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Over 130 cases taken to verdict across California — a sampling of recent trial outcomes.

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The firm has tried over 130 cases — catastrophic injury, auto and trucking accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, property damages, and habitability. Below is a sampling of recent trial outcomes.

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A track record built on verdicts.

Auto · Freeway Collision2026

Collision with vehicle stopped on the freeway

Defense of a driver who collided with a vehicle stopped in the middle of the freeway, tried over seven days.

Defense verdict
Auto · Pedestrian2025

Farmers-market pedestrian claim

Plaintiff alleged our driver's van mirror struck her near a closing farmer's market, amid an extensive prior medical history including 28 surgeries and failed back syndrome. The jury found no negligence.

Defense verdict
Auto · Multi-Vehicle2025

Multi-vehicle auto accident

Defense verdict in a multi-vehicle collision case.

Defense verdict
Auto · Rear-End2025

Rear-end auto accident

Seven-day defense verdict in a rear-end collision case.

Defense verdict
Premises · Slip & Fall2024

Grocery store slip-and-fall

A 65-year-old plaintiff claimed to have slipped on blueberries in the produce section of a grocery store, seeking general damages, wage loss, and future medical expenses.

Defense verdictPlaintiff sought $300,000
Premises · Restroom Door2024

Restroom door premises claim

Plaintiff claimed a coffee shop failed to maintain its restroom door in a safe condition, injuring his shoulder and requiring rotator cuff surgery, with an accompanying lost-wages claim.

Defense verdict
Auto · Rear-End2024

Rear-end collision with disputed liability

Plaintiffs claimed a company truck struck their vehicle from behind while the driver was in the course and scope of his employment; no injuries were reported at the scene.

Defense verdictPlaintiff sought $1 million
Assault · Public Entity2023

Assault claim against public entity

Four-day defense verdict in an assault action brought against a municipal government.

Defense verdict
Trucking · Catastrophic2022

Semi vs. motorcycle — leg amputation

Six-week bifurcated liability trial defending a trucking company against claims that its driver was negligent for turning left into a construction site as the plaintiff attempted to pass on his motorcycle.

Defense verdict
25 matters · 6 attorneys

Kimberly S. Oberrecht

Notable Verdicts
  • Gustavo A. Cordoba vs. S.W. School Supply, Inc., et al. (2026)Defense
  • Edwin Larkin Wight, II vs. Rivera Trucking, LLC, et al. (2022)Defense
  • Andrew Pankey, et al. v. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., et al. (2017)Defense
  • Craig P. Bond, et al. vs. Htrans, Inc., et al. (2013)Defense (Phase I – Liability)
  • Prakash Sheth, et al. vs. Schneider National Carriers, Inc., et al. (2012)Defense

Cheryl A. Kirkpatrick

Notable Verdicts
  • Gholamabbas v. Trader Joe's (2025)Defense
  • Millicevic v. West Coast Prime Meats (2024)Defense
  • Salazar v. Berro Management (2023)Defense
  • Sabala v. Renn Transportation (2023)$50M demand · $708,750 verdict
  • Berro v. Palms Center (2022)Defense

Michael D. Marchesini

Notable Verdicts
  • Chan v. Jones (2026)Defense
  • Gao v. Wang (2025)Defense
  • Herrera v. Valencia (2024)Defense
  • Rubio-Leyva v. Salazar (2017)Defense
  • Crown Pacific Group v. Ferguson (2017)Defense

Erin E. Schroeder

Notable Verdicts
  • Khachikyan v. Stocker Garden HOA (2019)Defense
  • Ali v. De'Laurentis (2019)Defense

Nathaniel J. Michels

Notable Verdicts
  • Yesica K. Espinoza Orellana, et al. vs. Westport Bay, LLC (2025)Defense
  • Staci Chiaese vs. David Michaels, et al. (2024)$6,427 (costs awarded)
  • McClintock vs. Collins (2016)Defense (plus attorney fees)

Elise M. Laughead

Notable Verdicts
  • First Chair
  • Allsop v. Starbucks Corp. (2024)Defense
  • Second Chair
  • Teri Ellison vs. Judy R. Church, et al. (2023)Defense
  • Edwin Larkin Wight, II vs. Rivera Trucking, LLC, et al. (2022)Defense
  • Saray Romero-Vazquez, et al. vs. Inner Circle Investments, Inc., et al. (2021)Defense (company defendants)
  • John C. Bohren vs. America Tour, Inc., et al. (2018)Defense

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