Concurrently and Ethically Representing Companies, Owners, and Employees in the Same Matter

Mr. McCabe is a registered patent attorney with 20 years of experience representing foreign and domestic entities and individuals across a wide array of technologies in patent and trademark matters before the federal courts and the USPTO. He also represents practitioners involved in claims of professional misconduct, attorney discipline, and ethics matters before the Office of Enrollment and Discipline of the USPTO and the state bars of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Mr. McCabe is a former adjunct professor of law at George Mason University School of Law.

Ms. Manning has over two decades of experience in complex commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. She has developed a successful track record of trial verdicts and settlements, especially in complex matters. She also has a reputation as a strategic, thoughtful, and fearless advocate for all of her clients. Ms. Manning is also an accomplished appellate lawyer who has participated in six matters before the New Jersey Supreme Court, including arguing four times. She is an avid presenter and author on business litigation, legal ethics, products liability, and professional liability. Ms. Manning is the author of the New Jersey Chapter of The Law of Lawyer’s Liability: Fifty-State Survey of Legal Malpractice, ABA/First Chair Press, which provides an overview of the laws governing attorney malpractice in each state. 

Mr. Sullivan’s extensive experience in representing law firms of all sizes allows him to understand claims raised by aggrieved clients and work with firms to respond to and resolve those claims informally or, when necessary, through litigation. Since joining the firm in 2005, he has focused his practice almost exclusively on law firm defense. Mr. Sullivan has defended attorneys in state and federal courts, resolving claims at the pleading stage, summary judgment, mediation, trial and arbitration. During this time, he also has represented attorneys in State Bar matters, advised firms regarding partnership disputes, and prosecuted fee claims. Mr. Sullivan also counsels firms on liability and ethics issues. He currently serves as the Chair of the San Francisco Bar Association Legal Malpractice Section. Mr. Sullivan frequently presents on professional liability topics and has also been asked to comment for publications on California Court of Appeal decisions relevant to ethics and professional liability.