Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Sep. 25, 2018
Dairy family attorney asks for a lot less in damages in closing argument against firm
A plaintiffs’ lawyer told an Orange County Superior Court jury Monday that Buchalter APC should pay about $15 million to the heirs of the Alta-Dena Dairy fortune for a former attorney’s work on an estate plan that “became a lawyer self-enriching scheme” protected by firm officials leery of scrutiny.
SANTA ANA -- Buchalter APC should pay $15 million to the heirs of the Alta-Dena Dairy fortune for a former attorney's work on an estate plan that "became a lawyer self-enriching scheme" protected by firm officials leery of scrutiny, a plaintiffs' lawyer told an Orange County Superior Court jury Monday.
"As soon as Wayne Allen joins big law, he sees himself as above the law," said Robert E. Barnes of Barnes Law LLP, who represents th...
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