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| | Address | | 535 Anton Boulevard, 10th Floor | | Costa Mesa, California 92626-1977 | | (Orange Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 714-431-1100 | | Fax: 714-431-1119 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.cookseylaw.com | | |
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| Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Business, Civil and Trial Practice, State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Creditor Law. Civil Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Constitutional and First Amendment Defense Litigation, Construction Defect Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith Defense Litigation, Insurance Defense, Lender Liability, and General Business and Real Estate Litigation. Commercial and Private Lending, Copyrights and Trademarks, Corporate and General Business Structuring and Workouts, Eminent Domain Law, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Health Care, Probate and Trust, International Business, Real Estate and Taxation. | | Year Established: 1967 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1967, the firm began as a four attorney office with a general practice, including insurance defense, business litigation, business and real estate transactions. The firm has grown to over 30 attorneys, offering a wide range of services on a regional and national basis. | | Firm Size: 39 | Representative Clients:
AETNA Casualty & Surety Co.; American Display Co.; American Equity Insurance Company; American Reliable Insurance Company; American States Insurance Cos.; AmeriCredit Financial Services; Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company; Business Forms Press, Inc.; California Bank & Trust; California Southwestern Insurance Agency; Case Credit; Chrysler Financial Company L.L.C.; CNA Insurance Company; Command Insurance Services; Continental Vending, Inc.; Daimler-Chrysler Services North America, LLC; Debis Financial Services, Inc.; Del Industries; Deutsche Credit; Employers Mutual Companies; Fluor Corp.; Ford Motor Credit Company; Freightliner Financial Services Division; Guide One Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Co.; Jackson National Life Insurance; Jam Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Manheim Automotive Financial Services, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation; Midwest Mutual Insurance Co.; Model Glass Company; Mutual of Enumclaw; National Claims Management; North American Specialty; RUI Insurance Company; Southern California Bank; Teaze of California, Inc.; Toyota Motor Credit Corp.; Travelers Property Casualty; United National Insurance Co.; U.S. Bank; Warmington Homes; Zurich North America; Zurich Specialties London. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | David R. Cooksey (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1969); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1972). Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Nally v. Grace Community Church, 47 Cal.3d 278 (1998). Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury; Professional Liability. Email: David R. Cooksey | | Robert L. Toolen (Member) born Lynwood, California, June 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1970); Southwestern University (J.D., 1974). Administrative Editor, Southwestern University Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: "Nestle v. City of Santa Monica: A Test Case for General Immunity Statute," Southwestern University Law Review, Vol. 5 No. 1, 1973. Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Jeffrey E. v. Central Baptist Church, (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 718. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Law; Insurance Defense Litigation; Religious Institutions. Email: Robert L. Toolen | | Kim Gage (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1975); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Orange County Bankruptcy Forum; California Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Kim Gage | | Patrick J. Duffy (Member) born Havre, Montana, August 19, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, California. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1963); University of Arizona (LL.B., 1965). Member: State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Duffy | | Philip M. Woog (Member) born Merced, California, August 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of Nebraska; California State University at Fullerton (B.A., 1984); Western State University (J.D., 1987). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Civil Procedure and Appellate Brief Writing, 1986-1987. Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles v. Aetna, (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 329. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense Law; Construction Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Philip M. Woog | | Griffith H. Hayes (Member) born San Diego, California, December 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2001, Nevada. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1981); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1984). Lead Articles Editor, California Western International Law Journal, 1983-1984. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, California Western School of Law, 1982-1983. Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada. (Also Member, Hayes & Watson, LLP, Las Vegas, NV). Practice Areas: Construction Defect Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Griffith H. Hayes | | Theresa H. Lazorisak (Member) born San Francisco, California, February 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Associate Technical Editor, Comment, Hastings Law Journal, 1988-1989. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Construction Defects. Email: Theresa H. Lazorisak | | Thomas R. Kroesche (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, May 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah, California and U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Utah (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; M.B.A., J.D., 1982); University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 1984). Adjunct Faculty Member, Webster University Advisory Board, Southern California International College. Member: Orange County Bar Association; Utah State Bar; State Bars of California and Texas. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate Leases. Email: Thomas R. Kroesche | | Randall P. Mroczynski (Member) born Sacramento, California, June 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.A., 1985); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1992—. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Estate Litigation. Email: Randall P. Mroczynski | | Brian R. Van Marter (Member) born Syracuse, New York, October 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University at Fullerton (B.A., 1990); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, 1991-1993 and Executive Editor, 1992-1993, Whittier Law Review. Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Defect; Insurance Defense Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Brian R. Van Marter | | Richard E. Buck (Member) born Chillicothe, Missouri, September 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, Missouri. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A. in Political Science/International Relations, 1977); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1984). Blue Key. Member, Washburn Law Journal, 1983-1984. Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Superior Court, 1997-1999; Arbitration Panel, Riverside County, 1991-1994, Orange County, 1999—. Author: Comments, "Malicious Prosecution," Washburn Law Journal, 1983. Member: Orange County and Desert Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Class Action Defense. Email: Richard E. Buck | | Lawrence H. Miller (Principal) born Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Chapman University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Denver (M.B.A., 1977); Western State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). President's Scholar. Recipient of Ten American Jurisprudence Awards. Member, Western State University Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Contracts; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation. Email: Lawrence H. Miller | | —————————— | | Leroy Einspahr (Associate) born Alta, Iowa, October 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1968); Iowa State University; Western State University College of Law (J.D., 1984). Certified Safety Professional, 1978—. Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Domestic Relations Law. Email: Leroy Einspahr | | Byron J. Bahr (Associate) born Novato, California, July 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California ; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: California State University at Chico (B.S., cum laude, 1984); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Commercial Law and Bankruptcy); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Breach of Contract. Email: Byron J. Bahr | | Steven E. Ernest (Associate) born Anaheim, California, April, 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: American University (B.A., 1993); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Extern, Hon. James N. Barr, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1992. Practice Areas: Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Secured Transactions; Trademark Litigation. Email: Steven E. Ernest | | Wilson Yurek (Associate) born Annapolis, Maryland, October 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: James Madison University (B.A., 1990); Western State University (J.D., 1997). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Writing II. Member: California and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Wilson Yurek | | Pamela G. Lacey (Associate) born Upland, California, September 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Orange County (Member, Business Litigation Section) Bar Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Business Litigation; Construction Defect. Email: Pamela G. Lacey | | Paul K. Hoffman (Associate) born Long Beach, California, July 18, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983, Oregon. Education: Westmont College (B.A., magna cum laude, Economics, 1977); University of Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1980). Member, Christian Legal Society. Member: American Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Paul K. Hoffman | | Alexander T. Winsberg (Associate) born Newport Beach, California, October 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A.B.A., 1996); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Formerly with: Cox, Wootton, Griffin & Hansen, LLP; Springel & Fink. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation. Email: Alexander T. Winsberg | | Sarah K. Galatsis (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, January 30, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: California State University (B.A., 1996); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law. Email: Sarah K. Galatsis | | John H. Kim (Associate) born December 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1997); Whittier College of Law (J.D., 2001). Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Remedies and Professional Responsibilities; Merit Full Tuition Scholarship. Member: Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Creditors Rights. | | Eugene Chan (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2002); Whittier Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: State Bar of California. | | Matthew R. Pahl (Associate) born Garden Grove, California, July 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: Chapman University (B.A., 1997); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law. Email: Matthew R. Pahl | | Lisa L. Castellanet (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A, 2003); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Lisa L. Castellanet | | Ellen Cha (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Minnesota; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 2007, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1996); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation. Email: Ellen Cha | | Jennifer H. Wang (Associate) born Milford, Massachusetts, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2000); University of Oregon (J.D., 2004). Member: Orange County and Orange County Asian American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Creditor Bankruptcy; Business Litigation. | | John F. Patton (Associate) born Northridge, California; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Azusa Pacific University (B.A., Business Administration, 2004); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., Business Law Emphasis, 2007). The National Dean's List, 2002, 2003. Oxford University Study Abroad Scholar, 2002. Recipient: School of Business Academic Achievement Award, Azusa Pacific University, 2004; 1st Year Intellectual Property Writing Program, Whittier Law School; Certificate in Business Law, Whitter College School of Law, 2007. Member and Contributing Author, Whittier Law School Journal of Child and Family Advocacy, 206-2007. Author: "Freedom of Religion or Best Interest of the Child: Why California Courts Must Protect Children From Parents Affiliated with 'The Family' Religious Organization When Issuing Custody Orders," 6 Whittier J. Child & Fam. Advoc. 505, 2007. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditor Bankruptcy. | Other Office Addresses:
Las Vegas, Nevada Office: 3930 Howard Hughes Way, Suite 200, 89109-0938. Telephone: 702-949-3100. Fax: 702-949-3104.
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