Attorneys and Professional Staff:
The Partners and Senior Staff:
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GERALD
L. GORMAN ggorman@kayerose.com |
| Title
and Office Location: |
Partner, works in Los Angeles and San Diego Offices. |
| Experience: | Admitted to Pennsylvania Bar, 1972. Maritime Associate, Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young. Admitted to California Bar, 1976. Shareholder, Jenkins & Perry, San Diego, California. Prior to joining Kaye, Rose & Partners, Mr. Gorman was the shareholder for Gerald L. Gorman, APC in San Diego. |
| Specialization: | Mr. Gorman has substantial trial and appellate experience. His maritime experience includes personal injury and wrongful death, mass casualties, commercial and bankruptcy matters, cargo loss and damage, vessel purchase and construction agreements, ship financing and maritime liens, repair contracts, vessel damage, marine insurance, sales and use tax issues, Song-Beverly claims, environmental and wreck removal issues, forfeitures and maritime contracts. In addition to his maritime experience, Mr. Gorman has extensive experience in real estate litigation matters including foreclosures, receiverships, easements, developer liability, construction defects, mechanics liens, construction disputes, lot line adjustments, purchase and sale agreements, and fraud cases. Mr. Gorman’s general litigation and transactional experience includes secured and unsecured loans, security interests, workouts and restructures, due diligence, insurance coverage, bad faith, lender liability, bankruptcy reorganizations, product liability, employment issues and collections. |
| Professional Affiliations: |
San Diego County Bar Association State Bar of California Proctor - Maritime Law Association of the United States |
| Education: | Ursinus College (B.A., cum
laude, 1965) Temple University School of Law (J.D., 1972) |
| Honors: | Editor and Contributor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1971-72. |
| Admissions: | U.S. Supreme Court California Supreme Court Pennsylvania Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals - Third and Ninth Circuits U.S. District Court - Southern, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; Eastern District of Pennsylvania |