Christopher M. Gilman -- Senior Counsel
Office: Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 481-7608
cgilman@wshblaw.com
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| Education: | University of California, Los Angeles, Law School , 1975
J.D.
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University of California, Riverside , 1972
B.S.
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Appellate
Over fifty appellate matters in the California Court of Appeal, California Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Catastrophic Injury
Defense of property owners, general contractors and subcontractors in all types of personal injury claims arising from construction site accidents.
Defense of property owners and elevator construction and maintenance companies in elevator accident cases.
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Insurance
Insurance coverage opinions relating to comprehensive general liability policies.
Defense of insurance bad faith litigation.
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Product Liability
Experience in a wide range of product liability cases with emphasis on electrical panel boards, circuit breakers heavy machinery and associated electronic control circuitry.
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Professional Liability
Handles defense of lawyer and architects and engineers in professional liability matters.
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Transportation
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Arbitration / Mediation
Former member of the Los Angeles County Superior Court Arbitration Panel
Current member of the Los Angeles County Superior Court Mediation Panel.
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Trial Work
Over seventy superior court jury trials as well as numerous bench trials in state and federal courts.
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With over 29 years of active litigation experience Chris Gilman has tried over 70 cases in many varied areas of civil practice including personal injury, contracts, real estate, partnership disputes and complex property damage issues involving electronics, medical equipment, electrical distributiion equipment and heavy machinery. Having argued his first case before the California Court of Appeal the day after being admitted to the bar in 1975, Chris has continued to be active in appellate litigation both in prosecuting and defending appeals and in writ practice before the appellate courts. |
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