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John S. Moot is Senior Counsel in Freeman Mathis & Gary's San Diego office. He has 4 decades of experience in the practice of law.
Mr. Moot prosecutes and defends complex civil cases in state and federal court in a variety of different practice areas including construction and real estate, land use, breach of contract, trade secret, corporate/partnership disputes, and tort and fraud claims in all types of business litigation. He represents governmental agencies as well as private parties doing business with the government.
Mr. Moot has successfully argued cases in the California Supreme Court, the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the State Appellate Courts. They include a California Supreme Court case, Sweetwater v. Gilbane, decided by a unanimous 7-0 decision.
Mr. Moot is very involved in the community where he lives. He served six years on the Chula Vista City Council and two years as Deputy Mayor. He is currently the Chairman and serves on the Executive Committee for the South County Economic Development Council and sits on the Board of Directors for I Love A Clean San Diego.
Mr. Moot is a fourth-generation attorney. His father, grandfather, and great grandfather all practiced law in Buffalo, NY. Outside of work, he is an avid golfer and amateur farmer with a vegetable garden and a variety of fruit tress growing in the backyard. |
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- Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers
- Construction
- Education
- Government Law
- California
- Southern, Central and District of California
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal
- Harvard University BA, cum laude
- University Of San Diego JD
- “Chula Vista Has Opportunity to Transform the West Side,” The San Diego Union Tribune, South County, Opinion, December 9, 2004
- “Reflections on a Decade of Public Service,” The Star News, January 12, 2001
- “Construction Defects, Condo Resurgence Should Benefit All,” The San Diego Union Tribune, Opinion, December 22, 2000
- “Power in the Hands of Local Governments,” The San Diego Union Tribune, Opinion, May 7, 1999
- Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Gilbane Building Co. (2019) 6 Cal 5th 931. Represented the District and recovered over $8 million dollars in a civil anti-corruption lawsuit
- Grand Central West v the Metropolitan Transit District. Land use trial involving access to a governmental Facility. Phase one decided access favorable to client. Multi-million damage award obtained in mediation after phase 1 trial: Kashat v Wabash and University. Real estate dispute over sale of commercial property
- Casey v. Overhead Door Corp. (1999) 74 Cal. App.4th 112. Construction defect lawsuit decided in favor of Overhead Door based on economic loss doctrine
- Sweetwater Union High School District, Grand Central West, Encin Real Estate. Voit Real Estate Services, Restaurant Depot/Jetro Cash & Carry
- Schwartz, Semerdjian, Cauley and Moot
- University of San Diego’s Center for Public Interest Law Wall of Fame (2006)
- UCAN's Top attorneys in San Diego selected by The San Diego Daily Transcript in the area of real estate/construction litigation (2009, 2010)
- UCAN's Public Interest Attorney Award (2019)
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