Thomas P. Aplin

Thomas P. Aplin
Member
Email: aplinlaw@aol.com

Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Business; Commercial Landlord/Tenant; Construction; Personal Injury.

Admitted: 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Law School: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, J.D., 1985

College: University of Redlands, B.A., 1982

Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California.

Biography: Lecturer, National Business Institute Legal Seminar entitled "Residential and Commercial Evictions", Anaheim, California, December 1994; March, 1996.

Born: Oakland, California, October 10, 1960

ISLN: 909405425

Thomas P. Aplin is listed in the Bar Registry of Pre-Eminent Lawyers and has earned the prestigious AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. Mr. Aplin specializes in real property and business litigation and represents clients ranging from public corporations to private individuals in a large variety of disputes, including those involving commercial and residential leases, purchase and sale agreements, title and construction issues, mechanic's liens and stop notices, broker commissions and finder's fees, fraud and business torts, foreclosures, partitions, and collections. Mr. Aplin also has experience in personal injury (both plaintiff and defense) and in employment law. Mr. Aplin has substantial trial and appellate experience.

Mr. Aplin's recent accomplishments include the negotiation of a large settlement in favor of a general contractor in a mechanic's lien dispute that resulted in the payment of the entire lien amount, plus attorney's fees. He also represented the owner of a retirement community wherein he successfully obtained summary judgment based upon a statute of limitations defense and recovered attorney's fees. In a real estate finder's fee dispute, Mr. Aplin negotiated a large settlement involving the sale of a 400-unit apartment complex.

In a recent trial victory, Mr. Aplin represented a commercial tenant in a high-end office building in Los Angeles. Mr. Aplin sued the landlord for breach of lease and prevailed, recovering damages and attorney's fees. In a personal injury action, Mr. Aplin represented a young girl who was hit by a truck on her way to school, suffering major head injuries. Mr. Aplin negotiated a large settlement with the driver's insurer.

Mr. Aplin provides outstanding personal service at very competitive prices, always maintaining close personal client communications to serve both the legal and financial needs of his clients.

Mr. Aplin is a member of the Orange County Bar Association. He has served as an instructor for the National Business Institute on the subject of commercial lease and unlawful detainer issues.

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