Lawyer Overview

Personal injury: Cases are taken on a contingency basis, meaning the attorney's fee is based on a percentage of any settlement or verdict that is obtained. The client is responsible for out of pocket costs. We will sometimes advance those costs for our clients. We handle cases such as pedestrian injuries, auto crashes, motorcycle collisions, slip/trip and fall, damage from assaults, dog bites and animal attacks, employment, malpractice and many others.

Business and Consumer: Many small to medium sized businesses cannot afford to assert their legal rights, especially against large corporations which have seemingly unlimited funds to pay lawyers and other legal expenses. Our firm represents individuals and businesses involving consumer issues, general liability, general business disputes, unfair business practices, breach of contract, fraud and numerous others.

Civil: We represent clients in the prosecution and defense of civil cases involving collections, corporate matters, personal injury and wrongful death, malpractice, managed health care, product liability, school law and many other areas.

Criminal: We handle both juvenile and adult cases. Misdemeanors or felonies ranging from detention, arrest and arraignment to the sentencing hearing, as well as probation revocation and parole violations.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Criminal Defense
• Driving Under the Influence
• DUI/DWI
• Administrative Law
• Administrative Investigations
• Affirmative Action
• Age Discrimination
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
• Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Arbitration
• Asbestos
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business & Trade
• Childrens' Rights
• Civil Rights
• Collections & Repossessions
• Communications & Media Law
• Constitutional Law
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Law
• Construction Liens
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Creditors' Rights
• Criminal Fraud
• Criminal Law
• Debtor/Creditor
• Deceptive Trade Practices
• Defects
• Discrimination
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• Drug Violations
• Education Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Federal
• Felonies
• Foreclosures
• Franchising
• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of Speech
• Garnishment
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Internet
• Juvenile Law
• Labor Law
• Licensing
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mediation
• Misdemeanor
• Nursing Home
• Parole & Probation
• Partnerships
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Police Misconduct
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Prisoners' Rights
• Private Schools
• Products Liability Law
• Property Damage -- Defense
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Public Schools
• RICO Act
• Race Discrimination
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Religious Discrimination
• Search & Seizure Protections
• Sex Discrimination
• Sex Offenses
• Sexual Harassment
• Slip and Fall -- Defense
• Special Education
• State & Local Agencies
• Student Rights
• Taxation Law
• Toxic Torts
• Trade Regulation
• Trademarks
• Traffic Violations
• Unfair Competition
• Victims' Rights
• Whistleblower -- Employee
• Whistleblower -- Employer
• White Collar Crimes
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
• Wrongful Termination -- Employee
• Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Representative Cases

• Miller v. Obledo, 79 Cal App 3d 714
• Thole v. Structural Pest Control Bd., 42 Cal. App. 3d 732
• People v. Lindsey, 27 Ca. App. 3d 622
• People v. Wax, 24 Cal. App. 3d 302
• People v. Williams, 18 Cal. App. 3d 925

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Arbitration, Mediation, Deceptive Trade Practices, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Auto Dealer Fraud, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Collections & Repossessions, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Commercial Leasing, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Warranties, Age Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Prisoners' Rights, Search & Seizure Protections, Construction Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Elder Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Childrens' Rights, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Prenuptial Agreements, Government Agencies & Programs, Nursing Home, Insurance Defense, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Internet - Cyberspace, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Injury -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Aviation Accidents -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, State Government, Taxation Law, Toxic Torts, Transportation Law, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• California, 1971
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1971
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. Tax Court, 1978

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1970
  J.D.
• Cal State University, Los Angeles, CA, 1966
  B.A.

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Address

8880 Rio San Diego Drive
Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92108-1642

Phones

(619) 583-0350

Faxes

(619) 583-1850

Emails

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Websites

http://www.spitalaw.com
http://www.criminal-law-attorney.com
http://www.business-corporate-attorney.com
http://www.4injuries.com