Carol Sherman Zaist   |   Partner

She has significant experience in contract disputes, business and property torts, and trademark and trade secret disputes in both federal and state jurisdictions.  Ms. Zaist has significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants.  Her work for plaintiffs has resulted in several multi-million dollar awards and judgments; her defense work has resulted in summary judgments, defense verdicts and creative settlements.  Ms. Zaist also has considerable experience in alternative dispute resolution and appellate work. 

Ms. Zaist received honors degrees in English and French Literature, magna cum laude, from Scripps College, of the Claremont Colleges, in 1996, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  She received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1999.  In every year since 2006, Ms. Zaist has been named as a Southern California Rising Star, which is recognition of the top 2.5 percent of Southern California attorneys.  Ms. Zaist is fluent in French, and proficient in sign language.