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Gavin Villareal represents clients in a wide variety of complex business-related disputes in state and federal court. He also represents clients before the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.. Before law school, Mr. Villareal worked for five years at the Texas General Land Office as special assistant to Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro. During law school, he served as an intern to Justice Rose Spector of the Supreme Court of Texas.. Mr. Villareal has held leadership positions in numerous professional and community organizations, including the American Bar Association, the Austin Bar Foundation, the Austin Young Lawyers Association, the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin, the HBAA Charitable Foundation, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, the Mexic-Arte Museum and the Harvard Club of Austin. He serves as a member of the firmwide diversity committee.

Clay has successfully litigated and obtained sizable settlements on behalf of numerous injured clients and estates involving claims including car accidents, truck accidents, playground accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death and other injuries resulting from negligence.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Michael is an experienced, well-respected litigator and trial attorney.He concentrates his practice in litigation, specifically personal injury matters including wrongful death and catastrophic injury, as well as a wide range of complex municipal matters. He also currently serves as the Solicitor to the Montgomery County Controller.Born in lower Bucks County, Bristol, Pa, Michael learned to value both hard work and education from his mother, who taught at Pennsbury for 40 years and his father who was a laborer and roofer. Michael’s father immigrated here from Calabria, Italy, where most of his relatives still live in a small southern town named Pedivigliano. Clients benefit from his perfect mix of real-world and legal experience. Prior to returning to school for law, Michael worked for several years with troubled teens in and around Philadelphia. Helping families at their darkest times inspired him to return to school to become an attorney.Following a two year clerkship with the esteemed President Judge Alex Bonavitacola, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Michael defended businesses, insurance companies and municipalities. He argued before the Delaware Supreme Court (making new law on indemnification), as well as the Federal Courts under zoning and land use statutes representing local townships/zoning boards. This experience directly benefits the clients he now represents, because he has been on “both sides of the fence” and understands how insurance companies, municipalities and their attorneys review and handle matters.Michael has since spent over 20 years focusing on litigation, 8 of those years litigating high profile matters and representing catastrophically injured victims while employed at one of the largest personal injury firms in Pennsylvania, the renowned Anapol Schwartz in Philadelphia. Lawyers across Pennsylvania rely on a book that Michael co-authored, “Library of Pennsylvania Personal Injury Forms.” Michael has litigated several trials around Pennsylvania, as well as multiple seven figure verdicts and settlements, (including 2011 PA Top Jury Verdicts, #11, Legal Intelligencer).

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

In 1997, Fred made Charlotte his home.  Fred is a native North Carolinian, having grown up in the eastern part of the state.. Fred’s experience provides him with a distinctive ability to counsel clients on business litigation issues. Fred is uniquely qualified to assist individuals and businesses involved in complex disputes in areas such as: derivative actions, dissolutions, waste of assets, minority shareholder rights, controlling shareholder obligations, dissenting shareholder rights, officers’ and directors’ liability, executive compensation, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, business valuation issues, financial products, and estates and trusts. In addition, Fred has represented investors in arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and has given continuing legal education lectures to other lawyers in that practice area. Fred is a member of the Public Investor Bar Arbitration Association (“PIABA”).. Fred attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1991 as an English major. He subsequently attended Mercer Law School, graduating in 1996, where he was a member of the Mercer Law Review. He then clerked with the North Carolina Court of Appeals for the Honorable Gerald Arnold, Chief Judge. In 2013 Fred obtained an M.B.A., Finance, from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Extensive litigation experience in business-related torts and complex commercial litigation, including, contractual disputes, non-compete agreements, unfair competition claims, theft of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty claims, commercial lease disputes, intellectual property disputes, personal injury defense, insurance fraud, and insurance coverage disputes.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

