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John N. MacLeod

Associate

jmacleod@frigolaw.com

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Bio

John N. MacLeod is an associate attorney with Friedemann Goldberg LLP, practicing with the Banking, Business, Trust & Estate, and Litigation groups. He has been an attorney with the firm since 2010.

Mr. MacLeod has experience in all phases of litigation in state and federal trial courts and has represented clients across a wide range of litigation matters, including contract disputes, fraudulent transactions, creditors' rights, and collection. He is also experienced in trust and estate administration and litigation matters.

During law school, Mr. MacLeod spent a summer abroad in Nice, France, where he studied international business transactions.


Specific Experience

Mr. MacLeod’s specific experience includes civil litigation in state and federal courts, including pre-trial and trial matters; eDiscovery matters; contract drafting, review, and analysis; contract disputes, including lending and vendor agreements, and insurance coverage; matters involving fraud, including intentional misrepresentation and nondisclosure; and trust and estate litigation and administration.


Banking and Business

  • Successfully defended federal complaint alleging ten claims and seeking in excess of $1,000,000 in damages against defendant financial institution.
  • Handled complex and voluminous eDiscovery matters on behalf of financial institution, including preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information, and engaged in detailed meet and confer efforts with opposing counsel.
  • Successfully negotiated full repayment of outstanding loan balance where borrower fraudulently induced lending by financial institution.
  • Successfully litigated collection action by plaintiff for breach of contract for failure to repay promissory note in connection with entertainment loan.

Commercial, Trust & Estate Litigation

  • Successfully represented beneficiaries of trust in action against trustee to compel accounting, resulting in accounting provided and increased distributions.
  • Successfully represented beneficiary of trust in appointment replacement trustees and obtaining trust distributions.
  • Obtained complete defense and avoided litigation for a small business on a collection claim for breach of contract based on prior material breaches.
  • Successfully negotiated for defendant complete indemnity and reimbursement of attorneys' fees with third-party vendor in patent infringement matter.



Education

  • Juris Doctorate
  • Santa Clara University School of Law

  • Bachelor of Science
  • Santa Clara University

Admissions

California
United States District Court
  • Central District of California
  • Eastern District of California
  • Northern District of California

Affiliations

Sonoma County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

  • "E-Discovery for the Modern Litigator," Continuing Education of the Bar, June 2017.
  • "The Differences Between Civil and Probate Litigation," Continuing Education of the Bar, July 2016.