David Ashdown Email & Phone Number

Fullerton, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California

• Wrote a cross-complaint to be used as a template for nationwide litigation, an ex parte application, and legal research memos for various state jurisdictions.• Drafted several documents for an upcoming trial in Los Angeles Superior Court including a trial brief, motion in limine, an exhibit list, and a witness list.

Los Angeles, California

• Drafted an opposition to a motion to compel discovery responses, evidentiary objections for a motion for summary judgement, discovery requests and responses, and executive summaries of depositions to be used for trial preparation. • Attended multiple group status conferences at Los Angeles Superior Court, heard oral arguments for a motion for summary judgment, joined several depositions, and worked with a trial team on a products liability defense matter.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Primary paralegal in charge of case management for over 60 cases representing an actively litigating client in numerous jurisdictions in California. • Draft and review pleadings, discovery, and correspondence from the genesis of a case until trial, including answers to complaints, motions for summary judgment, declarations, etc.• Perform research regarding case law, alternative exposures, plaintiff background information, etc. to support my clients’ defenses.• Use intimate case knowledge, expert testimony, and literature to prepare opening statements for use at trial.• Draft trial cross outlines of expert witnesses for use by attorneys during examination.• Attend trial to assist attorneys with demonstratives, case materials, witness examinations, and other related needs.• A designer on a docketing software committee in charge of identifying which software best fit our firm needs based on my experience in numerous California jurisdictions and with complex litigation departments.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Maintain the day-to-day operations of a complex corporate civil litigation law firm• Help plan and successfully execute the entire life cycle of a case, from genesis to trial, for large corporate clients.• Draft and prepare documents pertaining to all aspects of complex corporate litigation including pleadings, motions, discovery, memoranda, and correspondence.• Research case law, California State statutes, and Federal statutes at the request of attorneys.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Maintain the day-to-day operations of the Special Collections, Inter-Library Loan, and Circulation departments.• Aid Curators, Scholars, Researchers, and other Getty staff with special projects, shows, classes, and displays.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Cum Laude, Concentration In Litigation And Alternative Dispute Resolution With Honors

Activities and Societies: Communication, Entertainment, and Sports Law Association; Business Law Association

Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science; Concentration In American Politics, Political Science And Government

Associate'S Degree, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies