Our Team

Joseph R. Manning, Civil Trial Attorney

Joseph R. Manning, Jr. is a civil trial attorney with experience handling a broad range of civil disputes with an emphasis on real estate, business and serious personal injury litigation. Prior to opening his own office, Mr. Manning worked as a civil trial attorney for two of Southern California’s preeminent civil litigation firms.

Mr. Manning graduated cum laude with a liberal arts degree from Seattle University in 1992. He then graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he was a member of the San Diego Law Review, in 1996. In 2003 he obtained his LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Business and Corporate Law, also from the University of San Diego School of Law. Mr. Manning is a member of The Order of the Coif.

AREAS OF PRACTICE DEBT RELIEF

Mortgage Loan Modification, Consumer Credit, Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 (liquidation) and Chapter 13 (Restructuring), Debt Settlement (negotiation of reductions in unsecured debt, e.g. credit card debt).

REAL ESTATE LITIGATION

Pre-litigation advice, Failure to disclose defects and property damage in purchase and sale transactions, Disputes related to easements or boundaries, Representation of property owners in eminent domain and condemnation proceedings, Partition actions between co-owners of real property, litigation involving mold related property damage, HOA litigation, Real Estate Partnership Disputes.

Brian Soo-Hoo is a civil trial attorney and bankruptcy attorney representing consumers and debtors throughout Southern California. Mr. Soo-Hoo graduated from the University of California, Irvine and the University of San Diego School of Law.