David Michael Zachry

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Following a two-week trial, obtained 3,250,000 in damages
  an award of 250,000 in attorney's fees for client based upon her husb
  's breach of fiduciary duty to their community estate.
  Following a three day trial, obtained an order awarding client 115,000 per month in child
  spousal support
  an award of 300,000 in attorney's fees.
  Following a two day trial, obtained an order for client which confirmed that a vaguely drafted prenuptial agreement did not apply to the valuable business at issue. The other party settled the case for approximately 19,000,000 following the Court's decision.
  Following a ten day trial, successfully defended client against his ex-spouse's request to set-aside their Marital Settlement Agreement
  Judgment based upon allegations of fraud, failure to disclose, breach of fiduciary duty
  duress.
  Successfully settled a matter for client which involved a dispute about the interpretation
  application of a vaguely drafted prenuptial agreement to approximately ninety privately owned real estate entities. Client was a classic out spouse but, through negotiation, was allowed to own an economic interest in each entity
  now receives over 1 million in distributions each year.
  Defended client against a Feldman motion where the opposing party requested 400,000 in sanctions for alleged non-disclosures of material facts
  information concerning his income
  assets. The motion was defeated
  the opposing party was sanctioned 7,500 for filing this motion.
  Obtained multiple orders after trial for multiple clients during spousal support modification disputes which reduced their ex-spouse's spousal support to zero notwithst
  ing the long-term duration of the client's marriage.
  Represented multiple clients in the negotiation
  preparation of prenuptial
  postnuptial agreements.
  Represented multiple clients during appeals.
  Obtained a ruling that fully exonerated a client accused of abusing his children after three hearings, which involved obtaining testimony from client, client's co-workers, client's spouse
  two employees from the County of San Diego's Child Welfare department. After cross-examination, the Court expressed its view that client's spouse was not a credible witness, nor was the County employee who filed negative reports about client with the Court.
  Defended client against his ex-spouse's request for 315,000 in attorney's fees. Client was not ordered to contribute any money to his ex-spouse's attorney's fees
  costs.
  Prosecuted an appeal of an adverse trial court order concerning child support
  spousal support. Notably, the Court of Appeal concluded that the trial court committed reversible error when it declined to reduce client's ex-spouse's spousal support in response to her unrelenting
  unjustifiable alienation of the parties' children from the client.