CALDWELL LAW FIRM
TRIAL LAWYERS

Trial Lawyers • Dispute Resolution Experts 

Insurance Disputes • Business Disputes • Personal Injury Disputes

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OUR PRIORITY

RESOLVING DISPUTES IN YOUR FAVOR, A.S.A.P.

All lawsuits begin as a dispute between the parties, usually about money.  And all disputes end in a negotiated settlement or a litigated judgment or arbitration award.  

We are dispute resolution experts.

Our paramount goal is to get all disputes resolved on terms that meet our clients’ financial and non-financial objectives, as quickly as possible.

We always maintain an unwavering focus on that goal.

We are trial and litigation experts.  

We are highly skilled at trying cases, with 40 years of experience in California state and federal trial and appellate courts.  But we strive to settle all cases before trial. We litigate and resolve disputes involving insurance coverage/bad faith (policyholders only), business disputes (plaintiffs and defendants), and personal injury claims (plaintiffs only).

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We are settlement negotiation experts.

We strive to settle all disputes quickly–before either side has filed a lawsuit.  

We often use mediation as an effective negotiation tool.

We continue to pursue settlement opportunities at every stage of litigation.

We always keep our clients well-informed...

of the potential risks and rewards of settlement opportunities versus continuing litigation.  But we never try to force our clients to agree to a settlement that does not meet their objectives.  

On the plaintiff’s side:

If we can’t get a case settled before litigation, we immediately file a lawsuit on our client’s behalf, then prosecute it aggressively, relentlessly, and efficiently.   We are prepared to take every case we file to trial and on appeal if necessary.

On the defendant’s side:  

If we can’t get a case settled before litigation, and the claimant files a lawsuit, we defend our client aggressively, relentlessly, and efficiently.   We identify all potential liability insurance that can possibly cover our client’s defense and indemnity exposure. We develop strategies to try to end the case through summary judgment or adjudication.  We are prepared to defend every case through trial and appeal if necessary.

We are always cost conscious.  

We know legal services can be expensive.  We try out best to make sure your investment in our services pays off in a net return to our plaintiff clients, and in a cost-effective-way of reducing exposure to our defendant clients.

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OUR ATTORNEYS

LARRY J. CALDWELL

FIRM FOUNDER & LEAD TRIAL LAWYER

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Trial lawyer, litigator, insurance law expert, and member of the California State Bar, since 1979.

Has tried jury and court trials in California Superior Courts and United States District Courts in Southern and Northern California

Has handled appeals in the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Expert on California insurance law: has taught insurance law to other attorneys in 40+ California State Bar-approved continuing legal education seminars

EDUCATION

Law School:   J.D.

The George Washington University Law School,

Washington, D.C.

College: B.A., Magna Cum Laude

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

Major:  Political Science

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Minor in Music:  Berklee College of Music & Wichita State University

LAW FIRMS

Caldwell Law Firm

Attorney

Loeb and Loeb

Los Angeles

Attorney

Bottum & Feliton (now Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith)

Los Angeles

Attorney

Weintraub Genshlea Hardy Erich & Brown

(now Weintraub Tobin)

Sacramento

Attorney

Hardy, Erich, Brown & Wilson

Sacramento

Attorney

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Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn

(now Arent Fox)

Washington, D.C.

Law Clerk

Loeb and Loeb

Los Angeles

Law Clerk

ADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS

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Based on Larry J. Caldwell’s experience as a partner, of counsel, associate and law clerk in five large litigation practices before founding Caldwell Law Firm, he has the leadership skills and experience to recruit and manage the litigation teams he assembles for particular client assignments.  We have developed a network of exceptionally well-qualified attorneys who assist Mr. Caldwell in representing our clients effectively and efficiently. We have the capability to expand our team to handle every client assignment well. We have handled cases big enough to require the full-time services of five attorneys.  (a $40 million complex insurance coverage dispute against four major insurance carriers, involving 200,000+ pages of documents, and 50 depositions in three states. We also handle many cases that only require one or two attorneys to handle well.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Caldwell Law Firm

21550 Oxnard Street, 3rd Floor

Woodland Hills, CA  91367

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Email: info@caldwellfirm.net
Telephone or Text : (424) 382-3111

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Available for initial consultation by video conference anywhere.

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