Irvine, CA Personal Injury, Construction Defect, Family and Business Law Attorneys

Gates O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP

15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 260
Irvine, California 92618
USA

(949) 753-0255 or (866) 970-4686

(949) 753-0265

www.gogglaw.com

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Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, client's base has not only remained stable but has grown demonstrably. Referrals from long-standing clients have led to a broader client base across our personal injury, construction defect, family law, business, employment, and probate litigation practices. Our clients include numerous individuals as well as businesses from the technology, financial services, real estate development, construction, agriculture, manufacturing and distribution, retail trade, health care, government, hospitality, food services, transportation, and professional services industries.

Our trial skills and experience are further illustrated by our involvement in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Very few trial lawyers qualify for membership, which is contingent on extensive jury trial experience and is by invitation only. Our firm includes four active ABOTA members. Further, our attorneys who are ABOTA members train our remaining lawyers in the ABOTA skill set of "skills, civility, and integrity".

Our trial experience favorably compares to that of the thousands of attorneys across California who have minimal courtroom experience and who seek to settle every case. Our trial experience also allows us to provide clients with a full range of legal options regarding the litigation, negotiation, mediation, or arbitration of their case.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Wrongful Death

Wrongful death cases are among the most expensive of civil cases. Accidents must often be investigated using professional investigators and accident reconstructionists. Medical experts must frequently provide testimony regarding the cause and circumstances of death. And economists may be needed to determine the economic costs that result when a family loses a breadwinner.

- Car Accident

When you are involved in a car accident injury case, hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars may be involved. With so much at stake, how do you ensure you or your family will receive the experienced and results-driven legal help needed?

- Truck Accident

Truck and bus accidents often involve vehicles operating in multiple states so that, when accidents occur, both federal and state regulations apply. Further complicating bus and truck accidents is the number of possible defendants.

- Product Liability

Personal injury cases are infamously complex. That complexity often increases in cases involving product liability and dangerous products. Complexity results from the presence of multiple potential parties (the injured party, the manufacturer, the distributor, the retailer and the repairer) and the potential presence of multiple legal issues.

- Premises Liability

Jury trials are rare when compared to settlements negotiated out of court. Many civil litigation firms go into crisis mode if they can't settle a case out of court and many have handled no jury trials, or just a few. At the law firm of Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP, we take a different approach. We believe that the justice system is there to use, not just to threaten with. Consistent with this belief, we have handled hundreds of courtroom trials and have litigated approximately 400 trials to verdict.

- Construction Accident

Effective construction site accident litigators are able to evaluate cases, recommend practical courses of action and provide aggressive, results-driven representation in negotiations and in court. At Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP, our extensive litigation experience enables us to develop creative, practical and cost-effective solutions following scaffold, ladder and other accidents occurring on construction sites.

- Nursing Home Negligence

Nursing homes, like any business, need to balance the needs of clients (residents) with the management and control of expenses. When injuries and wrongful death occur, questions regarding care, staffing and negligence often result. Were workers trained properly? Did they have the time to provide the care residents needed? And were errors made when following doctors' orders and in prescribing medication?

- Business Dispute

Since 2001, the partners of Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP have provided litigation and trial assistance to business owners in southern California. Prior to 2001, we worked at a large firm with a large number of attorneys who had a broad range of trial experience. We met and thought we could "do it better" by forming a company of highly experienced litigation lawyers.

- Real Estate Dispute

The successful litigation of real estate disputes demands both legal knowledge and aggressive assistance from your real estate lawyer. At Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP, our partners have real estate law legal knowledge resulting from decades of civil litigation experience. Our diligence is illustrated by our willingness to take cases to trial when necessary: we have handled hundreds of trials, including approximately 400 cases that were litigated to verdict.

- Homeowner's Association Litigation

Homeowner associations ("HOAs") are formal legal entities created to maintain common areas and enforce restrictions (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions). Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP represents homeowner associations, boards (directors and officers) and individual HOA members in a wide range of litigation matters. Our clients benefit from the unique perspective that we have gained by serving both the plaintiff and defendant sides of HOA matters. In terms of property types, we represent HOA condominiums, townhomes, single-family homes, and commercial condominium subdivisions.

- Employment Law

Our attorney team includes lawyers who have handled hundreds of employment claims. Cumulatively, our four partners have handled hundreds of trials and have brought approximately 400 trials to verdict.

- Probate

Probate law is highly complex to ensure that beneficiaries' assets and rights are fully protected and to ensure that beneficiaries receive the advocacy they deserve. Why, then, is probate litigation so common?

- Construction Defect

The slowdown in the housing market has not resulted in a slowdown in construction defect disputes. Outraged and anxious homeowners who encounter serious construction defects and builders and contractors who must contend with litigation need legal, experienced, and knowledgeable help.

- Product Liability Defense

The defense of warranty claims is a key practice area of our firm. Our attorneys have more than 30 years of combined experience representing manufacturers and dealers in warranty matters. Our experience is illustrated by our consumer warranty defense client list.

- Mediation

Hundreds of law firms are located in and around Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles. How, then, do you choose a firm when you need mediation services? The lawyers of Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy, LLP stand out as highly experienced and effective mediation attorneys in the San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles and Rancho Cucamonga areas.

- Family Law

Divorce often involves heated disputes regarding high-value assets. When your home, retirement and investment accounts, vacation property and other wealth are threatened by a divorce, you need a skilled divorce attorney to aggressively protect your interests.

Attorneys

	Mrs. Rebecca T. Amirpour Attorney Employment, Litigation, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Product Liability		Mr. Victor L. Block Attorney Construction Law, Consumer Law, Insurance Defense, Toxic Torts
	Mrs. Dayna L. Chmelka Attorney Asbestos Mesothelioma, Child Support and Custody, Child Visitation, Construction Law, Employment		Mrs. Anne B. Cleeland Attorney Car Accident, Personal Injury, Research and Development
	Mrs. Dana Kathryn Cuny Attorney Insurance Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Product Liability		Mr. Bruce C. Davis Attorney Car Accident, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury
	Mr. Peter J. Gates Attorney Criminal Law, Employment, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Product Liability		Mr. Jason M. Glantz Attorney Animal Bites, Collaborative Law, Construction Law, Fraud, Motor Vehicle Accidents
	Mr. Robert K. Gonter Jr. Attorney Child Support and Custody, Child Visitation, Civil Litigation, Collaborative Law, Mediation		Mr. Rockey Goodell Attorney Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense