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DO YOU HAVE A LEGAL PROBLEM?
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| Personal Injury |
Workers Compensation |
Employment Law |
| Business Litigation |
Insurance Bad Faith |
Real Estate |
| Landlord/Tenant |
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David Justin Lynch, Esquire
 I was born in 1951 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut where I attended private and public schools. My mother, Gloria Krolikowska, is a retired actress, and my father, Robert F. Lynch, is a retired attorney. My brother, Geoffrey P. Lynch, sells paper. My sister, Pamela Lynch Silverman, is a housewife who sells Internet advertising part-time. My favorite sports growing up were baseball, soccer, and polo. I umpired college, semi-pro and professional baseball part-time from 1970 to 1984. I graduated with a BA in Communications-Journalism from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 and worked for Greater New York Insurance and Hartford Insurance as a company adjuster until December 1976, when I came to California. The reason? I love warm, dry weather! The East Coast of the United States has a superior culture--but lousy, cold, wet weather. Spring and Summer are my seasons--who needs Fall and Winter? Upon arrival in the Golden State, I became an independent claims adjuster for Carl Warren & Company and then Kurtz, Richards, Wilson & Company. In 1985, I started Elite Investigations and made it Southern California's premier adjusting and investigation service. Along the way, I also became a licensed real estate broker and licensed private investigator. My experience has included buying, selling, financing, and managing rental real estate in California and Arizona since 1978. Burned out on claims, I went to law school at age 40. I graduated from Western State University College of Law Cum Laude in May 1995, with AmJur Awards in Real Property, Wills, and Remedies. I was admitted to the California Bar December 12, 1995. I am also admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I was victorious in a matter published in California Compensation Cases where I prevailed against Star Insurance Company on an insurance coverage issue in a Worker Compensation case. It is 68 Cal. Comp. Cas 92; 2002 Cal. Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 750. I also have been on the winning side in two other appellate cases on the issues of permissible attorney contacts with employees of a corporate employer and the reach of a no-contest clause in a testamentary document. My favorite activities as a lawyer are taking depositions, propounding discovery, and writing briefs for appeals and law and motion.
The day I was sworn in, I started a private law practice in Anaheim, CA. In 1996, I became Managing Shareholder of Lynch & Wenzel, ALC. In June 2001, I established a new law practice in Palm Springs which later became Lynch Crowell & Associates. My latest business venture is Esquire Brokerage, a real estate company emphasizing income property and business opportunities.
What characterizes me as a lawyer is my aggressiveness. I don't fear anyone or anything. I am willing to "push the envelope" and confront opposing parties where that approach is in the client's best interests. However, I also know my limitations and when to "back off" and let my partner, Laura Diane Crowell, take over in those situations where she will do a better job than me.
My interests outside of work include the Episcopal Church, more particularly, St. Paul's Pomona where I sing countertenor in the choir, classical music, computers, baseball (I'm a Yankee Fan!) and cooking. I am a published author of two articles in "The Living Church", one on incense in worship and the other on singing the gospel at Mass.
I am married to Sharon K. Talley (known to me as Beeper), a professional salesperson with long blond hair, a big smile, and a strong will. She loves to go to the health club and the movies. Sharon is a very independent woman. She won't let me tell her what to do. Childfree by choice, the rest of our family consists of three darling little girls: Molly and Bailey, Dachshunds, and Hoochie, a Chihuahua.
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Laura D. Crowell, Esquire 
My greatest strength as a lawyer is my ability to settle cases--that is, to get the defense attorneys and the insurance companies to put money in your pocket. I'm always happy to see my clients walk a nice big check to the bank so they can take a vacation or buy a new car or even a house! I can't guarantee how much I'll get you but you can rest assured I'm working really hard for you to get you the most money I possibly can!
I was born and raised in the Chicago area in 1952, coming to California to attend USC where I majored in political science and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1973. I graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1976 and, much later, in 1994 obtained a Masters Degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University. I was admitted to the Bar in December 1976.
Litigation has been my area of expertise, along with personal injury, business, workers compensation, family law, and a sampling of everything else. I have practiced in 27 states and managed as many as 2000 cases at a time. I ran my own firm of 8 lawyers and 4 paralegals for 5 years. Prior to that I had experienced working in a small firm of 18 lawyers and a large firm of 133 lawyers. I have been a registered lobbyist in Sacramento and testified before the Senate in both Sacramento as well as Washington DC. I co-authored the comparative indemnity statute in 1982, and assisted in the development of a number of bills that later became law in California. Finally came to my senses and moved to the desert permanently 5 years ago, and enjoy every minute of it.
My only child, Trevor, is a fourth year medical student at the USC School of Medicine. He is intelligent, polite, and will make an excellent doctor. I consider myself very blessed. I love my job, have a wonderful, supportive family and every glance at the mountains and the palm trees reminds me how lucky I am to be an American.
Patricia M. Sterling , Esquire 
Patricia is a civil litigator in personal injury with over 25 years experience which included working as in-house counsel for insurance carriers, including Interstate Dealer, Clarendon National Insurance Company, Lancer Claims Service, Transit Casualty, and Transamerica. Her experience on the inside helps manipulate adjusters becasue she knows how they think and feel. Patricia knows the claims game and can work it to your advantage.
Patricia dresses in a formal, professional manner and is unfailingly polite to everyone, including opposing counsel. Patricia is a warm, friendly person, always willing to listen to clients and promptly respond to their legal needs to the very best of her ability. Her work ethic is phenomenal. She sticks with every task assigned to her until it's done, and done well.
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