My client agreed but the couple refused to re-secure her Deed of Trust after the refinancing. I sued for fraud and for the imposition of an equitable lien. The couple settled by giving my client the property, which had $100,000 of equity over and above my client’s Deed of Trust.

THE "RING" CASE: In this matter, my client’s former fiancé not only terminated the engagement, but she also refused to return the engagement ring originally valued at $24,000. I sued for either the return of the ring or its value thereof. The case was very simple except for one stumbling block: my client had signed a purported contract during a therapy session wherein he agreed that his fiancé could keep the ring and that he could not sue her for it thereafter. Despite the contract, I successfully obtained an Arbitration Judgment in my client’s favor.

THE MOBILE HOME UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASE: My client was a defendant in an Unlawful Detainer matter in which the plaintiff was alleging that he was entitled to possession of the mobile home, based upon his purported ownership thereof. However, we were able to show that plaintiff’s ownership of the mobile home was seriously in question. Moreover, based upon the introduction of numerous pictures and the testimony of my client, the Court ultimately dismissed the action.

THE REDUCTION OF A $46,000 JUDGMENT TO A $1,500 JUDGMENT: My client allowed a Default Judgment to be taken against him in the amount of $46,000. After being retained, I quickly and successfully moved to set aside the Judgment and then I aggressively negotiated a settlement of the action. At first we offered $3000 to settle the matter and when plaintiff balked, we reduced our offer to $1500. Plaintiff quickly accepted the $1500 and, in fact, allowed my client to pay it in five (5) monthly payments at $300 each.

THE REDUCTION OF THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR CASE TO A $37,000 CASE: My client was accused of fraudulently taking a certain person’s property in violation of the Home Equity Sales Contract Act. At its inception, the case received a certain amount of media attention, primarily in the Hispanic community. Given this publicity, plaintiff sued my client for approximately $200,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. Plaintiff won but, on the basis of aggressive defensive tactics, I was able to reduce my client’s exposure to $37,000.

DEFENSE JUDGMENT IN A TRUCK COLLISION MATTER: My client’s truck collided into plaintiff’s car and caused certain damages. After paying for plaintiff’s repairs and injuries, plaintiff’s insurance company brought an action against my client for negligence. At trial, we were able to show that my client was not negligent and the Court dismissed the action.

ABATEMENT OF TRUST FUND TAX LIABILITY: The Internal Revenue Service sought to collect over $100,000 in trust fund taxes against my client. However, by attacking the matters on numerous grounds, we were able to demonstrate that my client had no control over the respective corporation. Consequently, the IRS agreed to abate the taxes against my client.