GARCIA & ARTIGLIERE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- of COUNSEL
David M. Medby has specialized in civil trial practice, with an emphasis in elder and dependent adult abuse advocacy, consumer class actions, and labor and employment law, since graduating from law school and passing the California Bar in December 2003. Medby was also involved in elder and dependent adult advocacy prior to being admitted to the bar as a law clerk for the Law Offices of Stephen M. Garcia (now Garcia & Artigliere).
Medby was named as a Southern California Super Lawyers - Rising Star by Los Angeles Magazine in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He is a California native who was born in Torrance in 1978.
Jodie Feusner is a fierce advocate who joined Garcia & Artigliere in March of 2021 so as to focus her professional efforts entirely on advocating for aggrieved elders and dependent adults...
Job Titles:
- ATTORNEY
- Member of the Education Committee
Jordan M. Jeansonne is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience both statewide and nationally in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic trucking and automobile accidents, premises liability, and first- and third-party property insurance claims.
Before joining Garcia & Artigliere New Orleans, Jordan defended insurance clients in litigation involving catastrophic trucking accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, and insurance coverage and bad faith. He also previously represented insurers in complex civil litigation, including the Louisiana Road Home Litigation after Hurricane Katrina, and served as first chair trial counsel for NFIP insurers in property damage actions arising from Superstorm Sandy. With that prior experience defending insurance companies in high-stakes litigation, Jordan understands the strategies and tactics these companies will use to fight your claim. At Garcia & Artigliere New Orleans, Jordan now utilizes that unique insight and experience in aggressively pursuing the best possible results for our clients.
Jordan Jeansonne is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience both statewide and nationally in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic trucking and automobile accidents, premises liability, and first- and third-party property insurance claims...
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Member of the Education Committee
- of COUNSEL
Matthew J. Gustin has served as counsel at Garcia & Artigliere in matters leading to millions of dollars in recovery for elder and infirm adults...
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- PARTNER
Matthew M. ("Matt") Coman is a nationally-recognized litigator with 24 years of in-depth experience who has tried more than 160 jury trials to verdict in both state and federal courts. In addition, Matt has tried hundreds of bench trials over that...
Job Titles:
- ATTORNEY
- Member of the Education Committee
Rosalie E. Baladejo joined Garcia & Artigliere in 2017 and practices in the firm's Long Beach office. As an elder law and elder abuse attorney, she works to right the wrongs caused by negligence and wrongdoing at nursing homes, eldercare centers, and assisted living facilities in California.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Counsel
- Member of the Education Committee
- SENIOR PARTNER
- Adjunct Professor of Law
- Member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys of California
- Member of the Prestigious "Multi - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Garcia has served as counsel in matters leading to over 25 seven-figure recoveries for clients
Garcia has served as a legislative analyst on behalf of elders in the State of California regarding legislation affecting the rights and safety of elder and infirm adults and those to whom their care is entrusted. He has testified before the California Legislature in support of legislation advancing the rights and concerns of California's elders and those to whom their care is entrusted.
Garcia has served as lead class counsel in the nationally-certified class actions Morgan v. Medtronics and In Re Bluetooth; as well as serving as lead counsel in the California action certified for class approval effecting the lives of over 22,000 elder and infirm California residents in Smietana v. Pleasant Care et al.; lead counsel in the California action certified for class approval effecting the lives of over 25,000 elder and infirm California residents in Benkle v. Longwood; lead counsel in the California action certified for class approval effecting the lives of over 35,000 elder and infirm California residents in Williamson v. Ensign Group; lead counsel in the California action certified for class approval effecting over 4,000 elder and infirm adults in California and another 2,000 in Oregon in In Re Sunwest Healthcare; as lead class counsel in the California action certified for class approval effecting over 2,000 elder and infirm adults in California In Re Sun Mar and as class settlement counsel for fraudulent practices by AOL and Best Buy in a national class action settlement entitled Gergel v. AOL, as well as being named to the executive committee of a national class actions including Obi v. Hewlett Packard, In Re Imphonics (rebate fraud venued in Washington D.C.), and In Re AT&T, to name a few.
Garcia has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys of California and the Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles.
Garcia is also a member of the prestigious "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum" whose membership is limited to attorneys who have been awarded and collected multi-million dollar verdicts.
Throughout his years of practice, Garcia has been a frequent lecturer advocating the rights of elders and those to whom their care is entrusted at Continuing Education seminars before such groups as The Florida Judges College of Advanced Judicial Studies, The Los Angeles County District Attorneys, American Health Lawyers Association, USC's Andrus School of Gerontology, The Southern California Association of Defense Counsel, the American Academy of Legal Nurse Consultants, Consumer Attorneys of California, California Advocates of Nursing Home Reform, the California Healthcare Association, Loyola Law School, Whittier Law School, Judicate West, and numerous other entities.
Garcia has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law, teaching elder abuse litigation at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and has served on the Board of Directors of the South Bay Volunteer Center. He is also a continuing supporter of the Richstone Center, a volunteer organization wholly devoted to addressing issues relating to child abuse treatment and prevention. He is a founder and member of the Board of Directors, of Urban Compass a group whose mission is to end the cycle of death and violence in the inner city. Garcia is also a member of the Board of Directors of One Revolution, an organization whose goal is to create social change through visibility and opportunity for disabled persons and their families.
Stephen M. Garcia represents victims of elder and nursing home abuse and is known as one of the leading civil litigators in the country. He is Senior Partner at Garcia & Artigliere, where the firm's practice is focused on elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death of the elderly.
Serving Los Angeles County and other cities nationwide, Garcia has served as counsel in litigation leading to over $1.25 billion in compensation awarded to afflicted parties and consumers across the United States. These cases involved insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and products liability.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Education Committee
- PARTNER
William (Bill) Artigliere is a civil trial lawyer dedicated to obtaining justice for elderly and infirm adults and their families when their care, rights, and safety are put in jeopardy by their long-term caregivers.