We are proud to announce
Jennifer Keller’s selection for the prestigious
“CLAY Award”
for California Attorneys of the Year
Jennifer Keller, Stephen Larson and their trial team were honored with a California Lawyer Magazine CLAY Award – California Attorneys of the Year – for their successful defense of San Bernardino County developer Jeff Burum during a nine-month jury trial in 2017. (People v. Biane et al.) The case was jointly prosecuted by the California Attorney General and the San Bernardino County District Attorney. Then-Attorney General Jerry Brown had called it “The biggest corruption case in the history of San Bernardino County and possibly the State of California.” The defense vigorously cross-examined the prosecution witnesses and rested without calling a single witness of its own. The jury was out for approximately two hours before returning a verdict of not guilty on all charges.
It was Jennifer’s second CLAY Award. Her first, in 2012, honored her “extraordinary achievement in litigation” in 2011 — a $170 million victory for her client MGA in MGA Entertainment v. Mattel, a case she had entered as lead counsel just 12 days before trial.
Other Posts
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Keller/Anderle case makes list of “Top 10 Most Impressive Verdicts of 2018”
January 15, 2019
Courtroom View Network (CVN) recently highlighted the Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts covered in 2018, which included Christina Chavez v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. MassMutual was represented by Jennifer L. Keller and Jesse A. Gessin …
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Jesse Gessin and Jay Barron featured in “The Value of a Strong Narrative” article
January 3, 2019
Jesse Gessin, Partner and Jay Barron, Senior Counsel, were featured in the January 2019 issue of “Attorney Journals Orange County.” Excerpt: “Trials are a matter of inches. Provided you develop and follow a strong narrative and don’t allow yourself or your team to deviate from that narrative, you’re in a significantly stronger position for earning that ‘big win’ for your client” …
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Jennifer Keller selected to inaugural list of “The Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California”
December 18, 2018
Jennifer Keller has been named to the 2019 Benchmark Litigation “Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California,” a list of the top courtroom advocates in the nation’s largest state. Benchmark Litigation annually publishes many rankings, but this is the inaugural edition of the “Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California.”
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Los Angeles Times Op-Ed discussing the recent Costa Mesa sober living ordinance lawsuit
December 14, 2018
Katrina Foley, mayor of Costa Mesa, and John Stephens, mayor pro tem, wrote an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times discussing the recent Costa Mesa sober living ordinance lawsuit. Excerpt: “For those who witnessed the case firsthand, it was clear to see why it was so important to have Keller and her talented trial team on our side …”
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Costa Mesa Prevails in Sober-Living Operators Lawsuit Challenging City Regulations
December 12, 2018
Keller/Anderle LLP secured a complete jury victory Friday for the City of Costa Mesa in a federal lawsuit challenging its group home ordinance. The City’s law, passed in 2014, was written to balance the rights of all citizens – including residents of group homes – to live in and enjoy Costa Mesa’s single family neighborhoods.