Gary Pohlson and Tom Goethals - who joined the firm in 1990, were both former deputy district attorneys with the County of Orange before leaving for private practice. Gary Moorhead was an associate with the Southern California insurance defense firm of Schell and Delamer for four years before founding the firm in 1980. The firm attributes personal client service and open and immediate responsive communication with clients as the cornerstone of its long-standing success in the Southern California legal community, and particularly in Orange County.
Access is always available to each partner.
None of the partners delegates any authority to associates or paralegals. Confidentiality and sensitivity are paramount, and relationships based on integrity, responsibility and outstanding aggressive reputations with judges, commissioners and district attorneys ensure maximum results for all those individuals represented by the firm. Gary Pohlson was privileged to serve as the President of the 5000 plus members of the Orange County Bar Association in 1996. Tom Goethals has served as a Director of the OCBA and Gary Moorhead has served on several committees of the bar association for the past 12 years.