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Matthew Murphey is a trial attorney. From the start of his legal career as a courts martial clerk in the United States Army in 1985, Matt has worked in courtrooms. As counsel, Matt has tried cases to juries in three different states and five different federal districts. Matt’s background in science coupled with his trial experience with prosecution agencies allowed him to transfer his trial skills to private practice fifteen years ago to complex patent and other intellectual property, financial institutions, and commercial litigation cases.. Matt has argued cases before the Federal Circuit and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, state trial and appellate courts throughout California, Washington, Arizona, and Texas, as well as federal district courts in California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, Texas, New York, Wisconsin, and Florida.. Matt is qualified as an expert witness in standard of care for patent litigation, patent law trials, trials in federal courts, the Rules of Professional Conduct as it relates to litigation generally and for reasonableness of attorneys’ fees incurred in litigation. He has testified as an expert witness before a jury, and has given expert opinions in this capacity for both plaintiff and defendant litigants.. Matt provides pro bono representation for indigent veterans of the United States Armed Forces in civil litigation and Veterans Administration and Department of Defense matters.. Matt has represented financial institutions and major corporations in jury and bench trials involving guaranty, surety, and all types of litigation matters, including workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcy and purchase and sale disputes. He regularly defends financial institutions against claims of lender liability.. Matt’s intellectual property litigation practice focuses on a particular expertise in patent cases involving a range of technologies. These include chemical and molecular biology disciplines related to the biotechnology industry, including polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) DNA/RNA isolation assays, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and in vitro diagnostics (“IVD”). He has also litigated mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering patents related to the diving, sporting goods, food service, computer and mass media technology industries. Matt is an elected member of the Jurisprudence Section of the American Academy of Forensic Science.. Matt also maintains an active trademark, trade dress and copyright litigation practice related to the retail apparel, food service and manufacturing industries. These include matters pending before district courts, the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and numerous alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) tribunals.

Full time Mediator and Arbitrator since January 2010, having started neutral work in approximately 2001/2002.  Previous litigation practice included all forms of employment law including sexual harassment, discrimination (race, age, disability, ethnicity, cultural, gender, sex, sexual orientation, etc.), retaliation, termination, wage & hour, and other employment related claims.  Handled single plaintiff, multi-party and class action matters.  Serves as neutral mediator and arbitrator in employment, personal injury and commercial matters.  For more biographical information see website

Attorney, coach, and therapist providing trauma-informed, child-centered litigation services to individuals engaged in high-conflict divorce/child custody disputes. Litigation attorney with extensive experience in land use and environmental matters.. Ms. Wienick served in the United States Army as a military intelligence linguist from 1989-1993. She was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. In 1997, she earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and Korean studies, magna cum laude, from the University of Washington. She is also a 2000 graduate of the University of California College of the Law at San Francisco, cum laude, and has been a licensed attorney in the state of California since 2000. Ms. Wienick practiced law as a commercial, land use, and environmental litigation attorney in Los Angeles from 2000 until her daughter was born in 2009. In 2022, Ms. Wienick graduated with her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California. She is registered as an Associate Clinical Social Worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.. Ms. Wienick has extensive training in high-conflict dispute resolution in the areas of family law and child custody. Ms. Wienick also is a certified coach and co-parenting specialist. Ms. Wienick personally has experienced how traumatic high-conflict custody disputes can be, both for the parents and the children. Ms. Wienick is uniquely qualified as an experienced litigation attorney and mental health professional. She is passionate about advocating for the best interests of children, whether that be in court or in mediation. Ms. Wienick’s approach is to avoid litigation at all costs by recommending that her clients engage in mediation with a qualified high-conflict family law mediator. However, if mediation fails, Ms. Wienick stands ready to represent her clients in court, with the best interests of the children as her utmost priority.. When she is not working, Ms. Wienick often can be found practicing French on Duolingo. She loves to cook and travel, and she is addicted to British, French, and Nord Noir detective novels/TV series. She currently lives in Orange County, California, with her husband, 3 children, 4 Salukis, and 4 cats.