Jesse Gessin and Jay Barron featured in “The Value of a Strong Narrative” article
Jesse Gessin, Partner and Jay Barron, Senior Counsel, were featured in the January 2019 issue of Attorney Journals Orange County. Excerpt from the article “The Value of a Strong Narrative”:
“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,” says Jesse Gessin, Partner, of Keller/Anderle LLP.
The firm’s commitment to that philosophy proved successful in Howard v. Howard, which involved a combination of distinct subject matters: an elder abuse case and a legal malpractice/breach of fiduciary duty/constructive fraud case. The many challenges the attorneys faced included what is often called a “case within a case,” in which the matter being tried depends on a dissection of the underlying legal representation that led to the alleged malpractice. In Howard v. Howard the underlying legal matter involved highly complicated trusts and estates transactions.
The case was well underway when Keller/Anderle was brought in, a situation fairly common with this firm …
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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
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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.