Attorney Profile

Selected to:

Southern California Rising Stars 2009
Southern California Rising Stars 2008
Southern California Rising Stars 2007
Southern California Rising Stars 2006
Southern California Rising Stars 2005
Southern California Rising Stars 2004

About Graham LippSmith

Admitted: 2002, California

Professional Webpage: www.girardikeese.com/attorney_details.aspx?attorneyID=11

Honors and Awards: California Lawyer magazine, "Attorney of the Year, Litigation" - 2008.  Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Top Twenty under 40" at 31 years old.  Consumer Attorneys of California "Consumer Lawyer of the Year" Finalist.  Los Angeles Magazine, "Southern California Rising Star" - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.  First Place Team, State Bar of California Student Environmental Negotiations Competition - 2002
Verdicts and Settlements: Settlement, $1,100,000 - childhood sexual abuse by foster home (4/2008) 3 Plaintiffs v. Masonic Homes of California; Settlement, $17,040,000 - aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and fraud class action (11/2007) Gonzales v. Lloyds TSB Bank; Verdict, $12,564,600 - childhood sexual abuse by foster home (7/2007) Jones/Lineberg/Price v. Masonic Homes of California; Verdict, $3,531,200 - childhood sexual abuse by foster home (10/2006) Deutsch/McDermott v. Masonic Homes of California;  Settlement, $1,050,000 - pool defect/drowning (7/2006) Alejandre v. Harding;  Arbitration Award, $1,027,648 - defamation and breach of contract (6/2006) Schmidt v. Credit Suisse First Boston Corp;  Settlement, $3,000,000 - breach of contract/bad faith (3/2004) Threshold Entertainment, Inc. v. Gulf Ins. Co.
Representative Clients: Victims of financial schemes, childhood sexual abuse, wildfire devastation, toxic exposure and auto accidents.  Small businesses, individual businesspeople, inventors and individuals working in entertainment.
Educational Background: Loyola Law School, J.D. -- 2002; Northwestern University, B.A. -- 1999; Phillips Exeter Academy -- 1995.
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