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| | Address | | 4631 Teller Avenue, Suite 100 | | Newport Beach, California 92660 | | (Orange Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Wentworth, Paoli & Purdy, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Limited to Personal Injury, including Wrongful Death, Professional Liability and Products Liability Litigation, Environmental Torts and Mold Litigation, including Toxic Exposure, Employment Law including Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination, Human Rights, Elder Abuse, Fire Loss and Insurance Bad Faith. | | Year Established: 1963 | Firm Profile:
Wentworth, Paoli & Purdy, L.L.P., Trial Lawyers, is a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and was founded in 1963. The firm offers extensive knowledge in personal injury, professional malpractice, defective product litigation, environmental tort litigation, employment litigation, including sexual harassment and wrongful termination, elder abuse, human rights violations, fire loss and insurance bad faith litigation. The firm specializes in complex litigation and technical discovery issues. Members of the firm are California State Bar Board Certified Trial Specialists and members of ABOTA. The firm handles cases throughout California. | | Firm Size: 5 | Reference:
First Regional Bank, Los Angeles, CA. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 01:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Theodore S. Wentworth (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and California Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: American River College; Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta. Judge Pro-Tem: Municipal Court (Attorney's Panel), 1968-1972; Orange County Superior Court (Attorney's Panel), 1974-1997. Author: Build A Better Spouse Trap: A Street Smart Dating Strategy for Men Who Have lost a Love, M. Evans & Co. Publishers, 2002. Partner, Hunt, Liljestrom & Wentworth, 1967-1978. Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court, Newport Harbor, 1989. Member: The State Bar of California (Chairman, Committee on Administration of Justice (1969-1971), Judiciary Committee (1972-1975), Board of Directors (1972-1975); Consumer Advocates of California (formerly CTLA) (Recognized as an experienced Trial Lawyer in the fields of Trial Law, General Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Products Liability, Appellate Law, Motion, Public Entity Liability and Insurance Bad Faith) and Member, Board of Governors, 1968-1970; President, Orange County Chapter, 1967-1968); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(95%); Wrongful Death(5%); Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Product Defects; Environmental Law; Toxic Exposure; Sexual Harassment; Wrongful Termination; Human Rights; Elder Abuse; Insurance Bad Faith; Legal Malpractice; Fire Loss. Email: Theodore S. Wentworth | | William M. Paoli, Esq. (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, May 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1993, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; California Supreme Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., Economics, Business Administration, 1985); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Extern Law Clerk to the Honorable Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1991. Editor, Law Review, Whittier College School of Law. Vice Chair, Moot Court Honors Board. Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court, 1999. Member, J. Ruben Clark Law Society; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; California Employment and Lawyers Association. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation; General and Solo Practice); Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Consumer Advocates of California (formerly CTLA); American Board of Trial Advocacy. [U.S. Marine Corp., 1971-1975]. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Specialist, Civil Trial Advocate, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury(95%); Employment Law(2%); Civil Rights; Wrongful Death(1%); Products Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Civil Appeals; Professional Malpractice(1%); Business Fraud; Fire Loss; Environmental Issues(1%); Toxic Torts; Construction Defects; Human Rights. Email: William M. Paoli, Esq. | | Court B. Purdy, Esq. (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1991); University of San Diego (J.D., 1995). State Bar of California Writing Competition Finalist, 1994. Author: Purdy, C. Kibel, P.S. (1995, February 13) Exporting Environmental Ignorance. Legal Times, p. 47; Kibel, P.S. Klinski, S (1994, December) Rapping at the Courthouse Door: Judicial Access for Environmental Advocates in the U.S. and Germany. Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, 5, 59-76. Contributing Researcher and Editor: Court Bryant Purdy; Purdy C., Loundberry, D. (1993-1994) California Integrated Waste Management and Recycling Board. California Regulatory Law Reporter, 13 (4); 14(5-6); Purdy, C. (1993-1994) Osteopathic Medical Board of California. California Regulatory Law Reporter, 13 (4); 14 (5-6). Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; California Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(2%); Toxic Tort(3%); Toxic Mold(90%); Chemical Exposure(5%); Products Liability; Human Rights; Professional Negligence; Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Wrongful Death; Construction Defects; Sexual Harassment; Elder Abuse; Wrongful Termination. Email: Court B. Purdy, Esq. | | —————————— | | Andrew B. Gagen (Associate) born Orange, California, November 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2000). Author, "What Is An Environmental Expert? The Impact of Daubert, Joiner, and Kumho Tire on the Admissibility of Scientific Expert Evidence." UCLA, Journal of Environmental Law and Policy. Member: Orange County and American (Member, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts(90%); Environmental Law(5%); Construction Defects(5%); Land Use. Email: Andrew B. Gagen | | Clarice J. Letizia (Associate) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (B.S., Education, cum laude, 1976; Master of Science in Education, 1979); University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA (J.D., 1986). Recipient; California State Scholarship, 1974; Alpha Gamma Delta Highest Grade Point Average and Scholarship Achievement Awards, four consecutive semesters, 1974-1976. Adjunct Professor, Legal Drafting, California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA, August 2001—. Teach advanced legal writing course to upper division law school students, at A.B.A. accredited law school Member, Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2008. Member: Orange County and San Diego County Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation and Employment Law Sections, 1987—); Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Attorneys Information and Exchange Group; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; California State Teaching Credentials for life, Elementary and Early Childhood Education. Reported Cases: under C.C.P. § 2034; Paxton v. Stewart, et. al. (2000) 23 Cal.4th 429; Kinney v. United Healthcare Services, Inc. (1999) 70 Cal. App. 4th 1322. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury(30%); Medical Malpractice(10%); Labor and Employment(60%). | | OF COUNSEL | | Nancy M. Knight (Of Counsel) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 1931; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Smith College (B.A., cum laude, 1952); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Judge Pro Tem, Attorneys Panel, Orange County Superior Court, 1989—. Judge, Ecclesiastical Trial Court, Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, 1995-1997. Member: State Bar of California; Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Estate of Salisbury (1978) 76 Cal.App.3rd 635, 639, 143 Cal. Rptr. 81. Practice Areas: Personal Injury(100%); Wrongful Death; Professional Negligence; Products Liability; Business Fraud; Human Rights. Email: Nancy M. Knight |
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