctorate with […]
Mr. Jesse Cox first started at the firm as a Summer Associate in 2011. After graduating from Chapman University School of Law in May 2012, where he was a Moot Court Honor Board member and Notes & Comments Editor of the Chapman Law Review, Mr. Cox joined the firm as a Litigation Associate. Prior to […]
Shannon Gustafson has spent her entire career defending public entities in a variety of areas, including general torts, civil rights, police liability, employment matters, and dangerous conditions of public property, in both California state and federal courts. Ms. Gustafson served as a Deputy County Counsel for the County of San Bernardino from June 2019 until […]