Attorney Claire Melehani was recently quoted on LegalScoops.com. LegalScoops approached her for insights on strategies for maintaining client trust during protracted legal battles. Claire's advice is simple yet crucial: "Open and frequent communication!" Claire says that maintaining trust with clients doesn't mean bombarding them with daily updates. It means consistently keeping them informed about developments [...]
Gates Eisenhart Dawson law firms senior partner, James Dawson, donated his time to speak to the young lawyers of the Santa Clara County Bar Association about employing an effective appeal. GENERAL MEETING September 14, 2023 Time: September 14, 2023, Noon Link: https://fademlaw.zoom.us/j/86264577703? pwd=SElnOHJoalZSU1VOdDNvcVQyQmV5QT09 Meeting ID: 862 6457 7703 Passcode: 243086 AGENDA OLD BUSINESS Speaker: [...]
ABA On The Rise — Top 40 Young Lawyers Award 2023 I am so humbled to have been nominated and selected for this honor! The ABA’s "On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers" Award program provides national recognition of American Bar Association members who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, innovation, vision, leadership, [...]
On January 4, 2023, GED successfully appealed an attorneys' fee award of close to $700,000 against its client. A limited partner in a real estate development project had sued multiple general partners regarding claims about various partnership agreements. The limited partner voluntarily dismissed its case, but the trial court awarded the general partners attorneys' fees. [...]
GED attorneys Marc Eisenhart and Steven McLellan represented their client in a financial elder abuse case. The court ruled in their clients favor after a four day bench trial. GED will assist their client in obtaining attorneys' fees and costs. The case concerned a son taking rent checks that his father was supposed to receive. [...]
On March 28, 2022, a jury in Monterey County awarded GED's client $475,250 on a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. The case involved a broker and a partner and the appropriate division of profits in a real estate transaction. Attorneys James Dawson, Marc Eisenhart, and Steven McLellan participated in the two week trial.
GED Partners James Dawson and Marc Eisenhart, along with GED attorney Claire Melehani, donated their time to teach practical skills to new attorneys at the Santa Clara County Bar Association's First Annual Barristers Bootcamp on February 26, 2021, at Lincoln Law School. James Dawson and Marc Eisenhart gave CLE-eligible presentations. Marc kicked off the event [...]
On January 11, 2021, in Trinity Risk Management, LLC v. Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions, Inc., the California Court of Appeal in the Second District affirmed a trial court's grant of an anti-SLAPP motion. However, the court did not publish the opinion. GED's lead appellate lawyer and certified appellate specialist recognized the case's importance in anti-SLAPP [...]
GED Partner Marc Eisenhart hosted a CLE about the ethical obligations attorneys have when dealing with anti-SLAPP. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.) He summarized that attorneys must have someone reviewing complaints or petitions for anti-SLAPP issues before filing. Otherwise, attorneys may violate their ethical duties of communication and competence. Contact Marc Eisenhart to learn more [...]
On February 21, 2018, the jury rendered a full defense verdict for GED’s clients in a highly contentious retrial. The plaintiffs claimed that GED’s client breached a settlement agreement that resulted in the plaintiffs sustaining losses of sales commissions for the rest of the individual’s working life. The case was originally tried by another law [...]
