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BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW ATTORNEYS
Daniel W. Towson has practiced law over 30 years in San Diego handling exclusively civil litigation. His areas of practice include general business litigation, the defense of class actions, franchise disputes, toxic tort/mold litigation and personal injury matters. Mr. Towson specializes in representing developers, pest control professionals and mid-sized local businesses.
Mr. Towson has litigated and tried complex cases throughout the State of California as far north as San Francisco, including wrongful death actions, landlord-tenant disputes, product liability cases, professional negligence, insurance bad faith claims and real estate disputes. He has earned Martindale-Hubbell's prestigious "AV Rating," which signifies a preeminent level of legal ability and ethical standards, and since 2013, Mr. Towson has been recognized by San Diego Magazine as one of San Diego's top civil litigation attorneys. He was recently recognized in the San Diego Business Journal's 2016 Best of the Bar.
Mr. Towson received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis in 1988, and his law degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law, cum laude, in 1992. Mr. Towson was admitted to the California Bar in 1992 and is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of California, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern District of California, and the United States Supreme Court.
He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, a former member of the State Bar of California Committee on Administration of Justice, and a Master with The Honorable William B. Enright American Inn of Court.
Mr. Towson also maintains an active appellate practice. His recent published decisions include: People v. Alistar Insurance Co. (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 122; Ulloa v. McMillin Real Estate & Mortgage, Inc. (2007) 149 Cal.App.4th 333; Formet v. Lloyd Termite Control Co. (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 595; and Busby v. BACTES Imaging Solutions, LLC (2022) 74 Cal.App.5th 71.
Elizabeth A. Donovan's practice consists primarily of complex civil litigation with an emphasis in commercial disputes. Ms. Donovan also advises her clients on general business matters including, entity selection and formation; corporate governance; intellectual property protection; licensing; commercial lease agreements; and other business contracts. Ms. Donovan also has experience in construction actions, personal injury, and other general civil litigation.
Ms. Donovan was admitted to the California Bar in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1998, and her law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 2001. While in law school, she was awarded the Henry Yuen fellowship for Internet law and Technology. Ms. Donovan is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Diego County Bar Association, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and the American Inn of Court, Welsh Chapter.
Paul J. Delmore is the managing partner of Delmore Greene LLP. Mr. Delmore has over 30 years of civil litigation experience focused on complex business disputes, which include the defense of construction actions on behalf of developers, general contractors and subcontractors. Additionally, Mr. Delmore is well-versed in insurance coverage disputes relating to construction litigation. He also has a high degree of expertise in the defense of securities broker-dealers and other financial professionals in FINRA arbitration matters and state and federal court actions.
Mr. Delmore represents a number of businesses in the hospitality industry. The firm provides support to its hospitality clients with respect to the defense of litigation that may arise involving the business or its premises, negotiation of leases at the properties and representation in the purchase or sale of hospitality businesses. The firm is a member of the San Diego Food & Beverage Association. In addition to the hospitality industry, Mr. Delmore advises and represents businesses with respect to entity formation, purchase, sale or mergers, and corporate transactions, including real property related business issues.
Mr. Delmore was born in Rochester, New York and was admitted to the California Bar in 1988. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from the State University of New York, at Oswego in 1978. He was awarded the J.D. degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law, cum laude, in 1988. He is a member of the State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Association. The firm combines their specialties and provides legal services to the business community, the hospitality industry, and the construction and insurance industries.
Mr. Delmore is well versed in alternative dispute resolution and the mediation process. Currently, nearly all litigation is placed by the courts in some manner of alternative dispute resolution, and Mr. Delmore has achieved notable success for his clients in reaching cost-effective results by resolving their cases prior to trial.
Ross M. Poole represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation including claims for failure to pay wages, improper wage deductions, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks, inaccurate wage statements, misclassification of employees, commission calculations, Private Attorney General Act ("PAGA") claims, wrongful termination, class actions, and harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in employment actions. Mr. Poole has extensive trial and arbitration experience having tried several bench and jury trials to favorable awards and verdicts.
Mr. Poole provides local and national companies counsel on business and employment law issues, including human-resource policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, distribution agreements, employee compensation plans, federal and state wage-and-hour compliance, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, unfair business practices, and business formation and dissolution.
Prior to joining Simpson Delmore Greene, Mr. Poole received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Chapman University in 2009. He received his juris Doctorate degree from Pennsylvania State University in 2012. Mr. Poole was a member of Penn State's Law Review. He also received the CALI award for Excellence in Contracts. Mr. Poole is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California and the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California.
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- Chamber of Commerce, Member
Terence L. Greene has over 30 years of legal experience with a focus on employment matters and business litigation. Mr. Greene has earned an excellent reputation in the Southern California legal community, including Martindale-Hubbell's prestigious "AV Rating," which signifies preeminent levels of legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Greene has been recognized annually since 2010 by several publications as among San Diego's top employment attorneys.
Mr. Greene was born in San Mateo, California and was admitted to the California Bar in 1988. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1984 from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a three year letterman in baseball and the team's captain his senior year. Mr. Greene received his law degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law in 1988 where he was a member of the school's Law Review. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association Employment Section and the Industrial Relations Research Association, among other professional groups. Mr. Greene is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of California and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Mr. Greene represents several of California's largest pest control operators, property maintenance companies, healthcare service providers, and other various sized companies in virtually all industries. He has successfully tried to verdict throughout California numerous employment matters, including wage and hour, sexual harassment, retaliation, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination claims. In addition, Mr. Greene has defeated numerous class certification motions in wage and hour matters.
Mr. Greene's practice is dedicated to defending employers against individual discrimination actions, as well as representative wage and hour claims.