Orange County Legal Malpractice & Ethics Attorney Profiles

Gerald A. Klein

A former deputy district attorney and an expert litigator, Newport Beach attorney Gerald A. Klein has tried a wide range of complex business and commercial litigation cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, including cases involving legal malpractice, trade secrets, intellectual property, copyright and trademark disputes, as well as personal injury issues such as products liability, construction defects, and insurance bad faith.  Mr. Klein's wealth of experience in legal malpractice matters includes a recent recovery of over $9 million in a case against one of the largest law firms in the country.

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GERALD A. KLEIN NAMED TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR IN 2003



Orange County Trial Lawyers Association presented Gerald A. Klein with the award for Trial Lawyer of the Year for Business Litigation. The Orange County Trial Lawyers Association is the leading Orange County bar association for lawyers primarily involved in trial work. Each year, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association recognizes a trial lawyer for outstanding achievement throughout his career. In 2003, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association selected Gerald A. Klein Trial Lawyer of the Year for Business Litigation. While Mr. Klein was deeply flattered by the award, he recognizes the award truly belongs to the firm whose efforts led to consistently outstanding results for Klein & Wilson's clients.

GERALD A. KLEIN NAMED TRIAL LAWYER OF THE YEAR IN 2009



In 2009, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association designated Gerald A. Klein as the Trial Lawyer of the Year in the field of Legal Malpractice. This award was given based on an award of approximately $10 million Mr. Klein won at trial for a client who had been betrayed by former counsel. This highly coveted award is given to only a handful of attorneys every year. Mr. Klein has won the award twice for his trial accomplishments.

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  • Instructor, Modern Trial Tactics, Law Firms and Government Agencies
  • Instructor, Modern Trial Tactics, University of California
  • Instructor, Construction Law, California State University
  • Panelist, Continuing Education of the Bar
  • Panelist, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
  • Panelist, Orange County Bar Association

Mark B. Wilson

A seasoned litigator, Mark B. Wilson began trying cases before he had even graduated from law school, courtesy of a program sponsored by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.  A Los Angeles native, Mr. Wilson has since tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, involving everything from breach of contract to unlawful detainer.  Mr. Wilson has enjoyed a stellar success rate in the courtroom and before the arbitration panel, losing only one jury trial in his career, a judgment that was later reversed by the appellate court in Mr. Wilson's favor. 

Upon obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California, Mr. Wilson attended Loyola Law School, where he was named to the Scott Moot Court Honors Board and received the Jurisprudence Book Award for Legal Research and Writing.  Mr. Wilson's numerous professional honors include being selected as a finalist for the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association's 2006 Business Litigation Trial Lawyer of the Year award.

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  • Lecturer, Cumis Counsel Issues for the Business Litigator, Orange County Bar Association, 2010
  • Lecturer, Using Video Technology in Case Management, Deposition & Trial, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
  • Lecturer, Technology Weapons Every Business Lawyer Must Learn to Use at Trial, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2008
  • How to Use Videotaped Depositions at Trial, College of Trial Advocacy, 2009
  • Lecturer, How to Take a Videotaped Deposition and Get it Into Evidence, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2006
  • Lecturer, Modern Evidence Techniques and Technology, Lorman Seminar, 2005
  • Lecturer, Damages in a Commercial Case, Lorman Seminar, 2003
  • Lecturer, How to Conduct Voir Dire, Orange County Bar Association, 2003
  • Lecturer, Latest Trends in Jury Selection, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2003
  • Lecturer, Mock Trials - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2002
  • Lecturer, Litigation in the 21st Century - How to Present a Multimedia Trial, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
  • Lecturer, Trying the Business Case on a Contingency Fee Basis, State Bar of California, 2000
  • Lecturer, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mock Trials and Focus Groups, Orange County Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, 2000
  • Lecturer, Construction Issues, California State University and American Society of Professional Estimators
  • Lecturer, Litigation in the 21st Century, State Bar of California

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