Attorney Keith Hamilton Fichtelman's Legal Cases

Litigation

$161 Million Judgment in Complex Fraud Case

Dec 06, 2019

OUTCOME: $161 Million Judgment

Keith obtained a California Superior Court judgment in excess of $161 million on behalf of its client, an overseas provider of trade financing insurance. The case involved a complex, cross-border trad ... e and export finance scheme perpetrated by certain individuals and their affiliated South Korean and United States-based businesses. Keith assisted the client both with the investigation of the case and the pursuit of litigation claims against the U.S.-based individuals and businesses who participated in the fraudulent conduct. The case was venued in the California Superior Court in San Diego County, where the defendants were based. The Court entered a judgment against the defendants in excess of $161 million for the fraudulent scheme perpetuated against the firm’s client. This judgment followed on a previous judgment in excess of $71 million that Keith had previously help to obtain in August 2018 in a related action that granted formal recognition to two Korean civil judgments.

Immigration

Asylum Granted

Jun 17, 2019

OUTCOME: Asylum Application Granted

Keith represented refugee client in his application for asylum before a United States Immigration Court on a pro bono basis. Client was a successful businessman from Cameroon. Client was accused by t ... he Cameroonian government of aiding English speaking separatists in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Client suffered imprisonment and torture at the hands of Cameroonian security forces. After a daring escape, Client was able to eventually make his way to the United States. After arriving at the United States border in February 2019, Client was detained at the ICE detention center at Adelanto, California. Keith successfully argued during a one-day trial that Client was entitled to asylum protections in the United States. The court granted Client‘s application at the conclusion of trial and released him that same day. Client was then able to join family already living in the United States.

Litigation

Enforcement of $71 Million Judgment

Aug 15, 2018

OUTCOME: Judgment Entered

Keith obtained a California Superior Court judgment in excess of $71 million on behalf of his client, an overseas provider of trade financing insurance. Keith helped bring an action on behalf of th ... e client in the San Diego County Superior Court seeking judicial recognition of two civil judgments for breach of contract previously entered in the client’s favor by courts in the Republic of Korea. Claims were brought under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Enforcement Act. Keith obtained recognition of the Korean judgments by the California court, which entered judgment in the client’s favor in excess of $71 million based upon the unpaid amounts due for the Korean judgments. This recognition of the Korean judgments now allows the client to enforce the Korean judgments in the United States by way of a valid California court judgment.

Litigation

Bank Fraud

Jun 15, 2018

OUTCOME: Favorable settlement

Represented business in lawsuit against national bank relating to bank processing fraudulent checks.

Keith Hamilton Fichtelman's Legal Cases (4)

$161 Million Judgment in Complex Fraud Case

Asylum Granted

Enforcement of $71 Million Judgment

Bank Fraud