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Jeffrey S. GalvinExperience
Complex Litigation Represented delivery company in statewide class action involving status of individuals as independent contractors or employees. Limited scope of certified class. Represented medical device manufacturer in class action brought by foreign plaintiffs. Obtained dismissal under forum non conveniens doctrine. Represented Sacramento City Unified School District in challenge to charter school at Sacramento High campus. Case resolved favorably for client. Represented defendant accused of defamation in the context of political commentary. Won special motion to strike on First Amendment ground. Represented national bank in trial against large insurance company. Pierced corporate veil to hold affiliated corporation liable. Prevailed on appeal and collected $2.1M judgment for client. Represented truck manufacturer in administrative trial before New Motor Vehicle Board regarding termination of dealer. Agency upheld termination. Represented large grocery chain in appeal involving scope of state constitutional right to circulate petitions. Won at Court of Appeal. Review dismissed by California Supreme Court. Represented challengers to California's 2001 redistricting plan in trial court and on appeal. Trust and Estate Litigation Represented claimant in $15M dispute regarding validity of holographic (handwritten) will. Case resolved successfully for client after trial began.
Represented beneficiary in will contest involving testator with Alzheimer's disease. Case settled favorably before trial. Represented successor trustee at trial involving alleged breach of trust by prior trustee.
Represented children seeking to remove parent as co-trustee of trust so as to avoid loss of trust assets. Case settled favorably before trial.
Represented trustee seeking to recover promissory note proceeds under California Probate Code Section 850. Case settled favorably before trial.
Advertising and Marketing Law Advice and Litigation Advises businesses on compliance with federal and state advertising and trade practices laws, claims against competitors, and defense of claims by regulators and competitors.
Mediation Selected and trained to serve on the mediation panel of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. Prior Legal Experience Former Staff Attorney for the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. Former Law Clerk to Judge John G. Davies of the United States District Court, Los Angeles, California. Professional Honors
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