California Civil Litigation Lawyers

Civil Litigation

2942 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614, USA

Ms. García Guillén is a founding partner of Garcia Rainey Blank & Bowerbank LLP and a veteran trial attorney with more than 24 years of experience. Known for her role as a high-stakes litigation strategist, she represents corporations, high-profile Latin American talent, and government entities across U.S. state and federal courts and international ADR panels. Ms. García Guillén specializes in complex business disputes, including high-value breach of contract, securities fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Her track record includes securing multi-million-dollar judgments and leading teams through demanding proceedings, such as a two-month jury trial and a 30-day arbitration. Bilingual in Spanish and English, she offers a unique bridge for international clients, particularly those operating across the U.S. and Latin America. Before founding GRBB, she co-chaired the Latin American Practice Group at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. She is dedicated to strategic, client-centric advocacy that balances aggressive litigation with practical business solutions

Civil Litigation

1400 N Harbor Blvd, Suite 410, Fullerton, CA 92835

PAMELA TAHIM THAKUR is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Thakur Law Firm, APC. With more than fifteen years of experience, Pamela maintains a diverse practice that includes complex litigation in the areas of employment, business law, family law and real estate, as well as transactional services in tax and estate planning and health care law. She has been selected as a Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” every year since 2016 and a Super Lawyer for litigation in both 2020 and 2021. She is also a top-rated 10.0 lawyer on Avvo, and is a certified Lawyer of Distinction. ? ?Pamela regularly represents businesses, individuals, and medical practices to provide advice, counseling, and educational training to organizations of all sizes, assisting with compliance and providing measures to avoid litigation. ? Thakur Law Firm is the preferred law firm for the physicians and medical practices of Riverside County Medical Association and San Bernardino Medical Society. Pamela frequently provides lectures to the physicians with both of these groups on best practices. She also currently serves as outside general counsel for the Community Action Partnership of Orange County, a charitable nonprofit. ? ??Pamela has extensive experience as a litigator and trial attorney in both jury and court cases in state and federal court. She served as class counsel in a major wage and hour class action settlement and prevailed on summary judgment against an employer in a high-stakes employment discrimination matter. Pamela has also been featured in national news coverage of cases in which she represented injured former UCLA football team players against both the school and the NCAA in matters related to concussions and other catastrophic injuries, along with high profile celebrity cases involving business disputes. ? ??Before starting her own law firm, Pamela worked as a senior associate at well-known Southern California based law firm for over nine years, where she was co-chair of the firm’s healthcare practice and where she second-chaired the firm’s largest jury trial victory of over $13 million in a misappropriation of trade secrets case. Pamela is an excellent negotiator and has settled numerous matters before litigation and at all stages through appeal. She was also legal counsel in the first-ever binding federal jury trial arbitration in California. ? ?Pamela graduated with a J.D. and LLM in Taxation from the University of San Diego, School of Law in 2005 and received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Minor in Spanish at UCLA. She is multi-lingual in Spanish, Hindi, and Punjabi. ?? ??Pamela is active in social and charitable causes outside of her law practice. She was appointed to the Federal Hass Avocado Commission from 2016-2017 and appointed to the City of Fullerton’s Citizen Infrastructure Review Committee from 2017-2019. She has served as Treasurer of Women’s Transitional Living Center. She formerly served as President and Vice-President of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, Public Interest Foundation. Pamela is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, and the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce. She is the former Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s Health Care Section. Pamela is admitted to practice before all California state courts, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. Tax Court.

Civil Litigation

135 S State College Blvd, Brea, CA 92821

Civil Litigation

1260 B St suite 140, Hayward, CA 94541, USA

Ms. Turnage attended Golden Gate Law School where she actively participated in Law Review and served as Managing Editor. She also was chosen for the Mock Trial team while at Golden Gate and actively participated in local and regional mock trial competitions. Upon graduation, she became an active litigator, primarily in the area of person injury defense. She has been a licensed member of the State Bar of California for more than twenty years, and is active in local bar organizations She has served on the Board of Directors for the Alameda County Bar Association. She is also Past President of the Eastern Alameda County Bar Association and is President-Elect of the Earl Warren American Inn of Court for 2011-2012. She has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Alameda Courts since 1998. She is a prestigious faculty member of the University of Phoenix where she teaches business law, employment law and MBA risk management classes in the adult evening program. She also volunteers her time to act as an attorney judge for the Alameda County High School Mock Trial Competition and the Western Regional Law School Mock Trial program. Ms. Turnage has tried multiples cases before judges and juries. Prior to opening her law office in early 1999, she worked for large, prestigious law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. After law school Ms. Turnage was selected to participate in a five year program in which she studied all aspects of insurance and insurance claims. Upon completion of that program in 1994, she earned a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation ("CPCU"). This designation has proved to be a valuable asset to her clients in settling personal injury claims, construction defect claims, and insurance bad faith claims. Ms. Turnage's excellent communication skills combined with her courtroom experience has resulted in excellent results for her clients. She enjoys the practice of law and derives satisfaction in working with her clients to resolve legal issues/disputes

Civil Litigation

20406 Seaboard Rd, Malibu, CA 90265, USA

Education: Loyola University School of Law. Areas of expertise: Maritime, Product Liability, Business/Commercial Contract, Environmental, Toxic Torts, and Aviation. Admitted: 1972. Has over 40 years of experience as litigator and mediator. Tried more than 120 trials to verdict. Since 1980 has mediated hundreds of cases as a settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court.