Kay Anderle, managing partner, been named to the White Collar Criminal Defense category. She has been selected annually since 2015. With over two decades of experience and 100 cases to jury verdict, Ms. Anderle is among the region’s leading trial attorneys. She is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only organization limited to the top one-half of one percent of the nation’s attorneys. Ms. Anderle is listed in the elite “The Best Lawyers in America®” in both white collar and general practice criminal defense. She is a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Other honors and awards have included: National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California; Los Angeles Magazine, “Southern California Super Lawyers, White Collar Criminal Defense”; and Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rated.
Jesse Gessin, partner, was named to the Business Litigation category. He is an Associate Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (by invitation only, limited to top ½ of 1 percent of lawyers nationally). Mr. Gessin is also a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (one of the most prestigious groups of plaintiff trial lawyers in the United States with fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers as members) and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. An outstanding trial lawyer, Gessin has tried close to 30 jury trials to verdict as lead or co-lead counsel.
Chase Scolnick, partner, was named to the Civil Litigation-Defense category. He specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation. Having tried as lead counsel approximately fifty federal jury trials, Mr. Scolnick is among the most seasoned young trial attorneys in the United States. In separate years, Mr. Scolnick led three of the nation’s largest federal districts in both defense trials and wins. In 2019, he was honored with a “California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year” award for his role as co-lead counsel in Yellowstone Women’s First Sep House, Inc., et al. v. City of Costa Mesa.
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Reuben Camper Cahn admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
March 20, 2020
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship. Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.
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Government drops plans to use Costa Mesa facility as coronavirus quarantine site
March 4, 2020
Keller/Anderle’s successful application for a temporary restraining order led the state and federal governments to announce Friday they would abandon their plan to use the Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa to quarantine coronavirus patients.
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Keller/Anderle obtains temporary restraining order for City of Costa Mesa in coronavirus quarantine case
February 24, 2020
The action was to stop a possible plan by state and federal agencies to use the Fairview Developmental Center to house and quarantine people with the coronavirus. Jennifer Keller, an attorney for the city, said Friday evening that it is hard to reconcile how Fairview could be suitable for coronavirus quarantine when it had recently been deemed unfit for a homeless shelter without extensive improvements.
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Kay Anderle, Jesse Gessin and Chase Scolnick named to list of “Southern California Super Lawyers”
February 13, 2020
Keller/Anderle LLP is pleased to announce the selection of Kay Anderle, Jesse Gessin and Chase Scolnick to the 2020 edition of “Southern California Super Lawyers.”
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Jennifer Keller Ranked #1 Super Lawyers 2020 Southern California
January 20, 2020
Jennifer Keller has been ranked the #1 attorney in Southern California by Southern California Super Lawyers. The ranking is within Super Lawyers’ Top 10 list. Last year Keller was named #2 in Southern California. Thousands of lawyers are nominated and evaluated every year, including the most well-known and highly-recognized lawyers in Southern California, making Ms. Keller’s achievement that much more commendable.