PARTNERS
Samuel Y. Edgerton, III (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts and District of Columbia; 1986, California; 2007, New York; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1982). Recipient, California Super Lawyer Award, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Attorney, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Los Angeles, California, 1982-1986. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California, 1984-1986. Mayor (Four Terms) and Councilman, 1991-2007, City of Hermosa Beach. Member: Los Angeles County, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. (Also at San Francisco, California and New York, New York Office). Reported Cases: Florence Maggio v. Windward Capital Management Co., 80 Cal App 4th 1210 (2000); In re National Mortgage Equity Corp Mortgage Pool Cert. Sec. Litig., 636 F. Supp 1138 (CD Cal. 1986). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Brokerage Defense; Securities Regulation; Insurance Defense; Banking; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Samuel Y. Edgerton, III
Chad Weaver (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California; 2005, Florida. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1994); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of Coif. Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence in the Study of Securities Regulations; California Super Lawyers Rising Stars Award, 2009. Judicial Intern, Honorable Sheila Prell Sonenshine, California Court of Appeals, 1996. Intern, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Diego, California, Summer 1996. Member: South Bay Bar Association; State Bar of California; Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association; Financial Services Institute. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Broker-Dealer Litigation; FINRA and SEC Compliance; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Chad Weaver
Theodore C. Peters (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1994, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; 1995, Washington; 1996, Idaho, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 2004, California; 2007, New York. Education: George Fox College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Who's Who Among National College Students. Member: Washington State Bar Association; Oregon State Bar; Idaho State Bar; State Bar of California; New York State Bar Association; Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; First Party Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Arbitration; Securities Regulation; Employment Law; Trade Secrets; Business Litigation.Email: Theodore C. Peters
Elizabeth Lowery (Partner) born New York, New York, February 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: California State University Northridge (B.S., Business Administration, Accounting Theory and Practice, 1994); Pepperdine School of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient: California Super Lawyer Award, 2009; Am Jur Award, Negotiation and Mediation. Passed Certified Public Accountant's Exam, May 1994 (Series 3 Commodities License, 1988 and Series 7 Securities License, 1987). Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Securities Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation; SEC Enforcement; Employment Law; Trade Secrets; Complex Fraud; Business Litigation; Mediation.Email: Elizabeth Lowery
ASSOCIATES
Robert Matsuishi (Associate) born Torrance, California, March 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2008). Member: Los Angeles County, Asian Pacific American and Japanese American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Broker-Dealer Securities Litigation.Email: Robert Matsuishi
Margot Fourqurean (Associate) born Harlingen, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, California. Education: Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (B.A., 2004); The University of Texas school of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Litigation; Securities Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Margot Fourqurean