Philip J. Layfield, Attorney at Law

The California Trial Lawyer has taken on an important role in Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities (TLC), a charitable organization comprised of community-driven lawyers in the L.A. area.

After a seven-day jury trial in Orange County Superior Court, and one day of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict of $5.225 million in damages against Timothy P. Gates of Murrieta and Rhett L. Shepard of Orange County.

A $5.4 million dollar judgment is achieved against Lehman, Lee & Xu after presiding judge granted a Rule 37 motion for terminating sanctions. The plaintiff’s in the case were represented by The Layfield Law Firm, APC of Marina del Rey, California.

This past year, a luxury home developer in Park City, Utah was involved in a distpute with the Bank of Utah. His $6 million property as well as his $3.5 million personal residence were both under foreclosure and the situation seeming to be hopeless.

The Layfield Law Firm, APC, a Santa Monica, California personal injury law firm obtains a settlement against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in a sexual assault case.

Los Angeles-based Layfield Law Firm, APC has secured investors over one million dollars in a confidential settlement. A film promoter was accused of fraud and the law firm was able to successfully settle the case out of court.

September 2011 – The Layfield Law Firm settles an assault case against actor Timothy V. Murphy for incident that occurred at the opulent Huntley Hotel located in Santa Monica, California.

This past year, the Layfield Law Firm, APC was able to get the $5 million lien on their client’s home released as well as bring a judgment against the bank for breach of contract and breach of covenant of good faith.

The Layfield Law Firm, APC settles assault case against Mike Tyson resulting from paparazzo incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Attorney Philip J. Layfield of the Layfield Law Firm, APC and Gus Bridi of the Bridi Law Firm Files Suit against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, St. Bernard High School and one of its former faculty members alleging sexual abuse of a child.