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Feb. 11, 2026

Behar / Gibbs / Savage / Paulson launches with veteran roster and trial-first mission

The law firm has a broadly diversified practice, handling aviation, product liability, premises and automobile cases, professional liability for hospitals and physicians, and representation of Fortune 500 companies.

Behar / Gibbs / Savage / Paulson launches with veteran roster and trial-first mission
From left, Patrick Gibbs, Jeffrey Bahar, James Savage and John Paulson

A new - yet deeply rooted - Southern California defense firm opened its doors with nearly 100 lawyers and a message aimed squarely at the region's era of supersized jury verdicts.

Behar / Gibbs / Savage / Paulson began operating July 1, 2025, occupying the top two floors of the World Trade Center in Long Beach with offices from San Francisco to San Diego. Founding partner Jeffrey S. Behar said the firm was created to preserve what he calls "bona fide trial defense lawyeri...

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