MILLION
Largest jury verdict in Orange County history – $934 million in a complex business litigation case
MILLION
Highest personal injury verdict in United States history
MILLION
Largest insurance bad faith judgment in Orange County history – $58 million
JURY VERDICT
Stunning 12-0 defense jury verdict after a two-month trial in a major employment case brought against one of Orange County’s largest corporations
MEDIATIONS
Callahan & Blaine’s Managing Partner Edward Susolik is one of the leading insurance experts in the United States and has handled over 1500 mediations in the last 33 years
Each of Callahan & Blaine’s 30 senior attorneys is an experienced and accomplished litigator. Callahan & Blaine’s attorneys have expertise in a wide diversity of practice areas, including business litigation, intellectual property, trade secrets, real estate, insurance law, catastrophic personal injury and corporate and transactional. For example, Ed Susolik, the partner in charge of the firm’s insurance department, has handled over 2,000 insurance disputes on behalf of businesses and individuals over the last 33 years, as well as over 1500 mediations. As explained by Susolik, “Callahan & Blaine specializes in the one thing that matters most to clients: winning.”
All 30 of Callahan & Blaine’s attorneys have a minimum of 8 years of litigation experience, and most have 15 to 30 years of litigation experience.
Callahan & Blaine is led by its President Edward Susolik and the Management Team of Michael Sachs, Brian McCormack, Javier Van Oordt, David Darnell, and Peter Bauman, who collectively have over 180 years of complex litigation experience. Mr. Susolik, who has been with Callahan & Blaine for 30 years and is head of its Insurance Department, specializes in complex business litigation, catastrophic personal injury and the resolution of complex insurance disputes. Among numerous other awards and accomplishments, Ed has been named one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Southern California every year since 2009.
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