Gary J. Wax

Gary Wax, an appellate lawyer, represents a wide range of clients in civil appeals and in writ proceedings, including business owners, property owners, insurers, employers, public entities, film finance lenders, film producers, bankruptcy creditors, and trademark holders.

Gary also regularly provides assistance to trial counsel in proposing jury instructions and verdict forms and drafting dispositive motions and oppositions—all with a keen eye toward helping preserve the record for any future appeal. Gary takes pleasure in drafting targeted motions in limine that eliminate entire issues or experts from an adversary’s case.

Before joining GMSR as an appellate lawyer, Gary worked in the film industry as a creative executive, where he acquired distribution rights for feature films such as the Oscar-nominated City of God. Gary now uses his appreciation for effective storytelling to deliver persuasive briefs and arguments for clients seeking to uphold or reverse their trial court judgments in California state or federal appellate courts.

Gary’s top five favorite legal films of all time: 12 Angry Men, A Few Good Men, The Verdict, True Believer, and Primal Fear. