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Local Counsel Attorneys in San Diego, CA

Local Counsel

Local Counsel Representation

Exceptional Local Counsel

At Buche & Associates, P.C., we are often retained to act as local counsel for businesses and individuals with intellectual property, personal injuries and other civil disputes in local courts. Whether they are being sued or filing a lawsuit regarding patent, copyright, or trademark litigation, we can give our attorney clients a distinctive edge. We are well-versed in the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Southern and Central Districts of California, which are among the more intricate of any of the district courts in the nation. We can assist both corporate and outside legal staff maneuver the procedural issues that are common in the Texas federal and state courts. Also, with attorneys licensed in states across the country, and with a strong network of affiliates in California, we can also help navigate legal issues in California federal courts and help you get situated to proceed intelligently in those courts.

The local counsel services and presence of Buche & Associates, P.C. can be designed specifically to fit your needs. In some instances, lead counsel prepares all the substantive pleadings and our attorneys will simply handle the issues of form. In other cases, our attorneys can make all necessary court appearances, manage depositions, and provide significant direction. We can help law firms in countless ways. But for starters, we can prepare pro hac vice forms and ensure your pleadings are in compliance with the local standards.

In addition to our knowledge of and extensive experience with the local rules, we are often acquainted with the judges that handle the cases. This can be of some benefit. As attorneys well know, the outcome of many cases will rely on procedure, and the attorneys of Buche & Associates, P.C. have an insider’s local perspective that law firms in other areas often lack.

With an office and presence in Austin and Houston, we are able to help attorneys from outside of Texas to navigate Texas courts. Our attorneys are registered in all the federal district courts in Texas.  We also have decades of experience practicing in California federal courts. The attorneys of Buche & Associates, P.C. are experienced, and have made appearances as local counsel in the Southern District of California (San Diego); Central District of California (L.A. and OC courts); Eastern District of California, the Northern District (which has divisions in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Eureka; and in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (San Francisco). Our attorneys are particularly knowledgeable in the special Patent Rules of the federal districts in which we practice, which can cause complications for litigators who are not always familiar with those local nuances.

Our firm has extensive knowledge of intellectual property, so we can help with trademark, copyright, and patent law. However, we are not limited only to this type of law. The attorneys of Buche & Associates, P.C. have also assisted law firms across the nation by providing local counsel representation for other cases such as personal injuries, business, and civil rights and disability litigation issues. When you retain our attorneys as local counsel, we will work in conjunction with the primary counsel, in an effort to choose the most effective course of action. Also, if desired, we can often help determine whether to seek jurisdictional transfers to a more favorable venue or dismissal of the case. If the case remains under our jurisdiction, we will continue to cooperate with the primary counsel to process pro hac vice forms and whatever else you need, from the initial case filings all the way through the trial and any appeals, if necessary.

Whether you are a plaintiff or a defendant in an injury, patent, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, licensing, theft of trade secret, or any other intellectual property case in the Texas or California areas, our attorneys and affiliates are ready to help. We can work in conjunction with your in-house or outside general or litigation counsel to make things much easier and more effective in the local court system. Contact us for more information about our local counsel services. Email John Buche at jbuche@buchelaw.com, or call 512-215-4997, to speak to him personally about your local counsel needs.

Our Legal Professionals

John Karl Buche

With more than two decades of experience, John provides his clients with expert counsel in matters of civil, injury, business and intellectual property law.

Garett Gray

With over a decade of experience as a disability representative registered with the Social Security Office, Garett Gray specializes in working on disability claims

Byron Ma

Byron Ma is of counsel to the firm in San Diego. Byron has experience with patent prosecution matters as well as patent, trademark, and copyright litigation.

Bryce A. Johnson

Bryce Johnson is a partner of Buche & Associates, P.C. in the Austin office, and his practice focuses on patents and intellectual property.

San Diego Attorney John Karl Buche

John Karl Buche

With more than two decades of experience, John provides his clients with expert counsel in matters of civil, injury, business and intellectual property law.

San Diego Attorneys

Garett Gray

With over a decade of experience as a disability representative registered with the Social Security Office, Garett Gray specializes in working on disability claims

byron-ma

Byron Ma

Byron Ma is of counsel to Buche & Associates, P.C. in San Diego. Byron has experience with patent prosecution matters as well as patent, trademark, and copyright litigation.

San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Bryce Johnson

Bryce A. Johnson

Bryce Johnson is a partner of Buche & Associates, P.C. in the Austin, Texas office, and his practice focuses on patents and intellectual property.

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