OVERVIEW

G. Cresswell Templeton III (“Cress”) is a highly sought after and nationally recognized trial attorney known for his successful and creative defense of large and multinational companies in significant and high-exposure exposure matters throughout the country.

Cress’ current and/or recent matters include:

• Defending a 500-million dollar investment company against a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim arising out of a business investment and multinational lines of credit;
• Pursuing a $50 million claim on behalf of various trusts against real estate brokers and others for breach of contract and fiduciary duty in connection with the sale of a one-of-a-kind $100 million Beverly Hills estate;
• Successfully defending a large multi-media company against claims of unfair and unlawful business practices arising out its placement of advertising on California tour busses;
• Successfully defending a large title company’s insured in a multi-million and multi-jurisdictional real estate dispute in both federal and state trial courts; and
• Successfully defending a real estate developer in a multi-million dollar construction dispute.

Cress’s many long-standing clients entrust Cress not only with their high-risk cases but also with the varied day-to-day legal issues they confront. Cress’s guiding principles in litigation are to resolve the matter as quickly, efficiently, and effectively as possible and to avoid unnecessary risk to the client.

Cress has been inducted into Litigation Counsel of America, a peer-selected, invitation only, honorary society of 3,500 of United States trial lawyers and was recently recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as being among the top trial lawyers in California and, separately, as one of the California’s leaders of influence.