Brigid J. Joyce | Attorney

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Brigid Joyce graduated summa cum laude from Whittier Law School in May 2002. She was a member of Whittier Law Review and a Teaching Assistant. While in law school, Ms. Joyce externed at the California Court of Appeals for the Fourth District for Justice William W. Bedsworth, where she drafted court opinions on both civil and criminal appeals. Ms. Joyce graduated with honors from the University of San Diego in 1998, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Economics, where she attended on a full athletic tennis scholarship.

Ms. Joyce previously worked at Trutanich-Michel, LLP from February 2002 through August 2008, where she specialized in environmental litigation and general civil litigation during her first three years of practice there. Ms. Joyce also focused on employment and labor law, business law, and appeals.

Ms. Joyce is competent in all aspects of litigation, including case management, research, discovery, law and motion, court appearances, and trial preparation. While at Trutanich-Michel, LLP, Ms. Joyce was given the opportunity to work on the wrongful death case Patel et. al. v. Govin et. al., LASC Case No. BC288577, which resulted in a $148,000,000.00 judgment. Ms. Joyce is also experienced in all phases of civil and criminal appeals, including research, preparation of the record, drafting briefs (including party and amici curiae briefs), and oral argument. She helped obtain a published appellate opinion in the case Michel v. Moore and Associates Inc., Case No. B183165, addressing disclosures in the real estate context .

Ms. Joyce was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2007 and 2008 Editions, which include the recognition of less than 2.5% of attorneys in California.

Education

University of San Diego

Caufield & James LLP Highlights

Bad Faith Insurance, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute

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