Partner
Current(From www.rutan.com website) Mr. Chapin is a partner in Rutan's Business Litigation Section, and is the current Chair of Rutan's Recruiting Committee. Mr. Chapin joined Rutan's litigation group immediately after graduating from law school at the University of Southern California in 2004. Mr. Chapin's practice is diverse and touches on a variety of industries and practice areas, including complex business disputes involving trade secret theft, fraud, breach of contract, business interference claims, tax shelter fraud, securities fraud, copyright and trademark infringement, civil embezzlement, defamation, real property, commercial landlord-tenant contracts and relationships, and construction contracting and defects. Mr. Chapin's practice includes representing large national companies located in and outside of California, as well as local businesses and business owners in the Orange County community. Mr. Chapin practices in both State and Federal Courts, has successfully tried jury cases in California and Arizona, and is also a member of the Texas bar. Mr. Chapin recently completed his third jury trial in a twelve month period in which he headed up trial teams in all three cases that resulted in complete jury verdict wins for his clients. These cases ranged from defending a local sewing manufacturer against claims of business interference and defamation, defending a successful group of local insurance brokers that split from their former company and were sued for, among other business torts, trade secret misappropriation and officer breach of fiduciary duty, and most recently prosecuting a claim for nearly $700,000 in unpaid invoices for a national tire distributor based in Miami and defending against counter-claims for millions of dollars in damages claimed to be caused by defective tires. Each of these cases concluded with jury verdicts finding in favor of Mr. Chapin's clients.
