Mr. Cleeland is the Managing Partner of Haight Brown & Bonesteel’s Orange County office. He is a member of the Product Liability, Professional Liability and Business Solutions Practice Groups. He has had significant trial experience in State and Federal Courts having answered ready for trial on more than 225 occasions. Mr. Cleeland’s trials have ranged from fine art to haute couture, from commercial disputes to product liability, from micro electronics to industrial energy transmission. His emphasis is upon problem resolution which may occur at any stage from pre-litigation through verdict.
Mr. Cleeland has prosecuted and defended claims of:
- software ownership
- copyright infringement
- trade secrets
- breach of contract
- sales of businesses
- employment claims
- professional liability
- mobile home residency law claims
- personal injury and cataclysmic events
- product liability
Community Involvement
Past Member, Board of Directors for the Orange County Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation