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Gerald A. Klein has attempted more than forty instances to verdict. His success in the courtroom is underscored by the numerous accolades and recognitions he has completed all through his profession, inclusive of selection by using his friends as Trial Lawyer of the Year by means of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association in 2003 and again in 2009.
Mr. Klein represents both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial enterprise litigation, criminal malpractice, actual estate, exchange secrets, unfair opposition, and coverage awful faith. He has additionally served as an expert witness in felony malpractice matters.
His tenacity inside the courtroom brought about a $26 million healing, together with punitive damages, in a breach of settlement/fraud case against a major media corporation. Mr. Klein recovered $10 million in a criminal malpractice case against one in every of California s biggest law workplaces and $12 million in a breach of settlement case that settled on the first day of trial. Read greater approximately the significant outcomes
In 2017, Mr. Klein was inducted to the American College of Trial Lawyers, the maximum prestigious invitation handiest fellowship of trial lawyers in the United States. The College thoroughly investigates every nominee for admission and selects best the ones who have tested the very highest standards of trial advocacy, ethical behavior, integrity, professionalism, and collegiality.
Mr. Klein has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers® list when you consider that 2005. In 2014, 2015, and 2019, he become listed in the Super Lawyers® Top 50 Orange County listing. Mr. Klein become also listed in the Super Lawyers® Top one hundred Southern California List in 2019. Mr. Klein is also recognized as one of the elite trial legal professionals in Orange County with the aid of OC Register Metro magazine. He performed an AV score from Martindale-Hubbell denoting the very best degree of expert excellence from his friends. Since 2015, Mr. Klein has been indexed in Best Lawyers, the oldest and most reputable peer-overview publication in the legal career.
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