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Our two lead attorneys, William Markham<\/a> and Dorn Bishop,<\/a> are graduates of the nation\u2019s leading law schools (Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School) and alumni of leading global law firms.<\/p>\n We conduct trials and appeals and offer strategic and ongoing advice only in our core areas of expertise \u2014 antitrust law, complex business litigation, insurance law, and certain kinds of complex real estate litigation.<\/p>\n ” content_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”|800||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”34px” header_2_font=”|800|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_3_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”||||||||” transform_translate_linked=”off” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||25px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” filter_contrast=”161%” text_orientation_tablet=”center” text_orientation_phone=”left” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We are a law firm of highly regarded trial and appellate attorneys located in San Diego, California. 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custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/mystaging\/precast-culvert-standards\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_text_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n On behalf of a major manufacturer, we took the lead role and collaborated with a national trade association to persuade a prominent national standards-setting agency, the American Society for Testing and Materials, to revise two of its industry standards for core construction materials.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” module_class=”equal-height-row” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Obtained Antitrust Amnesty for Criminal Price-Fixing” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/mystaging\/marine-fender-case-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Obtained Antitrust Amnesty for Criminal Price-Fixing” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#313763″ button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” 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The other alleged conspirators subsequently paid substantial criminal fines and civil damages, but our client paid nothing and owed no liability, criminal or civil.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Successful Settlements of Tying Claims” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/mystaging\/coudert-brother-antitust-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Successful Settlements of Tying Claims” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#eeeeee” background_color=”#313763″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” button_on_hover=”off” button_alignment=”left” button_custom_margin=”||||false|false” button_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/mystaging\/coudert-brother-antitust-internal\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#e02b20″]<\/p>\n Early in his career, Mr. Markham worked as an associate in the antitrust practice of a major international law firm. During this period, he principally litigated antitrust claims and cross-claims that alleged unlawful tying arrangements in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Antitrust Litigation Results in Curtailed Practices” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/mystaging\/telephone-vault-litigation-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Antitrust Litigation Results in Curtailed Practices” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#313763″ button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” 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construction materials company, which shortly after our filing curtailed one of its challenged practices.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Successful Appeals” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ transform_translate_linked=”off” custom_padding=”40px||60px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”40px||40px||false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Successful Appeals” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”40px” header_line_height=”1.2em” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#303030″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||15px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” header_2_line_height_tablet=”1.3em” header_2_line_height_phone=”1.3em” header_2_line_height_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” module_class=”equal-height-row” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Obtained Appellate Reversal in Significant Antitrust Case” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/obained-appellate-reversal-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Obtained Appellate Reversal in Significant Antitrust Case” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#313763″ button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#313763″ button_on_hover=”off” button_alignment=”left” button_custom_margin=”||||false|false” button_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/obained-appellate-reversal-internal\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_text_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#e02b20″]<\/p>\n In a recent antitrust appeal, we persuaded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal district court\u2019s judgment on the pleadings against our client. After the case was remanded, it was settled under a confidential agreement.\u00a0Case Name:<\/strong> Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Santa Catalina Island Co<\/em>. (9th Cir. 2019, Case No. 18\u201355338).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Reversal on Appeal of Trial Court’s Grant of JNOV” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/obtained-appellate-reversal-in-property-development-case-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Reversal on Appeal of Trial Court’s Grant of JNOV” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#eeeeee” background_color=”#313763″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” button_on_hover=”off” button_alignment=”left” button_custom_margin=”||||false|false” button_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/obtained-appellate-reversal-in-property-development-case-internal\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_text_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n Our most recent appellate victory was in 2024 in a long-running dispute over a substantial property development. In this case, we persuaded a California Court of Appeal to reverse a judgment rendered by a California Superior Court. Case Name<\/strong>:\u00a0Wardak v. WLOW Partners, LLC et al<\/em>. (Cal. App. 2024, Case No. G061606).