$6.4 million - The largest legal malpractice jury verdict in San Francisco history as of 1985. The defendant was attorney Melvin Belli (Gesick v. Belli).

We handled a legal and underlying medical malpractice case against MELVIN BELLI Esq., wherein we represented a 32-year-old man who had been paralyzed in an automobile accident when he was sixteen years old. Belli had represented the young man in his auto case, which he settled for $250,000. We contended that he had missed other potential medical defendants. This case was tried for nine weeks in San Francisco County against an original offer of $600,000, which was then raised during trial to $1,200,000 and ultimately rejected by us. The trial involved proving medical malpractice against several doctors and a hospital, as well as legal malpractice against Mr. Belli and his firm. The jury verdict was $6.4 million with pre-judgment interest and costs.

$4.5 million - Settlement for failure to recommend settlement in difficult product liability/auto case where offer was rejected and jury verdict resulted in defense verdict.

$1.0 million - Policy limits settlement where poor legal advice resulted in tax liability.