Gregory Halliday, chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group and an active trial attorney,practices in the areas of professional errors and omissions, products liability and specialty torts, and insurance litigation.
Mr. Halliday defends attorneys, accountants, securities broker dealers, and insurance agents and brokers sued for malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud arising out of a broad range of underlying transactional and litigated matters.
Because of his trial experience¸ Mr. Halliday is often retained by corporate defendants as well as insurance carriers to defend serious personal injury cases venued throughout Southern California.
In the area of product liability, Mr. Halliday has tried several cases to defense verdict for Synthes U.S.A., a manufacturer of orthopedic and spinal implants. He has also successfully defended product manufacturers in mass tort litigation.
Finally, Mr. Halliday has successfully defended insurance carriers in coverage and bad faith actions.
Gregory Halliday, chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group and an active trial attorney,practices in the areas of professional errors and omissions, products liability and specialty torts, and insurance litigation.
Mr. Halliday defends attorneys, accountants, securities broker dealers, and insurance agents and brokers sued for malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud arising out of a broad range of underlying transactional and litigated matters.
Because of his trial experience¸ Mr. Halliday is often retained by corporate defendants as well as insurance carriers to defend serious personal injury cases venued throughout Southern California.
In the area of product liability, Mr. Halliday has tried several cases to defense verdict for Synthes U.S.A., a manufacturer of orthopedic and spinal implants. He has also successfully defended product manufacturers in mass tort litigation.
Finally, Mr. Halliday has successfully defended insurance carriers in coverage and bad faith actions.
Representative Matters
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Obtained a jury defense verdict in a legal malpractice case arising out of the sale of a multi- million dollar mortgage services company to an internet start-up company.
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Obtained dismissals with prejudice after trial started but before plaintiffs completed their case-in-chief in two legal malpractice cases. In each case, the plaintiff had demanded the defendant attorney’s policy limits prior to trial.
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Obtained a jury defense verdict in favor of an insurance agent who was sued by his client for not obtaining a $2 million life insurance policy for the client's family member.
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Obtained defense verdicts in several product liability cases involving allegedly defective medical implant devices.
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Prevailed on appeal from trial court rulings on motions to dismiss, anti-SLAPP motions, and motions for summary judgment in professional liability, product liability and insurance bad faith cases.
Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments
Mr. Halliday is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Legal Malpractice Section of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Association of Insurance Defense Counsel of Southern California. He is admitted to practice in the California state courts and in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts.
Presentations
Mr. Halliday has presented seminars and participated as a lecturer in various continuing legal education courses in the areas of professional liability and general liability including:
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"First the Crash; Then the Wave. Claims Arising from the Crash of 2008" (December 2008);
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Update on California Legal Malpractice Cases (Annually);
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Loss Prevention Seminar: “Smart Practice, Not Malpractice” (Annually);
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“California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations” (Annually);
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“Legal Ethics and Current Topics in Professional Liability” (February 2008);
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OCBA Elder Law and Trusts and Estates Sections, Attorney Liability Seminar (February 2007, September 2005);
Educational Accomplishments
Mr. Halliday received a B.A. (1974), with distinction, from Stanford University. He received his J.D. (1978) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he was Articles Editor of the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. While in law school, he externed for the Honorable Spencer J. Williams for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.