Trial and Litigation Experience

Attorneys at Jackson & Wallace LLP have brought numerous cases to trial in many U.S. jurisdictions, producing favorable results in the majority of them. Read about some of our recent verdicts along with other firm news.

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Gabriel A. Jackson

As local counsel for a major wire-and-cable manufacturer for over fifteen years, Jackson had thousands of product liability cases dismissed, either through summary judgment motions or negotiation. In addition to her involvement in numerous asbestos trials which were settled or dismissed during trial, Jackson has tried six cases to verdict in California, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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John R. Wallace

Wallace has been involved in numerous asbestos trials which concluded with either settlement or dismissal. He has also tried eight cases to verdict in New York, New Jersey and California.

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Allan D. Gutsche

Prior to joining Jackson & Wallace LLP, Gutsche had handled 11 asbestos trials to verdict. He has tried an additional seven trials since then, one of which was a consolidated group of 12 plaintiffs. In addition, he has begun a number of trials that concluded by settlement prior to verdict. He tried the case and assisted in the appeal of Lineaweaver v. Plant Insulation Company (1995) 31 Cal. App.4th 1409, which set the evidentiary standard of sufficiency of workplace exposure in California asbestos cases.

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Charles G. Manoli, Jr.

Manoli has taken hundreds of fact and expert depositions and has handled all phases of pre-trial case preparation and settlement negotiations.

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Peter K. Renstrom

Renstrom has had two trials. The first was a court trial. The second was a jury trial which settled the day before the jury was to receive the case. He has also briefed, argued and won an appellate matter, Barr v. ACandS (1997) 57 Cal. App.4th 1038 (including Wills v. Alta Building Material).

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Julie A. Torres

Torres has evaluated and settled thousands of asbestos cases nationwide. She was the second chair in the first asbestos case tried in Northern California - a defense verdict.

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