Jeff Essner is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive experience in complex, high-stakes commercial, business and real estate litigation. Jeff has been lead counsel in several lengthy trials and arbitrations, and successfully tried to verdict numerous cases involving business fraud, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, easements, partition, breach of contract, breach of lease and construction defects.

Jeff represents clients in a wide range of industries, including real estate, construction and technology, and has extensive experience in jury and bench trials, as well as binding arbitration. He has exceptional skill for developing litigation strategies to win trials or resolve cases on terms advantageous to his clients, whether at mediation or at trial.

Jeff served as legacy firm Hopkins Carley’s Managing Partner for seven years, a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Litigation Department.