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Gerald S. Ohn

Telephone: (310) 300-8477
Facsimile: (310) 694-3049
Email: gerald@ohnlaw.com

9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900
Beverly Hills, California 90212

Gerald S. Ohn is an attorney with significant experience defending and prosecuting a wide range of litigation, including class actions, on behalf of individuals, businesses, corporations, and governmental entities in state and federal courts.

Mr. Ohn is a trial lawyer who has successfully conducted jury trials against major law firms. Mr. Ohn has also made winning oral arguments in appellate court. Accordingly, Mr. Ohn is well versed in all phases of litigation from inception through verdict and appeal.

Previous Positions

Prior to establishing the Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn, Mr. Ohn was a Principal at a prominent law firm in the San Francisco area.

Mr. Ohn is a former Deputy Attorney General with the California Department of Justice in Los Angeles.

Mr. Ohn was a Litigation Associate at international law firms in Los Angeles.

Before law school, Mr. Ohn worked as a paralegal at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in Seoul, South Korea.

Published Decisions

Harrington-Wisely v. State, 156 Cal. App. 4th 1488 (2007) (oral argument only).

Baird v. Alameida, 407 F. Supp. 2d 1134 (C.D. Cal. 2005).

Publications

Results from Mr. Ohn's trials were featured in the Verdicts & Settlements section of the Los Angeles Daily Journal on August 24, 2007 and in Trials Digest on June 5, 2006 and June 11, 2007.

Education

University of Michigan Law School, Juris Doctor
Mr. Ohn was an editor on the Michigan Journal of Race & Law; a guardian ad litem with the Child Advocacy Law Clinic; and a member of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association.

Brown University, Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies
Mr. Ohn was a member of the Korean Students Association and the Korean Cultural Association. Mr. Ohn was a student representative for the Korean American Association of Rhode Island.

Semester Abroad, Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea

Bar Admissions

California

Central District of California, United States District Court

Northern District of California, United States District Court

Eastern District of California, United States District Court

Southern District of California, United States District Court

Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeal

United States Supreme Court

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member

Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member

Asian American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
Member

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member

International Association of Korean Lawyers
Member

Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Member

Languages

Proficient in Korean

Representative Clients

Individuals

Small, mid-sized and large businesses

California and Delaware corporations and companies

Corporate officers, managers, directors and shareholders

Recent Cases and Matters

A California based company and its officers were sued by a former business partner and officer seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensatory damages for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and violation of California's Unfair Competition law. With the trial in this California civil action scheduled to begin in less than two months, the company and its officer retained the Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn as trial counsel. Using aggressive and effective motion and deposition practice, the Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn obtained a highly favorable settlement for its clients of essentially one thousand dollars on the eve of trial.

When a California corporation and its Chief Executive Officer were sued by a much larger competitor under, among other things, California's unfair competition laws seeking monetary compensation, injunctive relief and punitive damages, they turned to the Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn. After taking just one deposition and utilizing aggressive and effective motion practice in this California civil action, the Law Offices of Gerald S. Ohn successfully obtained complete summary judgment in favor of its clients.

Featured Pro Bono Activities

Mr. Ohn has conducted pro bono work for the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Public Counsel, and the Alliance for Children’s Rights. In addition, Mr. Ohn has served as a judge for moot court competitions held at the UCLA School of Law.