News and Results

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Summa is please to continue supporting the important work of the Los Angeles Innocence Project on #GivingTuesday 2023.

Exonerating the wrongly convicted and freeing the wrongfully incarcerated, the Los Angeles Innocence Project provides pro bono investigatory services and legal representation to indigent individuals in Central and Southern California who assert claims of innocence. Learn more about LAIP’s mission here.

Summa LLPNovember 28, 2023

Summa is growing! Patricia Reynaga, a seasoned paralegal, joins the team as a Trial Paralegal and Case Manager.

Summa LLPJanuary 11, 2023

Summa's Jennifer L. Williams selected by Super Lawyers as a 2023 Southern California Super Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense.

This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state.

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Summa supports the important work of the Los Angeles Innocence Project and Homeboy Industries on #GivingTuesday 2022.

Los Angeles Innocence Project

Homeboy Industries

Summa LLPNovember 29, 2022

Summa's Jennifer L. Williams selected by Super Lawyers as a 2022 Southern California Super Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense.

This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state.

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Summa's Megan A. Maitia and Jennifer L. Williams negotiate a single-count misdemeanor plea

The misdemeanor plea was secured following a 12-count federal felony indictment. Through extensive briefing, Summa’s lawyers secured a “no sentence” sentence, convincing the judge that no custody, no probation, and no fine was necessary.

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Summa's Megan A. Maitia and Jennifer L. Williams, with co-counsel, secure full acquittal of physician-client after federal criminal jury trial in the Central District of California.

Read more in the Daily Journal (subscription required).

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Orange County Superior Court sustains Summa’s demurrer to all counts of felony criminal indictment of attorney-client.

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Summa — woman-owned from the start — becomes a WBENC-certified women-owned business.

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Summa’s Jennifer L. Williams quoted in the LA Times regarding federal bribery investigations.

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Summa’s Jennifer L. Williams speaks on parallel civil/criminal/regulatory proceedings conducted by the DOJ and other agencies on a panel hosted by The Bar Association of San Francisco.

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Summa’s Jennifer L. Williams secures permanent restraining order in LA Superior Court after full evidentiary hearing.

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Summa is proud to support the important work of Loyola Project for the Innocent, Root & Rebound, and A New Way of Life Reentry Project with year-end financial contributions.

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Summa’s Jennifer Williams interviewed by the New York Times on the Ed Buck prosecution.

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Summa joins FAMM’s and NACDL’s pro bono efforts to secure compassionate release for the most vulnerable federal prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ninth Circuit unanimously affirms dismissal with prejudice of civil RICO and other claims against Summa client.

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Megan A. Maitia, an experienced investigator and litigator, joins Summa LLP as a partner.

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Summa wins motion to dismiss initial complaint without leave to amend on novel standing argument in the Eastern District of California.

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Ninth Circuit strikes $4.8 million punitive damages award, adopting argument spearheaded by Summa’s Anya J. Goldstein at the trial court level.

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Summa wins vacatur of client’s 108-month fraud sentence in a published Ninth Circuit opinion.

Read published opinion.

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