This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.

Lance S. Gams

See more on Lance S. Gams

Office of the Santa Monica City Attorney

1685 Main St #310
Santa Monica , CA 90401

USC Law School; Los Angeles CA



Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
American Zurich Insurance Company, Enrique Quintero, Alma Quintero v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Jul. 2, 2020
Benjamin J. Van Sickle v. City of Santa Monica, Ella Marie Pettis Wheeler, and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 17, 2016
Justin L. Palmer v. City of Santa Monica; Officer E. Navarro, Officer R. Fujita, City of Santa Monica Chief of Police Jacqueline Seabrooks, in her official and individual capacity, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights Defendant Nov. 5, 2016
Alfred McKnight v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Sep. 6, 2014
Marat Platkov, Valentina Platkov v. City of Santa Monica, Armando Gaitan Mora, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 14, 2014
City of Santa Monica v. United States of America, Federal Aviation Administration and Michael P. Huerta, in his Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 8, 2014
Zachary Rasmussen v. Jerome Wright, City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 25, 2012
Pozzebon v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Sep. 10, 2011
Jane Doe v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 21, 2009
2210 Santa Monica LLC v. City of Santa Monica Real Property Defendant May 24, 2008
Oscar Saenz, Eros Saenz v. City of Santa Monica, Consuelo Orantes Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 6, 2007
Richard Simon v. City of Santa Monica Torts Defendant May 5, 2007
Haroun Mehdipour, Parvin Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury Defendant May 13, 2006
Emmanuel O. Ojo v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Apr. 8, 2006
Patricia Gordon v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Sep. 14, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Mar. 18, 2003
Laurie Reynolds v. City of Santa Monica Real Property Defendant May 25, 2002
Roger Gibson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 23, 2000
Eileen Sacdalan v. Allied Signal Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Feb. 5, 2000
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Sep. 5, 1998
Derrick Simpson v. Rudolph Dennis; Ervin Spencer; Terry Rindall and Performers of the World, Inc. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Apr. 18, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Mar. 29, 1997
Case Name Topic Role Published
American Zurich Insurance Company, Enrique Quintero, Alma Quintero v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Jul. 2, 2020
Benjamin J. Van Sickle v. City of Santa Monica, Ella Marie Pettis Wheeler, and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive Personal Injury Defendant Dec. 17, 2016
Justin L. Palmer v. City of Santa Monica; Officer E. Navarro, Officer R. Fujita, City of Santa Monica Chief of Police Jacqueline Seabrooks, in her official and individual capacity, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Civil Rights Defendant Nov. 5, 2016
Alfred McKnight v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Sep. 6, 2014
Marat Platkov, Valentina Platkov v. City of Santa Monica, Armando Gaitan Mora, and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury Defendant Jun. 14, 2014
City of Santa Monica v. United States of America, Federal Aviation Administration and Michael P. Huerta, in his Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 8, 2014
Zachary Rasmussen v. Jerome Wright, City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Defendant Aug. 25, 2012
Pozzebon v. City of Santa Monica, et al. Personal Injury Sep. 10, 2011
Jane Doe v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 21, 2009
2210 Santa Monica LLC v. City of Santa Monica Real Property Defendant May 24, 2008
Oscar Saenz, Eros Saenz v. City of Santa Monica, Consuelo Orantes Personal Injury Defendant Oct. 6, 2007
Richard Simon v. City of Santa Monica Torts Defendant May 5, 2007
Haroun Mehdipour, Parvin Mehdipour v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury Defendant May 13, 2006
Emmanuel O. Ojo v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Apr. 8, 2006
Patricia Gordon v. City of Santa Monica Employment Law Defendant Sep. 14, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Mar. 18, 2003
Laurie Reynolds v. City of Santa Monica Real Property Defendant May 25, 2002
Roger Gibson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Dec. 23, 2000
Eileen Sacdalan v. Allied Signal Inc. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Feb. 5, 2000
Confidential Personal Injury Defendant Sep. 5, 1998
Derrick Simpson v. Rudolph Dennis; Ervin Spencer; Terry Rindall and Performers of the World, Inc. Intellectual Property Plaintiff Apr. 18, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Mar. 29, 1997