Attorney Profiles

Eric A. Woosley, Esq.

Photo: Eric A. Woosley, standing in front of the California Supreme Court after arguing Jevne v JB Oxford

Born December 2, 1958, in Fallbrook, California. Undergraduate Degree from California Polytechnic Institute of San Luis Obispo, California. J.D. Degree from Santa Barbara College of Law , graduating with honors.

Mr. Woosley is a member of the:

California State Bar Association
Santa Barbara County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Consumer of Attorneys of California
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Mr. Woosley is admitted to practice before the:

California Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Central District
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Mr. Woosley regularly participates in Securities Arbitrations and Mediations and has been highly successful. At trial Mr. Woosley has handled everything from a bar shooting (where he recovered against the bar owner) to complex business disputes in the areas of securities, employment and estate related litigation.

Mr. Woosley has argued before the Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court in a number of high profile cases. Most recently, on March 8, 2005, Eric Woosley argued before the California Supreme Court that California’s Standards for Neutral Arbitrators should be a applied to arbitrations conducted by the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange. Siding with the firm as Amicus was the California Attorney General’s Office, the California Judicial Counsel, and the California Employment Lawyers Association. The Securities & Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, and the New York Stock Exchange were on the opposing side.  The case was Jevne vs. JB Oxford.

Mr. Woosley has been involved in over 1500 Real Estate Escrows, obtained Department of Real Estate Approval for dozens of sub-divisions and handles all forms of Real Estate Litigation.

Victor G. Zilinskas, Esq.

Born on May 2, 1941, in Stockholm, Sweden, Mr. Zilinskas obtained his Bachelor's Degree from San Fernando Valley State College and J.D. Degree from Hastings College of Law  where he was the Book Review Editor of the Hastings Law Journal.

Mr. Zilinskas is a member of the Santa Barbara County Bar, Santa Barbara Bar Association, and the California State Bar Association. Mr. Zilinskas is admitted to practice before the United States Central District Court and United States 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Prior to forming his own law practice, Mr. Zilinskas served as an associate attorney with the law firm of Hagenbaugh & Murphy in Los Angeles.

Education:

University of California, Hastings College of Law, Juris Doctor, graduated in

High Pass category, 1972.

1971-1972 Book Review Editor

1970-1971 Member, Hastings Law Journal

1967-1969 San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University at Northridge) Graduate classes in biology towards Masters Degree

1967 San Fernando Valley State College, Bachelor of Arts

1979 Santa Barbara County Bar Association

1973 U.S. District Court, Central District of California

1972 State Bar of California

Mr. Zilinskas has successfully tried hundreds of cases throughout his long and distinguished career and still actively tries many of the firms most high profile cases, including a recent insurance bad faith case in Colorado and a large business dispute in Santa Barbara County.

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