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We know how difficult it can be to win a case in an area of the law where more experienced specialist lawyers are arrayed against you. Call us at (800) 809-0369 or email DavidMains@MainsLaw.com for a confidential no obligation consultation on your case. It may be the smartest thing you do this year.

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David D. Mains

Mains & Clark, A Professional Law Corporation, is a civil litigation firm focusing on Civil Trial work in Southern California. David D. Mains is Managing Partner. Previously, Mr. Mains (SBN 128965) served as Managing Trial Attorney for United Services Automobile Association (USAA) in Los Angeles, responsible for all phases of management of a busy civil litigation office. His leadership, emphasis on training and management capability maximized effectiveness of law offices with as many as 23 attorneys. In that capacity, he defended more USAA military officers than any other attorney in California in the history of USAA. His twenty-three years of extensive Insurance Law and Coverage experience includes more than 100 Criminal and Civil Trials. He has extensive first and third party personal lines litigation expertise which has been developed in more than 6000 cases, 3000 Depositions, 500 Arbitrations and Mediations and Mandatory Settlement Conferences.

  • A sampling of David Mains' experience includes:
  • Defended first and third party Automobile Accident, Uninsured and Homeowners lawsuits through trial
  • Los Angeles Superior/Municipal Court Arbitrator and Mediator for 15 years
  • Trained Claims Department on various litigation practices
  • Orange County Superior Court Arbitrator for more than ten years
  • Crash Settlement Conference Officer - Glendale Superior Court
  • Los Angeles County Court Pro-tem Judge
  • Orange County District Attorney's Office
  • His Mediation/Arbitration Training Includes:
  • 1993-Present - More than 200 Arbitrations and 300 mediations for the LASC/OCSC Courts
  • 2007 - "Effective Mediation Advocacy" or "How to Let the Other Side Win"
  • 2007 - "Ultimate ADR"
  • 2007 "Negotiating and Drafting ADR Clauses"
  • 1997 - "Cutting Edge Negotiation Strategy for Lawyers"
  • 1997 - "Negotiating"
  • 1993 - "Managing Civil Conflicts"
  • Mr. Mains is Frequently a Keynote Speaker at Seminars for Attorneys:
  • "Case Evaluation Process"
  • "Defending Low Impact Auto Accidents"
  • "Civil Procedure Before Trial"
  • "Trial Practice"
  • "Civil Law and Motion"
  • "Uninsured Motorist Claims"
  • Memberships:
  • California State Bar Association
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Orange County Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
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Dana C. Clark

Dana C. Clark has more than twenty years experience practicing general civil litigation and appeals including bodily injury claims, subrogation, defamation, invasion of privacy, construction accidents, automobile accidents, uninsured and underinsured motorist actions, subjacent/lateral support failure, title insurance, products liability, premises liability, breach of contract, wrongful death, trespass/encroachment, invasion of privacy, negligent security, landlord-tenant law, trip and fall accidents, sports injury, interpleader actions, water diversion, business torts, contracts, transactions and estate planning. He has been honored by his peers with the preeminent Classification of “AV” by independent legal organization Martindale Hubbell.

  • A sampling of Dana Clark’s experience includes:
  • California Supreme Court
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court, State of California, Northern District
  • United States District Court, State of California, Eastern District
  • United States District Court, State of California, Central District
  • United States District Court, State of California, Southern District
  • United States Court of Military Appeals
  • His Community Involvement Includes:
  • Judge Pro Tem, South Orange County Municipal Court
  • Temporary Judge, Orange County Superior Court
  • Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Western State University, College of Law
  • Professor of Law, Adjunct Faculty, Trinity Law School, awarded "Professor of the Year"
  • Adjunct Professor, Concordia University, College of Business
  • Approved Arbitrator, Orange County Superior Court, Panel
  • Professional Associations:
  • American Bar Association
  • California Bar Association
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Orange County Legal Education Foundation