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Résumé
Licenses
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11 years
since Matthew Sawaya McNicholas was first licensed to practice law in CA.
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Partner at McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP |
2003–present
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| Clerk to United states Ditrict Judge William J. rea at United States District Court, Central District |
1997–1998
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| Full-time judicial extern to Associate Justice Richard Aldrich at California Court of Appeal |
1997–1997
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Super Lawyers |
Los Angeles Magazine |
2008 |
| Super Lawyers |
Los Angeles Magazine |
2007 |
| Super Lawyers |
Los Angeles Magazine |
2006 |
| Super Lawyers |
Los Angeles Magazine |
2005 |
| Super Lawyers |
Los Angeles Magazine |
2004 |
| Top 20 Lawyers in California Under 40 Years Old |
Los Angeles Daily Journal |
2002 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
American Board of Trial Advocates (Los Angeles Chapter) |
2007–present
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| Board Member |
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles |
2002–2008
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Re-Examining Economic And Social Polarization in a Multi-Ethnic Metropolitan Area: The Case of Los Angeles |
Area |
1995 |
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Cases
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- Title:
- Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Corporation
- Practice Area:
- Brain Injury
- Outcome:
- $9,000,000 settlement
- Description:
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26-year-old plaintiff suffered brain injury while a passenger in a vehicle driven by a co-worker. Plaintiff was not working at the time while the co-...
- Title:
- Doe Tenants v. Roe Landlord
- Practice Area:
- Landlord / Tenant
- Outcome:
- $8,000,000 settlement
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26 tenants recovered $8,000,000 for slum lord conditions in their apartments units.
- Title:
- Francois v. City of Los Angeles
- Practice Area:
- Discrimination
- Outcome:
- $5,340,000 verdict
- Description:
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First African-American plaintiff recovered for racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation against the LAPD Bomb Squad.
- Title:
- Nagatoshi v. City of Los Angeles
- Practice Area:
- Discrimination
- Outcome:
- $3,591,000 verdict
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Officer Nagatoshi was the first Asian-American officer on the LAPD K9 Unit, and alleged racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
- Title:
- Doe Minor v. School Distrcit
- Practice Area:
- Child Abuse
- Outcome:
- $2,200,000 settlement
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Minor student was sexually assaulted in the school bathroom by another minor student on a single occasion. Both students had impaired mental ...
- Title:
- Doe Family v. Non-profit entity
- Practice Area:
- Wrongful Death
- Outcome:
- $2,000,000
- Description:
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Represented three adult family members and their father in a wrongful death action for the death of their 68-year-old mother.
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Business Litigation: Claims and Defenses for Attorney Fees |
CAALA Annual Convention |
2007 |
| Evidence: Trial Objections and Laying Foundation |
CAALA Annual Convention |
2006 |
| Preparing for and taking depositions |
CEB Education Seminar - Los Angeles |
2005 |
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