Home | Lawyers | Areas of Practice | Settlements and Verdicts

 News | Clients | Contact/Directions

For Self-Storage Facility Operators | For Magicians and Entertainers

The Cowan Law Firm

Employment & Civil Rights Law,

Business Litigation & Class Actions


Phone: (310) 394-1420

Fax: (310) 394-1430

Email: info@cowan-law.com



Two Locations


BEVERLY HILLS

9301 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 609

Beverly Hills,  California 90210



SANTA MONICA

401 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Santa Monica, CA 90401


© The Cowan Law Firm

Phone: (310) 394 - 1420

Fax: (310) 394 - 1430

9301 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 609

Beverly Hills,  California 90210

Employment Attorney

Business Trial Lawyer

Home Lawyers Areas of Practice Settlements & Verdicts News Clients Testimonial Videos Contact Us

Los Angeles / Santa Monica Business Trial Lawyer Jeffrey Cowan

Accounting Employee Vindicated of Embezzlement Before Trial

A mid-level accounting manager was sued in the Los Angeles Superior Court for helping a convicted felon embezzle millions of dollars. To make matters worse, this single mother was added to the lawsuit only a few months before trial. All this happened after the woman had voluntarily cooperated with prosecutors in criminal proceedings against the real thief without “lawyering up” -- and without ever being charged criminally.

The Cowan Law Firm Defends Falsely Accused Accounting Employee

The manager hired Los Angeles / Santa Monica business trial lawyer Jeffrey Cowan and The Cowan Law Firm to defend her. After being convinced of our client's innocence, we immediately offered to let the plaintiff’s lawyer interview our client so that he might be persuaded that she had done nothing wrong. When that offer was declined, we served comprehensive discovery, filed a motion (a demurrer) challenging the legal sufficiency of the claims alleged against our client, and moved to have the trial continued. The judge, Hon. Ron Sohigion, granted both of our motions in full.

Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff agreed to settle with our client for four-figure nuisance money. After we filed a motion asking the judge to approve the settlement as being in good faith (a finding necessary to protect our client’s rights), the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed our client and said that he would not require her to pay a penny of the agreed upon settlement.