GMSR has successfully represented lawyers, accountants, trustees, and other professionals accused of a wide range of malfeasance, and we are intimately familiar the ins and outs of appeals from anti-SLAPP proceedings.
Nature of proof required for malpractice case-within-a-case; appropriate jury instruction defining clear and convincing evidence””
Partnership dispute arising from breakup of law firm; breaches of fiduciary duties owed by former law partners
Attorneys’ duty to corporate officer who relied on corporations’ attorneys’ faulty legal advice
Adequacy of pleading for malicious prosecution and abuse of process
Legal malpractice – proximate cause
Evidence insufficient to deny applicant admission to State Bar
Fraud from defendant attorney’s receipt of fee in underlying medical malpractice case
Court of Appeal barred plaintiff from designating defendant’s withdrawn witness and disqualified plaintiff’s attorney for ex parte communications with witness
Whether on appeal, assisting trial counsel, or advising government officials contemplating legislative action, GMSR provides unique insight into the complex laws that impact public entities.
Where coverage may exist, GMSR represents insureds on appeal effectively and efficiently. Where it does not, the firm protects insurers’ right to deny claims.
GMSR offers corporate clients objective assessments on appeal, based on a deep understanding of the limitations and opportunities of appellate review.
The firm’s lawyers are team players, collaborating with trial counsel at any level from legal strategy to writing or editing trial court motions and appellate briefs.
GMSR vigorously advocates the rights of individual plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal appellate courts.
As part of GMSR’s long-standing commitment to social justice and equality, GMSR provides pro bono appellate services to individuals and to community organizations on issues of concern.
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