California Lawyers - Newport Beach

Firm: Klein & Wilson

4770 Von Karman Avenue , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Lawsuits & Disputes

Bill Keith represents clients in the areas of business litigation, class actions, securities, legal malpractice, and insurance coverage. He has successfully tried multiple cases to verdict, both as lead counsel and as a member of trial teams. Bill has an excellent record on appeals before the Ninth Circuit and the California and Florida Courts of Appeal, where he has several published decisions.. Bill was selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers® list in 2024 and was previously selected as a Super Lawyers® Rising Star seven years in a row. Bill is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell.. Bill believes in a proactive approach to litigation and trial preparation, which starts with a thorough and early assessment of a client’s claims and defenses, the case’s potential outcomes, and litigation themes. He knows clients are only able to make informed business decisions about how to manage and settle disputes—or when to go to trial—when they have a clear idea of the landscape and risks that lie ahead.. Bill’s business litigation practice encompasses disputes involving misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, breaches of fiduciary duty, and partnership disputes. Bill has significant experience representing clients in the financial services industry in a variety of contexts.. In his class action practice, Bill defends manufacturers, food producers, and other clients in claims brought under consumer protection laws (California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Unfair Competition and False Advertising Law, and New York General Business Law) and other statutes and theories. He has experience with actions involving “Made in America” claims and claims that products violate regulations issued by the FTC, USDA, and other agencies.. Bill graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Business Administration. He earned his law degree from Florida State University College of Law, where he graduated cum laude and Order of the Coif. Bill is admitted to practice law in California and Florida.. Bill’s volunteer work includes acting as pro bono counsel in connection with San Diego’s Casa Cornelia Law Center. He successfully represented a journalist seeking asylum in the United States after the client was forced to flee his Central American country on account of state-sponsored persecution.

Firm: Paoli & Purdy, PC

4340 Von Karman Ave , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Appellate , Civil Rights, Construction Defects, Employment & Labor , Environmental , Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Substances, Wrongful Death

Mr. Paoli is a graduate of California State University, where he majored in Economics and Business Administration. He later earned his JD from Whitter College School of Law. He is currently a member of several organizations and associations. These include the State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association, Multi-Million Dollar and Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Consumer Attorneys of California, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, as well as the California Employment and Lawyers Association. He is certified as a Specialist with the California State Bar as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist and Civil Procedure Specialist through the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Firm: O'Hagan Meyer LLP

4695 MacArthur Ct. , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

William "Bill" Richards, Jr. is a Partner at O'Hagan Meyer LLP, and a member of the Employment Law practice group. His practice focuses primarily on employment litigation, which largely encompasses defending employers in all stages of litigation regarding a variety of claims, including wage and hour violations, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair business practices, and other employment-related matters. Mr. Richards has successfully represented clients in state and federal court, binding arbitration, and administrative proceedings (i.e., before the Labor Commissioner, EEOC, Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, etc.), with experience handling individual cases, complex class actions, and representative actions (i.e., under PAGA). He has argued before U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California, Eastern District of New York, and District of Massachusetts, as well as the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Washington Court of Appeal (Commissioner), and numerous California Superior Courts (i.e., Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Francisco, etc.).. In addition to ample experience managing heavy litigation caseloads, Mr. Richards also provides counseling and transactional services for employers on a wide array of personnel matters, such as employment contracts, employee handbooks, company policies and procedures, arbitration agreements, severance packages, terminations, wage and hour regulations, human resources management, employee disabilities, leaves of absence, and more. He also previously served as the Employment and Labor Law Compliance Officer for a San Diego employment/consumer protection class action law firm, where he was responsible for ensuring firm-wide compliance with all federal, state, and local employment/labor law regulations.. After earning his B.S. in Business Administration (Management), Mr. Richards graduated law school magna cum laude, ranking in the top 10% of his graduating class and making either the Honor Roll or Distinguished Honor Roll list every semester. While attending law school, he received the highest grade in multiple courses, earning him numerous awards for each. Mr. Richards also served as an editor for Law Review, was elected to the Student Bar Association and its Community Events Committee, served as a Teaching Assistant for a Federal Rules of Evidence course for three consecutive semesters, interned for the San Diego Office of the Primary Public Defender, and attended a winter intersession program with Pepperdine University School of Law to study Negotiation Theory and Practice.. In his free time, Mr. Richards enjoys spending quality time with his wife and four-legged child—a Bengal cat with a devoted social media following—as well as serving as a volunteer foster for orphaned pets. As a self-proclaimed music aficionado, he also has a passion for playing acoustic guitar and drums. Finally, Mr. Richards has been an avid artist since he was a young child, providing commissioned artwork in various mediums for numerous well-known companies.

Firm: West Seegmiller

20162 Birch Street   300 , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Animal Bites,Asbestos ,Assault & Battery,Aviation & Aerospace,Civil Rights,Health Care & Hospitalization,Medical Malpractice,Motor Vehicle Accidents,Motor Vehicle Defects,Nursing Home Negligence,Personal Injury,Premises Liability,Products Liability,Professional Malpractice,Sexual Harassment,Toxic Substances,Transportation ,Wrongful Death

Firm: Ibrahim Law

4695 MacArthur Ct. 11th Floor , Newport Beach , California 92660

Practice Areas: Family

Mr. Ibrahim enjoys skiing, yoga, reading and is an avid traveler.