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Lead Trial and Appellate Attorneys in Nationally Prominent Case” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/lead-attorneys-in-nationally-prominent-antitrust-appeal-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”Lead Trial and Appellate Attorneys in Nationally Prominent Case” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#313763″ button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” button_font=”|600||on|||||” button_icon=”$||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#313763″ button_on_hover=”off” button_alignment=”left” button_custom_margin=”||||false|false” button_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px|30px|20px|true|true” link_option_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/lead-attorneys-in-nationally-prominent-antitrust-appeal-internal\/” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_bg_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_text_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#e02b20″ button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n In our most recent antitrust appeal, we appeared before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case of national interest \u2014\u00a0Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. v. AMN Healthcare, Inc<\/em>. In this case, we asserted, litigated, and conducted appellate litigation of claims by the country’s second largest healthcare staffing agency against the largest healthcare staffing agency. Case Name<\/strong>:\u00a0Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. v. AMN Healthcare, Inc<\/em>. (9th Cir. 2021, Case No. 20\u201355679).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” admin_label=”Large Settlements” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/court-banner.jpg” parallax=”on” transform_translate_linked=”off” custom_padding=”60px||60px||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||60px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”40px||40px||true|false” background_last_edited=”on|tablet” parallax_tablet=”off” custom_css_free_form=”selector::before {|| content: %22%22;|| display: block;|| position: absolute;|| top: 0;|| left: 0;|| width: 100%;|| height: 100%;|| background-color: rgba(45, 55, 99, 0.5);|| z-index: 1;||}” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_translate_linked=”off” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” 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settlement agreement, we recovered approximately $10.4 million for trust beneficiaries whose trustees had made complex, improper transfers of agricultural lands.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”$4.4 Million: Settlement of Eminent Domain Litigation” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/eminent-domain-polypropylene-factory-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”$4.4 Million: Settlement of Eminent Domain Litigation” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#eeeeee” background_color=”#313763″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” button_text_color=”#313763″ button_bg_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” button_border_width=”0px” 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button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n In a complex, novel eminent domain proceeding, which received first-page coverage in The New York Times<\/em> , we successfully represented the owner of a locally famous shopping center.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”$2.2 Million: Settlement of an Employer\u2019s Breach of Contract” button_url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/recovery-for-breach-insurance-contract-internal\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read More” admin_label=”$2.2 Million: Settlement of an Employer\u2019s Breach of Contract” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”26px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”17px” 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successfully litigated federal claims against its disability insurer to oblige it to honor its insurance obligations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Practices Area” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”40px||60px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px||40px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”40px||40px||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_translate_linked=”off” custom_padding=”||30px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Section Title” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”|700|||||||” 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url_new_window=”on” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/auction.png” image_icon_width=”60px” admin_label=”Blurb” module_class=”custom-blurb” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px|25px|50px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n William A. Markham, who leads our antitrust practice, has extensively litigated a wide range of complex antitrust cases in federal and state court in California since 1988. [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Business Litigation” url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/business-litigation\/” url_new_window=”on” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/doc-suitcase.png” image_icon_width=”60px” module_class=”custom-blurb dark” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#eeeeee” background_color=”#313763″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px|25px|50px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Mr. Markham and Mr. Bishop both have substantial, successful experience litigating a broad array of commercial disputes. 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[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” module_class=”custom-blurb dark” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Appellate Litigation” url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/appellate-litigation\/” url_new_window=”on” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/legal-court.png” image_icon_width=”60px” module_class=”custom-blurb dark” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#eeeeee” background_color=”#313763″ text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px|25px|50px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our firm has substantial, successful experience bringing and opposing appeals in federal and state courts of appeal. Our appellate work has concerned federal antitrust claims, complex business litigation, and real estate litigation.Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Trial Work for Other Law Firms” url=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/practice-areas\/trial-work-for-other-law-firms\/” url_new_window=”on” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/www.markhamlawfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/lawyer.png” image_icon_width=”60px” module_class=”custom-blurb” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#303030″ header_font_size=”24px” header_line_height=”1.3em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px|25px|50px|25px|false|false” border_radii=”on|4px|4px|4px|4px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(10,10,10,0.1)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our task at trial is to organize the evidence, present it skillfully, and make sense of it all in the manner that will best help our client to obtain the most favorable possible outcome. 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