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Supplement Authors

Stanton T. Mathews, Esq.
Stanton T. Mathews and Associates is a Law Corporation located in Laguna Hills. Mr. Mathews was admitted to practice in California in 1981 and to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th and 10th Circuits, and U.S. District Courts in California and Colorado in 1982. He is a member of the State bar of California, American Trial lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Orange County College of Trial Advocacy, Western Trial Lawyers Association and Orange County Bar Association.

Mr. Mathews trial practice through the last 20 years has been focused on the representation of injured victims of personal, corporate and governmental negligence and wrongdoing.  He was trial counsel on the first successful case for fraud against a general aviation manufacturer in U.S. history. He prevailed in a case against the LAPD for the unlawful use of a nightstick just months before the same department successfully defended itself for its officers’ use of their nightsticks in the Rodney King case.  Mr. Mathews brought in one of the first verdicts in Orange County involving a third-party attack (attempted rape/murder) on the premises of a nationwide realty firm.

Mr. Mathews also is a Judge Pro Tem in Orange County Superior Court; Recipient of a Certificate in Aviation Litigation, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada; and Recipient, Certification OB/GYN, Pediatric Malpractice, 1986.

Kevin Lancaster, Esq.
Kevin Lancaster is a member in William L. Veen, A Professional Corporation in San Francisco. He practices in the areas of catastrophic industrial injury, premises liability, professional negligence, products liability and medical malpractice. 

Mr. Lancaster was graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law (cum laude). He received his M.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his B.A. from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.  He is a member of the San Francisco, California and American Bar Associations, Consumer Attorneys of California, American and San Francisco Trial Lawyers Associations and Barristers Club of San Francisco. He also is a Recipient of American Juris Prudence Award, Excellence in Torts.

Mr. Lancaster served as counsel in the reported cases of Medina v. Hillshore Partners, 40 Cal. App. 4th 477 (1995); Nichols v. Keller, 15 Cal. App. 4^th 1672 (1993); and Rosso, Johnson, et al. v. Superior Court of San Francisco, 191 Cal. App. 3d 1514 (1987). He also is married and proud father of four.

Contributing Authors

The authors and editors give special thanks to the following Contributing Authors to the supplement:

Gary A. Bague updated and revised Chapter 13, Insurance, and provided the form complaint. Mr. Bague is a graduate of Hastings College of the Law and has been practicing law for 24 years, specializing in coverage litigation. Mr. Bague is a member of Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP, in Los Angeles.

 Lawrence J. Siskind updated and revised Chapter 15, Intellectual Property, and wrote two new causes of action, Breach of Confidential Relationship (§XV. 7:00), and California Art Preservation or Restoration of Fine Art (§XV. 8:00). Mr. Siskind also provided seven form complaints. Mr. Siskind is a member of Harvey Siskind Jacobs, LLP in San Francisco.

 Carol Gillam supplements Chapter 14, Employment. Ms. Gillam has been practicing law since 1978 and has worked on labor and employment issues throughout her career, focusing primarily on vindicating workers’ rights. Ms. Gillam earned her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her law degree from Loyola University of Chicago, where she was associate editor of the law review. She has served as an adjunct professor and has lectured and written on employment topics for a wide variety of audiences.

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