Devin is the firm’s appellate practitioner, and has been successful on nearly every appeal he has worked on. He also handles general civil litigation and probate litigation, and has tried numerous cases to verdict throughout Southern California. Most of his cases involve business, real estate, construction, and inheritance disputes. He has lectured for the AIA Orange County, and is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Outside the office, he plays and coaches flag football, and is one of the longest-serving captains in Orange County’s Beach City Sports league.

Education: Vassar College (B.A., 2009), University of Southern California (J.D., 2013)

Bar Admissions: California, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California

Representative Matters:
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a dispute over 20 years of apartment rental profits (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a major structural-engineering firm in an alleged design-malpractice case (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a real estate partition action (court trial);
•    Obtained a judgment of nonsuit in a Marvin v. Marvin “palimony” action (jury trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a partnership business-opportunity dispute (court trial);
•    Obtained a defense verdict in a business-defamation case (jury trial)
•    Obtained a $2 million reduction in damages on an elder-abuse jury verdict;
•    Obtained a $1.2 million reduction in damages on a partnership-dispute court judgment;
•    Successfully appealed a court judgment modifying a family trust to alter the distribution of a family home; 
•    Vacated a $770,000 judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction.