Atty. Jesse Gessin
Jesse Gessin is trial counsel for businesses and individuals. He is the rare attorney who successfully tries both civil and criminal cases.
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About Jesse Gessin at a glance
Jesse Gessin is a criminal defense, business, white collar, litigation, and appellate attorney based in San Clemente, California, practicing at Gessin Schachter LLP. Admitted to practice in California, State Bar of California. Educated at The George Washington University (J.D., 2005) and University of California - San Diego (B.A., 2000). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Legal Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs (Orange County) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice (2026). Serands clients in San Clemente, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jesse Gessin is trial counsel for businesses and individuals
- He is the rare attorney who successfully tries both civil and criminal cases
- For example, his multimillion-dollar jury verdict was recognized as the highest California verdict in several categories for that year
- He entered the case only a few months before trial
- In 2022, hired less than ten days before trial, Jesse achieved a complete defense verdict for a successor trustee against multimillion-dollar claims of wrongful investments
- Jesse has handled hundreds of criminal matters at all phases of litigation
- He has been lead counsel in over twenty federal felony jury trials to verdict and achieved dismissal, acquittal, mistrial, or reversal on appeal in over seventy percent of those trials, twenty-five percent ending in total acquittal
- His acquittal rate far eclipses the national average
- Jesse also has several criminal and civil appellate victories
- Prior to forming Gessin Schachter LLP, Jesse was a partner in a nationally recognized business trial boutique law firm
- Before then, for close to a decade, he was a deputy federal public defender in two offices
- Jesse teaches trial advocacy at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (a top 30 law school by US News and World Report)
- He is a Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America (by invitation only, limited to top 1/2 of 1 percent of lawyers nationally) – Orders of Veritas and Certus, and a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute
- He holds a legal specialization in criminal law from the California State Bar and is a graduate of George Washington University Law School
Practice Areas Explained
Jesse Gessin's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jesse Gessin handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
A criminal defense attorney protects your rights from arrest through trial. Find experienced lawyers handling DUI, drug, federal, theft, and violent-crime charges.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Jesse Gessin is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in California →
Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Clemente are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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