A seasoned trial attorney and skilled negotiator, Mark B. Wilson has won nearly every case he has tried and arbitrated. Mr. Wilson lost only one jury trial and obtained a complete reversal on appeal. Mr. Wilson represents clients in federal and state courts in a variety of matters, including business litigation, legal malpractice, real estate, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright infringement, construction disputes, and commercial unlawful detainer.. Mr. Wilson’s victories include a $2.25 million jury verdict in a premises liability case, a $1.85 million dollar jury verdict in a breach of shareholder agreement case, a $1.8 million binding arbitration award in a legal malpractice case, a $1.4 million jury verdict in a copyright infringement case, a complete defense verdict in a partnership dispute where the client’s existence was at stake, and a complete defense verdict in an indemnity case where millions of dollars were at issue. His settlements include recovering $97 million in a breach of trust case, $3 million in a commercial construction dispute, $2.8 million in an employment dispute, $2.1 million in a legal malpractice action, and $2 million in a lease dispute. He has recovered over $18.5 million in legal malpractice cases.. As a meticulous attorney, Mr. Wilson brings to court an eye for detail and a sense of organization essential to winning complex trials.. The Daily Journal, the most widely read legal industry publication, named Mr. Wilson as one of California’s Top Professional Responsibility Lawyers. In 2019, OCTLA named Mr. Wilson “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in legal malpractice. OCTLA previously named Mr. Wilson as a finalist for the “Business Litigation Trial Lawyer of the Year.”. Mr. Wilson has been selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers® list since 2005. Since 2017, he has been on the Super Lawyers® Top 50 Orange County List. Since 2019, he has been on the Super Lawyers® Top 100 Southern California List. Mr. Wilson was recognized as one of the elite trial attorneys in Orange County by OC Register Metro magazine. He achieved an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell, denoting the highest level of professional excellence from his peers. Since 2015, Mr. Wilson has been listed in Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. In 2021 and 2023, Best Lawyers named Mr. Wilson “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in trade secrets law.. Mr. Wilson was the Chair of the Orange County Bar Association’s (“OCBA”) Business Litigation section, the largest section in the OCBA. Mr. Wilson was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (“OCTLA”) and remained on the Board for several years. In addition, OCTLA twice-recognized Mr. Wilson as “Board Member of the Year” for his contributions to the organization and the legal profession.. From 2016 to 2020, Mr. Wilson was a California State Bar Special Deputy Prosecutor, prosecuting State Bar complaints when the State Bar had conflicts of interest. From 2018 to 2023, Mr. Wilson served on the Board of Governors of the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. From 2016 to 2022 Mr. Wilson served on the Loyola Law School Board of Directors.. Mr. Wilson is a frequent lecturer to bar organizations on modern trial techniques and legal ethics and has authored several articles on trial practice. In 2018, the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization certified Mr. Wilson as a specialist in legal malpractice law. There are only four attorneys in Orange County who have this specialization.. In 2020, Mr. Wilson was selected to America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators®. Selection to America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in high-stakes business litigation matters.. Mr. Wilson obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in 1988 and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1985. He was selected to be on Loyola’s Moot Court team and participated in Loyola’s trial advocacy program which U.S. News and World Report ranked as a top 10 in the nation. Mr. Wilson began trying cases in law school in a program sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

The Woodward Law Firm firm prides itself on integrity, excellence in the practice of law, and straightforward solutions to clients’ legal issues.  We work with homeowners, business owners, and their representatives, to recover benefits on insurance claims throughout Florida.  The Woodward Law Firm will provide necessary resources to file your lawsuit, hire expert witnesses, take depositions, and maximize your recovery under the insurance policy.  Most insurance cases are accepted on a contingency fee basis, this means that you pay no fees or costs unless we win or settle your case.. (See video at ). The Woodward Law Firm assists auto owners, homeowners, business owners, and their representatives, recover benefits on insurance claims over property damage throughout Florida.  Insurance policies are complicated contracts, and property insurance law is a highly complex and involved practice area.  The Woodward Law Firm’s knowledge of the law and insurance company tactics allows you to effectively challenge the insurance company’s decision.  Whether in the courtroom or during settlement negotiations, The Woodward Law Firm will advocate for a full and fair payment on your loss.. (See video at ). The Woodward Law Firm can also assist auto owners, homeowners and business owners, and their representatives, obtain insurance benefits after a lawsuit has been filed against them.  Under a liability insurance policy, the insurance company must indemnify, settle, or pay valid claims made by others against you for a covered loss.  The insurance company must also provide, at its own expense, a legal defense for you after you are sued.  Liability insurance is often the only financial protection that you can rely upon to settle and defend a lawsuit, so don’t hesitate to contact The Woodward Law Firm after you have been sued.. (see video at ). Sometimes coverage under the insurance policy is not enough because the insurance company has refused to treat you fairly and honestly.  If your insurance company has failed to act in good faith by denying payment to you, or has unreasonably delayed in providing the coverage to which you are entitled, you may have grounds to receive financial compensation for damages caused by such conduct.  In those cases, The Woodward Law Firm will help you pursue “bad faith” and punitive damages against the insurance company.. (See video at )