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California Civil Litigation Lawyers

124 distinguished civil litigation attorneys in California, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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Jonathan Saville Kitchen

Jonathan Saville Kitchen

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

1630 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94123

Jonathan is an experienced trial lawyers, focused mostly on complex commercial and real estate related litigation. He has tried dozens of cases in both federal and state courts throughout the United States involving a wide range of business issues. He has handled arbitrations, nationwide class actions and appeals, and has litigated corporate, real estate, securities, employment and fraud cases of all kinds.

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Joshua H. Watson

Joshua H. Watson

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

351 Brighton Ave no 345, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA

Joshua H. Watson is a dyed-in-the-wool plaintiff’s lawyer. He takes delight in fighting for the rights and needs of real people against corporations and governments. His accomplishments include multiple seven-figure results. His professional pride comes from righting wrongs and, in the process, helping to restore the dignity and financial security of his clients and their families. Mr. Watson studied law at UC Hastings in San Francisco and graduated with multiple honors, including Public Interest Law, Community Economic Development, Public Service, a Faculty Scholarship, and high academic rankings. Before law school, he studied social sciences, technology management, and the natural sciences. His broad experience before the law includes running a business, programming internet and business computer applications, engaging in progressive community organizing, teaching, and consulting. Mr. Watson brings his experience and training to bear on each of his cases. He focuses on understanding clients’ and adversaries’ goals and seeks to use litigation to resolve root problems to address his clients’ real-world needs. At times, this may be the restoration of a job, or a tough injunction forbidding harmful or hateful conduct. At other times, it may be the zealous pursuit of a fair measure of monetary damages. In each case, Mr. Watson seeks the best outcome, putting the client first.

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Justine Daniels

Civil Litigation

400 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Justine Daniels is a highly skilled litigator specializing in business trial litigation and distressed company and bankruptcy litigation. With an impressive range of professional experience, Justine has worked on and managed cases at all levels, including drafting complaints and conducting discovery, trial, mediation, and settlement negotiations. She has represented a wide variety of clients in a diverse number of matters and across various industries including the aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical, and real estate sectors, among others. Justine also maintains an active and dynamic pro bono practice. For example, she has successfully litigated and settled two Eighth Amendment cases for inmates in California prisons. Justine’s accomplished legal career can be defined by her resolve, resourcefulness, and commitment to her clients’ causes. She was listed among Los Angeles Magazine’s Top Women Attorney’s in Southern California for Business Litigation (2015) and was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine (2015).

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Kaiulani Lie

Distinguished Lawyer

Civil Litigation

1544 W 206th Street, #3, Torrance, CA 90501

Ms. Lie received her Juris Doctorate in 1999 from Tulane Law School. While at Tulane, Ms. Lie was a Managing Editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal, as well as a student attorney with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic. Along with her Juris Doctorate, she obtained a certificate in Environmental Law. Ms. Lie has been admitted to practice law in the courts of the State of California and in the Central District of the United States District Court of California since 2000. Previously, Ms. Lie graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Political Science. Prior to joining Gaglione, Dolan & Kaplan, Ms. Lie was a senior associate at Waters, McCluskey & Boehle, handling and defending general liability, products liability and toxic tort matters. Ms. Lie joined Gaglione, Dolan & Kaplan in 2008. She handles the defense of real estate professional liability claims, construction defect and general liability claims.

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