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- Gaston & Gaston APLC
Serious business litigators - dedicated to your success
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Thank you for your interest in the law firm of Gaston & Gaston APLC, an enterprise with third-generation roots in the Law. Our firm focuses on achieving success for our core clientele in Southern California, particularly in the San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles County regions.
Business litigation emphasis
We focus our practice on business litigation, and our strong reputation and successful results continue to drive us toward our goal of becoming the leading business litigation firm in the state of California. We will achieve this goal by adhering to our guiding principle: at all times we will courageously, zealously and passionately pursue success, not for ourselves, but for our clients.
Our differences are our strengths
Choosing a law firm to represent you is serious business. To help you choose the best firm to fit your needs, we have provided some tips
for selecting a firm. Should you become a client of Gaston & Gaston APLC, you will quickly learn that our
firm is different from other firms you may have encountered. We are different
in the way we approach your case—from your initial consultation (by listening to you and helping you become an active partner in achieving your desired results), to flexible and non-traditional payment agreements, and in our passion for, and success in, taking cases to trial.
More information via online or phone
Please spend some time on our website, and when you’re ready, pick up the phone and call Frederick
Gaston, personally at 619.398.1882. On our website you
will find background
information about our firm and our credentials and an
educational section that covers business
law basics. Plus you can learn about what
to expect from a partnership with Gaston & Gaston APLC.
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All work performed by this office is meant to help you meet your business goal. Examples help explain this concept.
Company ABC creates and markets high-end medical products. An employee named John Doe leaves ABC and begins working at another company, Company XYZ. Six months later, a substantial number of clients switch to John’s new employer, Company XYZ. ABC had taken pains to keep its client list secret, as that is the lifeblood of the company, and in fact has had all employees sign a contract assuring that all contacts made during their employ are to remain with ABC. Is it worth litigating against John and XYZ to compel the company to stop using its client list and to return any profits received from its use?
If the business goal is to keep current customers and prevent the improper use of their client list, absolutely, yes.
Another example: Jose and Mary created and operate an LLC that offers financial consulting advice to professional athletes. The business has been successful for the past ten years, has name recognition in the market, and provides a handsome profit each year. Jose has recently married, desires to move to Zurich to be with his new wife, and wants a full payout for his share of the business that is valued at approximately $10 million dollars. Mary wants to continue the business with the recognized brand name, but will have difficulty writing Jose a check for $5 million dollars.
Does it make sense for Jose to litigate and force court supervised dissolution of the business? Of course not. This is a waste of money and the unnecessary destruction of a highly profitable company. Close
Typical counsel we provide
You’ll learn that at Gaston & Gaston APLC, we direct our energy and efforts nearly exclusively on business
litigation and its components, including business disputes, business
dissolutions, breaches of contract, contract
disputes and business torts. We are also experienced in many notoriously difficult areas of business law including
intellectual property, copyright, trademark, trade
dress, trade secrets and patent.
In-house trust, estate and probate services
Because business law often overlaps with trust, estate and probate law, Gaston & Gaston APLC offers full-service trust, estate and probate counsel from our staff, not from a third-party affiliate.
Corporation ABC has brought a case against John Doe for his misappropriation of their trade secrets. During discovery ABC has requested that John produce a copy of the client list taken from ABC. ABC has a copy of the list. John admits that he has the list, but refuses to produce the physical document.
Question: Is it worth bringing a motion to compel this document?
Answer: To do so would necessitate hours upon hours of attorney time and one, if not several, court appearances. There are perhaps additional facts that would recommend that course of action, but probably not. Close
We would be honored to serve you
On behalf of our proud team of legal professionals, thank you again for your interest in, and consideration of, Gaston & Gaston APLC. If you wish to discuss your legal situation or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact
us at your convenience.
- Gaston & Gaston's Service Area
- Our service area includes Aliso Viejo,
Anaheim,
Costa Mesa,
Dana Point,
Fountain Valley, Hollywood,
Huntington Beach,
Irvine,
Laguna Beach,
Laguna Hills,
Laguna Niguel,
Laguna Woods,
Lake Forest,
Los Alamitos,
Mission Viejo,
Newport Beach,
Orange,
Rancho Santa Margarita,
San Clemente,
San Juan Capistrano,
Seal Beach,
Tustin,
Villa Park,
Riverside,
Moreno Valley,
Temecula,
Oceanside,
San Diego,
Del Mar,
Los Angeles,
Long Beach,
Glendale,
Santa Clarita,
Torrance,
Pasadena,
West Covina,
Norwalk,
Burbank,
Beverly Hills,
Cerritos,
Claremont,
Culver City,
Hermosa Beach,
Huntington Park,
Malibu,
Manhattan Beach,
Monterey Park,
Palos Verdes Estates,
Rancho Palos Verdes,
Redondo Beach,
Rolling Hills,
Rolling Hills Estates,
San Marino,
Santa Fe Springs,
Santa Monica,
Sierra Madre,
South Pasadena,
West Hollywood
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