Gordon Cruse

About Gordon Cruse

I am in my 36th year as a practicing attorney. I have an outstanding paralegal, Ms. Terri Kragen, an extremely capable associate, Ms. Taylor Gilmore, and a dedicated assistant, Ms. Mona Strobeck. My law practice is focused solely on family law matters including child custody, visitation, child and spousal support, business valuation and asset division. Additionally I am used by other lawyers as a privately compensated temporary judge to hear and decide matters for their clients. I also provide services as a mediator in family law matters in addition to serving as a consultant to clients in mediation.I am a Diplomate in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Fellow in the International Academy of Family Lawyers. I am a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. I have been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2008. I have been named by Best Lawyers in America the 2015 Family Law \"Lawyer of the Year\" in San Diego and in 2017 the Family Law \"Mediator of the Year\" in San Diego.For more information about me and my firm please go to my website, am also the CEO of the consulting firm, E-Discovery Readiness & Response, Inc. We advise companies and law firms how to prepare so they are able to address an e-discovery demand and when served with an e-discovery demand, how to properly respond to the demand. For more information please go to the website, Certified Legal Specialist-Family Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization

Experience

1. CEO

   E-Discovery Readiness & Response, Inc

   Jan 2010 — Present

   I advise companies and law firms about the steps they need to take to be ready if they are served with an e-discovery demand and when served, how to properly respond to that e-discovery demand. This includes working with lawyers and their clients in cases where the client has been served with an e-discovery demand. The California State Bar Ethics Opinion released in June of 2015 set forth the required level of lawyer competence in e-discovery matters. At E-Discovery Readiness & Response, Inc. we provide that competence for lawyers and their clients. We also provide training and technical assistance.

Education

• Western State University College of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  1978 — 1982

• UC San Diego

  BA, Political Science

  1974 — 1978

Skills

• Legal Discovery
• Depositions
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• E-Discovery Consulting
• Expert Witness
• Public Speaking
• Civil Litigation
• Separation
• Esi
• Legal Research
• Trials
• Divorce
• Family Mediation
• Legal Assistance
• Dispute
• Appeals
• Property Division
• Personal Injury
• Legal Issues
• Trial Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Domestic Relations
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Certified Family Law
• Paternity
• Attorneys
• Powers of Attorney
• Mediation
• Trusts
• Property Law
• Contract Negotiation
• Child Support
• Courts
• Hearings
• Litigation Support
• Negotiating Contracts
• Court Appearances
• Dispute Resolution