Rob Shaughnessy’s practice focuses upon business litigation, pre-trial law and motion, civil writs and appeals. Rob chairs the firm’s "Appellate Practice Group." Together with the rest of this group, Rob represents the firm’s clients in civil appeals and civil writ proceedings. Rob believes that an effective appellate practice group is vital to the firm’s continuing goal of efficiently meeting all of the clients’ legal needs.

     Rob received his B.A. cum laude from the California State University at San Bernardino in 1990, and received his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law in 1994. He is the author of several articles on various legal topics including the unauthorized practice of law, malicious prosecution, the Unfair Competition Law, and California’s Anti-SLAPP statute. Rob became a shareholder in the firm in 2006.

     Rob is admitted to practice in California and before the United States Southern, Central and Eastern District Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Civil Appeals & Writs
• Civil Law & Motion Practice
• Trade Secret Law
• Unfair Business Practices

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• California State and San Diego County Bar Associations
• San Diego County Bar Association, Appellate Committee & Civil Rules Subcommittee
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter, Editorial Board
• The St. Thomas More Society, San Diego Chapter
• Scribes - The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
• American Bar Association, Council of Appellate Lawyers