How English Common Law Remains Relevant to Your Case

Ms. Wedderburn represents health care providers and specializes in claim evaluations, arbitrations, and civil litigation with SAC. Prior to joining the Southern California office in 2020, Ms. Wedderburn practiced Family Law, Immigration Law and Landlord Tenant Law. She successfully completed significant mediation training with the City Attorney’s Office and is a 2018 graduate of prestigious Trial Advocacy Programs. This afforded her the opportunity to gain trial experience handling cases with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office, from jury selection to verdict

Edward Capewell is a litigator with a broad practice including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, entertainment, and employment-related matters.

HON. DAVID J. COWAN has been assigned for the last three years to hear long-cause Probate and Civil trials, and since September 2025, exclusively long-cause Probate trials.

Previously, Supervising Judge of the Civil Division. Responsible for operation of over one hundred fifty courtrooms, assignment of trials around the County, among other duties pertaining to managing Civil, including the PI Hub, I/C courtrooms, UD courts, as well as the Complex Program. Previously, Assistant Supervising Judge of Civil and assigned to an I/C courtroom at the Mosk Courthouse.

Earlier, Supervising Judge of the Probate and Mental Health Depts. Initially, handled a calendar of decedent estates, trusts, conservatorship and guardianship cases. Thereafter, focused on long cause or complex trials and settlement conferences.

Former member of the Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council of California, as well as Vice-Chair of the Probate Law Committee of the Calif. Judges Ass’n.

Appointed a Judge by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014. Previously served as a Court Commissioner — for much of that time in a Family Law calendar at the Santa Monica Courthouse.

Before going on the bench in 2005, practiced business and real estate litigation for seventeen years. Initially, at Rogers & Wells, now known as Clifford Chance. Later, he had his own office.

Graduate of Univ. of Calif., Hastings College of the Law and Columbia University.

Previously, Adjunct Lecturer at UCLA School of Law and at Loyola Law School on various subjects, including Wills and Trusts.

Recipient of the Ronald M. George Award for Judicial Excellence from the Litigation Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Ass’n and of the Timothy A. Whitehouse Award from the Trusts and Estates Section of the BHBA.

Alexander is an Oxford University graduate who began his career as a barrister in England in 1982. He moved to Los Angeles and was admitted to the California bar in 1988. He is a litigator with an emphasis on media, entertainment and business disputes. Many of his cases have international dimensions. He co-founded Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham in 2010. He is President-Elect of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, has been selected as a Super Lawyer for 2017-2022 by Southern California Super Lawyer Magazine, Lawyer of the Year for Copyright in 2023 in LA by Best Lawyers, and has been honored as a media litigator by numerous international law and business organizations