Testimonials
CASP represents individuals, organizations, and businesses in a wide range of anti-SLAPP cases. Some clients are accidental heroes who found their freedom of speech challenged unexpectedly, and others are long-time, vocal advocates of the First Amendment. Regardless, by deciding to fight a SLAPP, all of our clients demonstrate how valuable our First Amendment rights are and how important it is to defend them.
We have also had the opportunity to work alongside many fine attorneys. We collaborate and consult on efforts to preserve clients’ rights under the anti-SLAPP law, ensure that attorneys are awarded fees as provided by the statute, and assist attorneys in collecting the court-awarded fees.
Here are some client and attorney testimonials about their experience with CASP:
Clients
CASP has done an extraordinary job for Yelp and its users in fending off SLAPPs. They have an unmatched understanding of the legal terrain both at the trial and appellate levels, particularly when it comes to the public’s interest in online consumer speech.”
Yelp! Inc.
I am eternally grateful for the representation I received from CASP. After a horrible experience with a dentist, I wrote a review on Yelp! so that other patients could avoid what I went through. Unfortunately, the dentist filed a SLAPP against me and claimed my review had caused her to suffer economic losses. I was terrified at the thought of being punished financially for simply posting my opinion online, but after thoroughly researching my options, it was clear that CASP had the greatest expertise and success record with this type of case. The attorneys at CASP were wonderful to work with and succeeded in having the SLAPP dismissed.”
Online Reviewer
CASP successfully defended me against a SLAPP and not only vindicated me personally, but helped diffuse the SLAPP filer’s attack on me professionally. I am so grateful that Mark Goldowitz worked to get anti-SLAPP legislation passed in California in time for my case. The anti-SLAPP law preserves justice and protects people who take stands against abuses of power and then become threatened with a lawsuit by Big Money. Being SLAPPed was an extremely stressful experience, but with CASP defending me I knew that I was getting the best representation. Thank you!”
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I turned to CASP when I and my then 13-year-old daughter were SLAPPed for speaking to government officials about alarming behavior we believed to be criminal. As a parent, I knew I was acting in the best interest of my child, and we never imagined that our actions would result in the litigation that ensued. It was a great relief to have CASP so ably defend us and our First Amendment rights. We feel very fortunate to have found such a knowledgeable and dedicated team of attorneys.”
Parent
If you need your rights to free speech protected, there is nobody better than CASP. Experts in their practice and knowledge of your rights. Take the time to read CASP cases and you will quickly realize that there are none better. They protected my rights in a libel dispute, I could not have found a better firm with a better cause, period.”
Online Reviewer
Attorneys
I have practiced media law for 30 years and have had the opportunity to work with Mark Goldowitz on many matters. Without question, he is a leading expert on California’s anti-SLAPP law and has spearheaded many of the most cutting edge anti-SLAPP cases in this State. His organization, California Anti-SLAPP Project, is uniformly recognized as the leader in such litigation.”
Kerr & Wagstaffe, LLP
I have collaborated with Mark Goldowitz and CASP on several motions for attorneys fees. Mark is widely and appropriately recognized and respected as the leading expert on the California anti-SLAPP law and anti-SLAPP litigation in California. If I were ever SLAPPed, CASP would be the first place I would seek representation.”
Law Offices of Richard M. Pearl, Berkeley, CA
I am an attorney who represented a whistleblower being sued for defamation. I filed an anti-SLAPP motion. I initially contacted CASP to seek advice on anti-SLAPP law, as this was the first time I had handled such a case. Through the assistance of CASP, we successfully obtained a dismissal of the suit, along with an award of costs and attorney’s fees. CASP has also provided a great deal of help collecting the costs and attorney’s fees from the other side. My experience working with CASP has been wonderful. The attorneys are professional, knowledgeable, competent and diligent. I would highly recommend their services to others.”
Mortimer & Schwin, Attorneys at Law, Madera, CA
My firm first turned to Mark Goldowitz for his consulting services on a fee motion, and found him to be a great resource. His advice on the moving papers and the fee declaration he prepared contributed to our successful motion, and the court also ordered the plaintiffs to pay Goldowitz’s consulting fees. We later sought his assistance in organizing support for our campaign to have a recent court of appeal opinion published. I recommend that others needing assistance with the anti-SLAPP law contact Goldowitz and his firm.”
Dhillon & Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA
I have had the pleasure of being co-counsel with CASP when my client was SLAPPed. CASP also represented me when I was hit with a SLAPP. CASP attorneys are the pre-eminent experts in the defense of SLAPPs in California and they provide superb representation. I highly recommend them, without reservation, to both individual SLAPP victims and to lawyers who need to find high-quality specialized representation for their clients who have been SLAPPed.
Law Offices of Paul Glusman, Berkeley, CA
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