Terry is a litigation partner with substantial first chair trial experience for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as class action defense experience. He is a member of Reed Smith's Global Commercial Disputes Group where he previously served as Deputy Practice Group Leader. He also is a member of Reed Smith's Diversity and Inclusion Committee's firm wide Advisory Board, having previously served as the Los Angeles Office Diversity Committee Partner engaged in assisting in the firm's implementation of policies and practices designed to enhance diversity and inclusiveness, and a member of the Los Angeles Office Recruiting Committee, engaged in selecting and developing its new attorneys.
Terry has extensive litigation management and first chair trial experience in state and federal courts, managing cases from inception through trial, as well as parachuting in during the final stages of litigation to negotiate settlements or take matters to trial. His recent trial verdicts include a defense verdict following a seven day jury trial, a plaintiff $5.76 million verdict, and a multi-day spread over several months bench trial resulting in a complete defense verdict on January 3, 2020. His practice has a special emphasis on representing corporations, officers and management-level employees in all types of significant litigation matters involving contract, employment, financial services, and real estate and development/construction disputes.
He has been lead/first chair trial counsel in matters for, among others, Bank of America, IKON Office Solutions, M&T Bank, Post Modern Edit, LLC, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Southern California Edison, Spirit Realty, Toyota Motor Credit, numerous individuals and corporate officers and several dozen premier national level law firms, as well as lead counsel in class action matters for Southern California Edison Company, Talent Partners and The U.D. Registry.
