John E. West
John E. West was born in Los Angeles, California. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1979, and is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 9th Circuit. He became a partner with the firm in 1992. Mr. West is a graduate of California State University, Northridge (B.S. 1976 with honors, Business Administration, majoring in finance/insurance), and attended law school at Pepperdine University (J.D. 1979 - Dean’s List, Phi Alpha Delta, Moot Court Competition Finalist, VITA Program). He is a member of the State Bar of California, and has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates since 1999. Mr. West is ...
Stephen A. Rosa
Stephen A. Rosa was born in San Luis Obispo, California, and grew up in the San Fernando Valley where he graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1980 and is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, Ninth Circuit. Mr. Rosa was a partner in Ahrens & Rosa before joining the firm as a name partner in 2006. Mr. Rosa is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine (BA English Literature, 1977) and attended law school at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D. 1980). Mr. Rosa is a member of the ...
Curtis C. Holmes II
Curtis C. Holmes II joined West, Borges, & Rosa LLP in 2007. Although born in Michigan, Mr. Holmes moved to Huntington Beach, California when he was 6 years old. Raised at the beach, he had no interest in living outside of sunny California. He attended UCLA and received his Bachelor's Degree in 1983. After spending several months exploring Europe, with a backpack and a few hundred dollars, Mr. Holmes thought it was time to complete his education so he returned to California to attend Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he graduated in 1986. Over the past 25+ years, Mr. Holmes had the pleasure of representing the fine healthcare professionals in the Southern California area, ...
Andrew W. Salmond
Andrew W. Salmond joined West, Borges, & Rosa LLP in 2008. Born in Fullerton, California, he attended California State University of Fresno as an undergraduate, receiving his degree in Agricultural Business. Thereafter, Mr. Salmond attended Whittier School of Law, graduating in 1993. After passing the Bar in 1993, Mr. Salmond began working for a medical negligence firm in Irvine. In 2004 Mr. Salmond took a job with an Environmental Engineering firm as their General Counsel. In that capacity, he negotiated contracts and provided guidance and assistance with respect to compliance of State and Federal regulations dealing with storage of petroleum and other hazardous waste. Mr. Salmond is licensed to practice before ...
Jason E. Lagas
Jason E. Lagas joined Brobeck, West, Borges, Rosa & Douville LLP in 2016. Born in New Jersey, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Rutgers University, in 2005, graduating with Highest Honors. He was President of the Pre-Law Society, member of the Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honorary Fraternity) and member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. He was the recipient of the David Robert Friedlander Memorial Award (awarded to the graduating history major student with the highest cumulative GPA in history courses). Thereafter, he moved to San Diego and obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, in 2007. Mr. Lagas focuses ...
Elizabeth Ammann
Elizabeth D. Fleming joined Brobeck, West, Borges, Rosa & Douville LLP in 2017. Ms. Fleming obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English from UCLA in 2002 and a Master of Arts in English from Boston College in 2005. Thereafter, Ms. Fleming taught Literature and Composition in New York before returning to California to obtain her Juris Doctorate at Chapman University School of Law. Ms. Fleming was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and specializes in healthcare law, insurance bad faith, and personal injury, representing parties throughout California. Outside of the office, Ms. Fleming enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, and sailing.
Susan D. Garbutt
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Susan D. Garbutt attended the University of Vermont as an undergraduate, majoring in Psychology and Pre-Med. Ms. Garbutt earned her B.A. in 1985, graduating cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, making the Dean’s List all semesters. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1988. During law school she clerked for a general practice law firm in Burlington, Vermont gaining experience in business, family, healthcare, criminal and civil litigation. After graduation, Ms Garbutt moved to Southern California and became an associate in a medical malpractice defense firm. She moved over to West, Borges, Rosa & Douville, LLP in 1990 handling all aspects of medical malpractice, ...
Fredrick M. Borges (Of Counsel)
Fredrick M. Borges was born in Covina, California. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1992, and was also admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of California, United States Tax Court, and the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He joined the firm in 2000, and became an equity partner in 2006. In January 2013, Mr. Borges took over the reins as the firm’s managing partner. Additionally, Mr. Borges is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton (BA) 1983 in liberal studies, minor in English. He also attended AUC School of Medicine in the British West Indies in 1984, and graduated ...
Stephen J. Martino (Of Counsel)
Stephen J. Martino joined West, Borges, & Rosa LLP in 2007, after over twenty years of practice as a partner in the law firm of Madory Zell and Pleiss, in Tustin, California, a well respected medical negligence defense firm. Mr. Martino has been a Registered Nurse for over thirty years. He attended Western State University College of Law, graduating in 1986. He is licensed to practice before all of the courts in the State of California and the United States District Courts, in the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts, and has written and argued numerous appeals. Mr. Martino has an extensive background in the medical field. His medical career started in ...