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Mar. 27, 2023

More Than a Name

Plaintiffs' attorneys at Stalwart Law Group live up to the boutique's moniker, opponents say.

Brian Poulter, Dylan Ruga and Sean O'Neill have their portrait made at their office in West Hollywood, CA on Friday, March 17, 2023. Justin L. Stewart / Special to the Daily Journal

When longtime legal malpractice litigator Dylan Ruga was deciding what to call his law firm, he knew the traditional list of lawyer last names wasn't going to work.

"My last name is pronounced Ruga [roo-ga], and when you put Ruga next to law, it sounds like arugula," he explained with a chuckle. "I didn't want people to think it's the Arugula Law Firm."

Ruga also said he wanted to... (continued)

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