Broad Experience With Specialty Expertise

At Hornberger & Brewer, our Los Angeles trial lawyers have remarkable experience, and it shows in the results we obtain for clients. Nicholas Hornberger, an attorney with over 30 years of trial experience, has personally taken verdicts in approximately 150 jury trials in California courts, plus over 75 bench trials. Michael Brewer, a trial attorney with 24 years of experience, has personally taken verdicts in over 75 jury trials, and in numerous bench trials as well. Together, they form the backbone of Hornberger and Brewer with the capability and resources to effectively handle just about any civil litigation matter. Our firm has developed a reputation for excellent results in the practice areas of:

Business Litigation

We focus our practice on business disputes of any type. Examples include breach of contract, fraud, interference with contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and all other business related torts.

Cross-Border Litigation

We focus our practice on cross-border disputes of any type including, business and commercial claims, government claims and pre and non-litigation advisory services.

Personal Injury

Our California personal injury practice includes handling matters for clients suffering significant injuries such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, other debilitating and permanent injury impairments, or cases of wrongful death. Cases typically include major auto accidents, heavy truck accidents, premises accidents, or product liability accidents.

Eminent Domain

We are skilled at representing individuals and businesses whose land is affected by governmental condemnation for the construction of public transportation or public use projects, such as roadways. We also practice heavily in the area of inverse condemnation, which is where a governmental project unintentionally but actually affects the use or value of land or buildings.

Credit Card Processing

We are one of the few law firms in the country who have an extensive track record of excellence representing businesses in the credit card processing industry. In this fast-growing and dynamic industry, we are able to anticipate and effectively handle disputes arising from the unique nature of the business, including representing Acquiring banks, ISOs and Sales Agents in breach of contract actions, employment law, or business interference.

Employment Law

A natural component to any business operation, our expertise on employment law matters allows us to litigate cases involving employment breach of contract, discrimination, harassment, or termination cases.

Verdicts & Settlements

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