Jesse Gessin
Top rated General Litigation attorney in San Clemente, California
Practice Areas:
General litigation,
Business litigation
Education Qualification:
The George Washington University Law School
Practice Areas:
General litigation,
Business litigation
910 S El Camino Real Suite 201San Clemente, California, 92672
First Admitted: 2006
Professional Webpage: https://gessin.ltd
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Virgin Islands, 2006
- California, 2009
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Retained shortly before jury trial to defend a physician and two corporations for a civil conversion case. The jury fully exonerated the defendants in less than an hour., 2023
- Retained as trial counsel for the defense a week before a civil bench trial over allegations of wrongful investments of a $40,000,000 trust. The case was tried in the historic Anacapa Courthouse in Santa Barbara. After a three-week trial, the court issued a complete defense verdict., 2022
- After years of litigation, retained on the eve of trial to represent homeowners in a real estate boundary dispute. After a week-long bench trial, the court issued an injunction in our clients’ favor., 2021
- An Individual v. A Law Firm: Lead counsel in breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice jury trial centering on trusts and estates and resulting in a multi-million dollar verdict. Topverdicts.com ranks the verdict as the largest breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice jury verdict in California for 2018, 2018
- An Individual v. An Insurance Company: Represented as part of trial team mutual insurance company in successful defense of a class action jury trial. This case was ranked as one of the top defense verdicts in California for 2018 by California’s leading legal publication, the Daily Journal, and one of the top defense verdicts in the United States by the only dedicated courtroom broadcasting network, Courtroom View Network., 2018
- Lead or co-lead counsel in close to 30 jury trials.
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Western Trial Advocacy Institute - Certificate of Completion, 2010
- California State Bar Legal Specialization in Criminal Law, 2018
- National Criminal Defense College - Certificate of Completion, 2012
Honors/Awards:
- An invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society with membership limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers., Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2018
- Verdict Ranking for California, Top 100 Plaintiff Verdict in California, TopVerdict, 2018
- California's Premier Legal Journal, Top Defense Verdict, The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, 2018
- Membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members., Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2019
Educational Background:
- University of California at San Diego,Bachelor of Arts with distinction , 2000
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Law Review Article, Author, Bit by Bit: Breaking Down the Ninth Circuit’s Frameworks for Jury Misconduct in the Digital Age, Nevada Law Journal, 2018
- Article, Author, Using a Centuries Old Trial Attorney Technique to Create Extraordinary Efficiencies in the Discovery Process for Business Disputes, Orange County Business Journal, 2018
- Article, Author, Ban the Billable Hour: Alternate Fee Arrangements in Business Disputes, Orange County Business Journal, 2018
- Article, Co-Author, Why You Should Hire a Trial Attorney for a Case That Will Never Go to Trial, Orange County Business Journal, 2017
- Article, Co-Author, The Waning Days of Sunshine in the Securities Class Action Plaintiffs’ Paradise, Orange County Business Journal, 2017
- Article, Author, Is Uncle Sam Judgment-Proofing Your Qui Tam?, Orange County Lawyer, 2017
- Article, Author, Could the Feds Make a Felony Case Out of a Lost Lunch Receipt?, Best Lawyers - Legal Insight, 2017
- Trial Advocacy Course, Lecturer, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2019
- Trial Advocacy Course, Lecturer, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2018
- Trial Advocacy Course, Lecturer, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2017
- Trial Advocacy Course, Lecturer, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2016
- Trial Advocacy Course, Lecturer, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2015
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