Todd C. Theodora

As a business specialist, Todd prosecutes cases on behalf of plaintiffs just as often as he defends cases for defendants. When representing the County of Orange as plaintiff in a recent matter, he obtained the largest breach of contract award in California, after trial commenced.

In 2021, he represented a world renowned plastic surgeon in a breach of contract action against an internationally known corporation. After several months of trial, he obtained a 100 million dollar judgment on behalf of his client.

Clients have reserved Todd to serve as their National Trial Counsel, where he is brought in late stage on cases pending anywhere in the U.S. to serve as lead trial counsel along with local counsel.

Todd was recruited by Stanford Law School to serve on the clinical faculty and to teach in the field of Advanced Trial Advocacy.  The Stanford law students have chosen Todd to be lead advisor to Stanford’s elite mock trial team.

Outside the area of litigation, Todd provides to companies and investors strategic advice on complex business issues and transactions.  He regularly advises elected officials on matters involving law, business and public policy.  He worked closely with the administration of former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and was part of the team that brought about workers’ compensation reform in California.

Todd has been recognized by the Daily Journal as “tops in his field,” and as a leader in the California Trial Bar.  In the 1990s, the Daily Journal named him to its list of California’s Top 20 Attorneys Under the Age of 40.  While in his early 30s he was admitted into the “invitation only” American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”) and, at the time, he was the youngest ABOTA member in the United States.  More recently he has been featured in Stanford Lawyer magazine for his leadership with Stanford’s Advanced Trial Advocacy programs.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Todd is admitted to practice in California.  He has been admitted Pro Hac Vice in numerous states throughout the country.  He is also admitted to practice before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern districts of California.  He is active in the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.

Todd was recruited by Tiger Woods and his father Earl to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tiger Woods Learning Center, and he has chaired the Earl Woods Scholar Mentor Committee.  He was a founding Board Member and Officer of Shady Canyon Golf Club. He is active in a number of other civic organizations and charities.

Todd was a competitive surfer and was captain of his college’s surfing team.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Todd is a frequent lecturer on trial advocacy and has been selected to participate in Masters in Trial programs affiliated with the American Board of Trial Advocates.