Mission Viejo, CA
Administrative law Lawyer at Mission Viejo, CA
Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Criminal Defense, Civil Rights
OUTCOME: Public Housing Policy Modified As Requested
Successfully represented plaintiff in a challenge to the City and County of San Francisco’s and their housing authority policy against firearm possession in public housing.
OUTCOME: San Franscisco Ordinance Held Invalid and Pre-empted
158 Cal. App. 4th 895. Represented plaintiffs in Fiscal, where the court struck down the City of San Francisco’s referendum prohibiting the possession of handguns and sale of firearms and ammunition, h ... olding that it was pre-empted under California law.
OUTCOME:
Authored Amicus Brief filed on behalf of National Rifle Association.
OUTCOME: Plaintiffs were awarded $148,000,000.00.
Los Angeles County Superior Court No. LASC BC 288577. Represented plaintiffs who sought compensation for the deaths of four of their relatives that had been murdered by Defendants. The murders origin ... ated out of a dispute over an easement/right-of-way adjacent to Plaintiffs’ and Defendants’ separate properties.
OUTCOME: The Court of Appeal affirmed the grant of summary judgment to the gun manufacturers, distributors, and trade associations based on the cities’ failure to establish a causal connection between the alleged unfair practices and the harm.
126 Cal.App. 4th 959. Represented multiple defendants. The complaints in the three coordinated actions brought by dozens of California cities, counties, and representatives generally alleged that the d ... efendants marketed, distributed, promoted and designed handguns in a manner that facilitated the use of the weapons to commit violent crime, failed to incorporate safety features, deceived the public about the dangers of firearms, circumvented federal, state and local laws and created a public nuisance. Trial court granted judgment on an omnibus motion for summary judgment brought by various gun manufacturers, distributors, and trade associations. The trial court ruled against the cities and found that no unfairness could be shown absent some connection between any practice of the gun manufacturers and the harm caused by illegal guns. The trial court further found that the gun manufacturers’ mere failure to implement changes in their business practices did not establish a violation of the UCL or a public nuisance. No authority existed for the argument that trade associations had a duty to adopt firearms safety standards. The Court of Appeal affirmed the grant of summary judgment to the gun manufacturers, distributors, and trade associations based on the cities’ failure to establish a causal connection between the alleged unfair practices and the harm.
OUTCOME:
Challenged the City of Los Angeles’ ban on .50 BMG Rifles, which was deemed pre-empted by California’s .50 BMG Rifle laws.
OUTCOME: State Mooted Lawsuit by Changing Law While On Appeal
Represented plaintiffs in a challenge to the City of West Hollywood’s outsourcing of operations of red-light camera systems.
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