Office: Orange County
Phone: (949) 757-4503
gamundson@wshblaw.com
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| Education: | Loyola Law School , 1978
J.D.
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University of Redlands , 1973
B.A.
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Trials
35 trials to verdict
Elected to American Board of Trial Advocate (ABOTA), 2002
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Litigation Experience
Personal injury defense (30 years)
Construction defense (25 years)
Professional malpractice defense (15 years)
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Construction Litigation
Defense of property owners, developers and general contractors in construction accident litigation (25 years).
Defense of property owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers from personal injury and wrongful death actions arising from construction site accidents.
Defense of property damage actions including catastrophic losses from earthquakes, mudslides, fires and collapsed buildings.
Defense of environmental claims arising from oil spills, fiberglass and asbestos inhalation and mold infestation.
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Professional Malpractice Litigation
Defense of architects, engineers, appraisers, surveyors, and insurance brokers. Defense of physicians, dentists, pharmacists and foster parents.
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Environmental Law and Toxic Tort Litigation
Defense of suppliers allegedly hazardous materials including diesel fuel and electro-plating metal cleansers.
Defense of asbestos manufacturers, supplies, contractors and property owners.
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Mediation & Arbitration Experience
Neutral Referee, Earthquake Claims (1995-97)
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Professional Liability
Has handled and tried several dozen professional liability cases dating back to 1984, on behalf of attorneys, insurance brokers, dentists, accountants, medical and nursing practitioners, and architects and engineers.
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Insurance Litigation
Prosecution of insurance coverage claims and defense of bad faith claims.
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Appellate Litigation
Prepared briefs and conducted oral arguments before Courts of Appeal
Petitioner of appeals which led to reported and unreported decisions:
Hunt v. Long Beach Grand Prix (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 1195
Giorgi v. Verdugo Hills (1985) 258 Cal. Rptr. 426
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With over 30 years of experience, Greg’s trial expertise ranges from tort defense and trucking and transportation to injury defense, product liability, construction and environmental law. Greg now specializes in trial litigation as an eleventh hour attorney, where he has successfully associated in as trial counsel within 30-days of trial. Most recently, Kevin Smith and Greg became defense trial counsel only 2-weeks before trial in an asbestos mesothelioma action which resulted in a defense verdict after the other 20 defendants settled from the lawsuit. |
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