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I had a checklist of what a firm needed to put on the table (other than expected compensation) for me to walk away from my own law firm. Three of those big boxes were: (1) continue working on high end litigation matters; (2) actually do trials; (3) work with other talented attorneys. In six months, Taylor|Anderson checked all three of those things off my list.

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Earlier this week, I wrapped up my first trial with my new firm, first chairing a 10 day/2.5 week bench trial up in Sacramento involving claims of fraudulent transfer and alter ego in a case potentially worth several million dollars. (Liability and damages won’t be decided until the jury trial, set to start in a few months.) As you can imagine, this was right up my alley and there is nothing like the adrenaline rush of getting tagged in for a trial just a month before it starts.

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Alyson Decker

Now, because this is a bench trial, and we will be submitting written closing briefs and rebuttals, we won’t get a “verdict” until sometime in late March/early April, but this was one of those trials where every day walking back to the hotel it felt like a day of “wins”. From prevailing on various evidentiary issues to getting so under the skin of opposing counsel that they felt compelled to complain on the record that the Judge liked me more than them.

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Not to mention, this was the first time I got to work with one of our firm’s talented associates– and Dylan Contreras did not disappoint. We made such a great trial team that everyone was asking how many times we had tried cases together before and then giving us shocked gasps when we explained we’d never even worked together prior to me joining the case a month ago.

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Despite the late nights (trial outlines, preparing for oral arguments, and dealing with several other cases that were blowing up) and the early mornings (witness breakfast prep sessions are a real thing you all) it was such a great experience, and I can’t wait for the next trial.

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