Everett Dorey has been named to the 2022 Best Places to Work SoCal list. Best Companies Group (BCG), a BridgeTower Media Company, announced the 100 companies named to its 2022 Best Places to Work SoCal list and selected the winners based on responses from detailed, anonymous employee surveys and ranked the winners across small, medium, and large company categories.
Samantha Dorey named the recipient of the 2022 Chapman University Fowler School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award. Each year Chapman University honors alumni who have proven themselves to be exceptional in their accomplishments. As leaders in business, organizations and communities, the honorees represent the finest values and achievements of Chapman University alumni, and serve as role models for students and others in the community.
On August 22, 2022, Orange County Superior Court Judge Lon Hurwitz dismissed Police Chief David Valentin, with prejudice, from a lawsuit filed by the Santa Ana Police Officers Association (“SAPOA”) and its President Gerry Serrano.
First enacted in 2004, California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) has proven to be an increasingly painful thorn in the side of the employer defense bar. Take a moment to review this article recently featured in the May 2022 Edition of the Orange County Lawyer and written by Everett Dorey's own Samantha Dorey and Grant Hutchins here.
Everett Dorey's very own Diana Chao and Jesse Maxwell are recognized by the Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law Inc (OCCDL) as a 2021 Top Young Diverse Lawyers of Orange County! Everett Dorey will also be recognized as a 2021 Top Legal Organization for DEI in Orange County.
Congratulations to Everett Dorey's co-founder and Partner Seymour Everett for his recognition in this year's OC500!
Founding partner Samantha Dorey is not only one of California’s leading litigators who vigorously fights for her clients, she also embodies the entrepreneurial spirit behind one of California’s fastest growing law firms.
The duty to preserve evidence prior to the commencement of litigation is often a burdensome and expensive annoyance for clients. In the July issue of Orange County Lawyer, Everett Dorey's Samantha Dorey and Grant Hutchins addresses this topic in their most recent article.
At Everett Dorey, our goal is to create a progressive environment where people want to come to work every day. Thank you Orange County Business Journal for your recent article on our firm's success. The link to the article is as follows: Everett Dorey’s Winning Case: Employees First.
Everett Dorey is committed to making a positive impact on the community. Since its inception, the firm has invested time, charitable contributions, in-kind services, and employee volunteerism to advance social causes and issues. The firm believes that giving back to society is a valuable investment and a catalytic force for change. COVID-19 has brought about many unexpected hardships on all of us. The firm understands the importance of stepping up in times of uncertainties and giving back to its community. We must respect human rights and stand united against the coronavirus pandemic.
In a highly anticipated catastrophic injury case both sides were represented by ABOTA trial attorneys. Everett Dorey founding partner Seymour “Sy” Everett for the defendant and Bradley Knypstra founding partner of Knypstra Hermes for the plaintiff. The case was venued in Orange County Superior Court just south of Los Angeles County. The Court utilized an oversized courtroom, installed plexiglass dividers, video cameras and socially distanced jurors.