BUSINESS TRIAL LAWYERS

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Colby A. Meagle to The Maloney Firm’s team of experienced litigation attorneys. With her diverse legal background and artist’s sensibility, Colby will provide innovative solutions for our clients across various industries and practice areas.   Colby’s experience spans employment litigation, business law, intellectual property, and dispute resolution. […]

A “hybrid” fee refers to any combination of fees for legal services. Among these fee arrangements are contingency fees, flat or fixed fees, success fees, retainers, and hourly fees. The Maloney Firm regularly handles fee disputes resulting from poorly drafted contingent fee agreements. We also counsel law firms and prospective clients while negotiating fee agreements […]

Hasty v. AAA and Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements   Arbitration agreements may be invalidated if they are found to be unfair or oppressive towards a disadvantaged party. The determination of whether an arbitration agreement is unconscionable is based on both procedural factors (how the agreement was made) and substantive factors (the terms of the agreement itself). To […]

Patrick Maloney was quoted in a recent Law 360 article detailing the latest round of a dispute between rival developers and the applicability of California’s Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to a high stakes RICO claim. The matter before the 9th Circuit Court of appeals concerns Los Angeles hotel developer Relevant Group LLC’s appeal of a […]

An opinion recently published by California’s Second Appellate District, Engel v. Pech, 95 Cal.App.5th 1227 (2023), reinforces that when counsel for a corporate entity commits malpractice, it is the entity itself – not the owners – that must bring the malpractice claim. The Facts: An Individual Sues in Place of an LLP A partnership, Engel […]

On January 18, 2024, The Maloney Firm’s attorneys Carl Mueller and Gary Varnavides achieved a resounding victory for their client before the California Court of Appeal, resolving a multi-year litigation entirely in their client’s favor. The case involved their client’s receipt of approximately $1.2 million in cash and securities held in Wells Fargo brokerage accounts […]