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Rudy Gaba Jr. becomes Partner at
Hollins•Schechter
Hollins•Schechter is pleased to announce that Rudy Gaba, Jr. has
been made Partner of the firm effective January 1, 2008. Rudy
joined Hollins•Schechter in 2000 and has over 10 years experience
in all areas of debt collection for both the commercial and consumer
industries. Mr. Gaba holds his Bachelor of Arts degree from California
State University, San Marcos and his Juris Doctor from Western
State University. In addition to being an admitted attorney in
the state of California, as well as the Southern and Central U.S.
District Courts of California, he is also a member of the Commercial
Law League of America, the National Association of Retail Collection
Attorneys, the National Association of Subrogation Professionals,
the Orange County Bar Association, the Insurance bar, and the
Subrogation Attorney Network.
The hallmark of Hollins•Schechter is our trial practice. Due
to our unequaled skill and experience with the trial process and
dedication to our clients' needs, the talented Hollins•Schechter
attorneys are often called upon to assist or replace other attorneys
for trial. Constantly praised by judges juries peers and even
adversaries for our aggressive yet ethical presentation and attention
to detail, we have earned our reputation for fearless, uncompromising
trial advocacy.
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Growth Marches on at Hollins•Schechter
Hollins•Schechter announces the appointment of Jeffrey Keyes and
K. C. Swisher as associates. Mr. Keyes joins
the firm’s Insurance Litigation, Professional Liability, and Catastrophic
Injury trial practice areas from Snyder, Walker, and Mann in Rancho
Cucamonga, CA. Mr. Swisher joins the Insurance Litigation and
Business Law and Litigation Practice Areas from Watson Law Group
in Westlake Village, CA.
Mr. Keyes earned his BA from UC-Riverside and his JD from DePaul
University College of Law in Chicago. Mr. Swisher graduated with
a BA from University of Utah and earned his JD from Pepperdine
University in Malibu, CA.
“Our nationally known Insurance Bad Faith Team has been shorthanded
during our growth this year and we’re really excited to have associates
as talented as Jeff and KC join the team,” shared Kathleen Carter,
Managing Principal.
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Shiraz, Banks, & Jacobsen Awarded
Hollins•Schechter Campaign for 2008
Building on the momentum created from the new brand image launched
by the firm in February 2007 a contest was held for employees
to design the firm’s new ad campaign for 2008. Hollins•Schechter
recruited marketing and communication executives Erin Freeman
and Marta Newhart to judge the entries. Ms. Freeman is the Managing
Director of Communications at TCW and Ms. Newhart is Director
– Communications, Space & Intelligence, for The Boeing Company.
Both are graduates of Pepperdine University’s prestigious President/Key
Executive MBA Program.
Six individuals or teams submitted nearly 100 ideas, most in a
live pitch to the judges and the firm. The judges then chose the
entries they felt best embodied the firm’s direction and mission
for consideration by the partnership. Principals Andy Hollins,
Bruce Schechter, and Kathy Carter announced the winner at an awards
ceremony before the entire firm and Ms. Freeman returned to give
personal assessments to all entrants.
The team comprised of Project Manager Asal Nadjarzadeh, Office
Services Supervisor Linzee Banks, and Director of IT Vince "Jake"
Jacobsen submitted the winning entry that will debut in January
in Orange County publications.
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Chapman University Taps Hollins•Schechter
Trial Expertise
Principal Bruce Schechter has been named an Adjunct Professor
of Law at Chapman University. Starting in Spring 2008 Mr. Schechter
will teach Pre-Trial Civil Practice, covering from the moment
of filing up to and including mediation and/or settlement conferences.
In the following semester he will continue the curriculum by teaching
Civil Trial Practice covering strategy, motion in limine, witness
preparation, expert depositions, voir dire, opening, direct and
cross examination and final summation.
With over 25 years of trial experience, Mr. Schechter is engaged
in a civil defense practice ranging from wrongful death to products
liability and personal injury. His success rate in defending clients
in jury trials has earned him an AV Peer Review Rating, the highest
rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has won numerous verdicts in
cases involving Reflect Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and complex
regional pain syndromes, and he has lectured and written about
defending RSD and other personal injury and catastrophic injury
claims. Mr. Schechter received a B.A. from Arizona State University
and a J.D. from California Western School of Law. He is a member
of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the Association
of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Founded in 1861, Chapman University is one of the oldest, most
prestigious private universities in California. The School of
Law opened in 1995 as Orange County’s only law school on a university
campus. In 1997, construction began on a home for the school at
a site that was once part of the historic Rancho Santiago de Santa
Ana, granted by the Spanish government in 1810. Nearly 200 years
after that original grant, the state-of-the-art Donald P. Kennedy
Hall opened in 1999. Named for benefactor, Chapman Trustee, and
chairman of the board of First American Financial Corporation,
the building incorporates the historic façade of a 19th century
structure while also integrating the latest technology for legal
study and teaching. By marrying the old with the new, Kennedy
Hall symbolizes Chapman’s commitment to its legacy and to providing
innovative, personalized and results-oriented legal training.
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Supreme Court Upholds Hollins•Schechter
Non-suit Ruling
The Supreme Court of California upheld a motion for non-suit made
by Principal Bruce Schechter in Castaneda v Olsher. The plaintiff
was shot and injured while he was a bystander to a gang confrontation
in the mobilehome park in which he lived. He brought action against
our client for premises liability and after five days of testimony
before a jury, the plaintiff rested his case and Mr. Schechter made
an oral motion for nonsuit. The trial court granted the motion based
on Mr. Schechter’s argument that the plaintiff had failed to show
that a shooting was highly foreseeable and thus the landlord owed
no duty to the plaintiff (Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center
(1993) 6 Cal.4th 666). The Court of Appeal reversed the Imperial
County Superior Court Decision but the Supreme Court reinstated
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Hollins•Schechter Principal
Published in For the Defense
Principal Bruce Schechter, a national expert in soft tissue injury
claims, was offered the chance to write an article for DRI’s renowned
publication For the Defense.
“A Difficult Defense Made Easier with Experts” appears in the
April 2007 edition of the magazine, covering the use of experts
in defending claims of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)/complex
regional pain syndrome (CRPS). To view the complete article, click
here.
Mr. Schechter has been practicing for over 25 years and specializes
in catastrophic injuries. He has handled over 40 cases involving
claims of RSD, and has prevailed in behalf of his clients in each
of 9 trials that have resulted from those cases. |
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