Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury. Listening to the podcast is a great way for all civil trial lawyers, whether they've tried no cases or lots of cases, to learn from civil jury trial experts. In episode #18, I talk with ABOTA member and outstanding civil defense attorney Christopher P. Wesierski, Esq. Thanks for joining me! Guest Resume: Christopher P. Wesierski, Esq. Christopher P. Wesierski has over 40 years of experience in the field of tort liability, insurance defense, and employment matters. He is the founder and managing partner of Wesierski & Zurek LLP, with a specialized practice involving business, tort, and employment litigation. He is a frequent lecturer and educator on standard of care issues and has participated as a speaker or moderator in a number of industry conventions and conferences across the United States and has been hired as an expert for trial. Chris is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) who has achieved the rank of Diplomate in ABOTA, having tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict. In his trial practice, Chris has successfully defended numerous employment claims in state and federal courts and agencies such as sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, Family and Medical Leave Act, business torts, trade secret misappropriation, non-compete claims, worker misclassification claims, state tort claims (defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery), federal and state civil rights laws claims, breach of contract claims, and payment of wage claims. Chris has also been involved in litigation of state and federal tort claims, including agent malpractice, medical malpractice, public entity defense, property issues, insurance bad faith defense, and real estate appraisal malpractice. He also represents individuals, corporations, and public entities.Chris has received numerous awards and recognitions, including (but not limited to) the following:-Named as one of the 10 Best Labor and Employment Attorneys in California in 2021-Named as one of America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators 2018, 2019, 2020-Named as the Cal-ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2018-Named as the Orange County ABOTA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2016-Awarded the AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell (highest ranking) Guest Contact Information: Christopher P. Wesierski, Esq. Wesierski & Zurek, LLP 29 Orchard RoadLake Forest, California 92630Telephone: (949) 975-1000Email: cwesierski@wzllp.com Web: https://wzllp.com Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Monty(1) Helps settle lawsuits as a mediator, and decides cases or issues as an arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. He handles cases in the areas of business, employment, insurance, real property and torts, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in these areas. To schedule a matter contact his case managers, Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323);(2) Mentors lawyers to become excellent civil trial lawyers, and helps them prepare for trial;(3) Hosts the Trial Alchemy™ podcast available on Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube, and(4) Publishes California Case Summaries™ (see below).Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer for over 40 years, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) for 30 years. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations where he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, and a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2012, and for over 30 years has been rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent Attorney.Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Law Office of Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Phone: (619) 990-4312Email: monty@montymcintyre.comWeb: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com Podcast Sponsor: California Case Summaries™. Know More. Win More. California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil cases in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy by providing one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts. Subscribers can get monthly summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. 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I hope you learn something from this podcast interview that you can use in your next civil jury trial. Do well and be well.Best regards, Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
