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Todd Baxter has been practicing appellate litigation, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation since 1991. Upon graduation from the law school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1990, he joined the firm of McCormick Barstow. Mr. Baxter is chairman of McCormick Barstow’s Appellate Law Group.  He has extensive experience in appeals before the California Supreme Court, the California Appellate Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Federal District Courts.  Mr. Baxter is a Certified Appellate Law Specialist, certified by the Board of Legal Specializations of the California State Bar since 2009.  Mr. Baxter also represents insurance company clients in insurance coverage disputes and insurance bad faith litigation in state and federal courts in California. Mr. Baxter is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit, and all state and federal courts in the State of California and the State of Nebraska,

Tim Buchanan joined the Commercial and Business Litigation Practice Group of McCormick Barstow in 2001. He has practiced commercial and business litigation since 1984 after serving as a research attorney at the California Court of Appeal. Mr. Buchanan has represented clients in numerous major litigation matters in both federal and state trial courts and appellate courts in California. His trial experience includes cases in the areas of contractual disputes, intra-entity business conflicts, securities and other fraud, construction disputes, inverse condemnation, intellectual property rights, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair competition. Mr. Buchanan also acts as a mediator of commercial and business disputes.. Mr. Buchanan has also done extensive appellate work. In 2007 he argued and won three separate appellate cases, two of which resulted in published opinions. He commonly appears in the State Courts of Fresno County. Mr. Buchanan is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice and Intellectual Property Strategic Business Units.. Mr. Buchanan is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, U.S. District Courts in the Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.. Mr. Buchanan is a past board president of the Community Food Bank, has served on the Foundation Council for the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), and currently serves as a board member for the Fresno Philharmonic.. Mr. Buchanan is an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fresno, where he has taught Introductory Business Law, Government Regulation of Business, Media Law and Real Estate Law.. Mr. Buchanan has been on the panel of many seminars on civil litigation topics, including summary judgment practice, injunctions, electronic discovery and discovery techniques.

Mr. Reddie specializes in handling appeals and writs in State and Federal Court, including bankruptcy appeals. He also represents clients as appellate counsel in litigation matters in the following ways: drafting critical motions, trial briefs, motions in limine, special jury instructions and special verdict forms; conducting legal research “on the fly” during trial; consulting with trial counsel regarding how best to preserve claims of error and avoid waiver issues; consulting with trial counsel concerning post-trial motions and the proper form of judgment, including drafting those pleadings; and advising the client and trial counsel regarding temporary stays of enforcement, and procedures for bonding an adverse judgment.. Mr. Reddie has handled numerous appellate oral arguments in both the State and Federal Courts of Appeal, including the first ever en banc oral argument at the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Although the statewide average reversal rate on appeal is under 20%, representing Appellants in state courts of appeal, Mr. Reddie’s reversal rate is 64% and representing Appellants at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Reddie’s reversal rate is 83% (as of 10/1/19).. As a Respondent in state court, Mr. Reddie’s affirmance rate is 92%, and as an Appellee at the Ninth Circuit, Mr. Reddie’s affirmance rate is 92% (as of 10/1/19).. Mr. Reddie is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, all California State Courts, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.  Mr. Reddie is also a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

I am a Fresno based federal and state criminal defense and government investigations attorney.  I provide the highest level of service for my clients.. I understand how federal and state prosecutors think - how they decide whether or not to file a criminal charge and what persuades them to decline filing, dismiss a case, or reduce the charges.  I know how to challenge the admissibility of evidence (suppression motions)  and how to present a criminal case to a jury or Judge.  My experience includes over 100 criminal jury trials.. For ten years I was the Chief of the Violent Crime and Narcotics Unit for the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California, Fresno.  My review and approval was needed for every wiretap, grand jury indictment, and plea bargain.  I evaluated every petition for commutation or pardon relating to a drug or violent crime conviction.  I personally prosecuted hundreds of federal criminal cases including conspiracy, drug and marijuana offenses, tax, money laundering, fraud, civil rights, firearms, assault, offenses by federal correctional officers and inmates, and offenses on federal land including Yosemite National Park and Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park.  I also have extensive experience in presenting cases to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. My experience also includes five years as a state court prosecutor with the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office.  The jury trials I presented ranged from driving under the influence through burglary, robbery, sexual assault, and murder. I have used the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to suppress digital evidence obtained when law enforcement searched a cell phone. A client's felony case was recently dismissed becasue we successfully moved for Mental Health Diversion (Penal Code ) and my client successfully completed her mental health program.. Facing a government investigation or criminal charges is stressful and involves serious potential consequences.  If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being investigated or charged with a criminal offense, I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you.

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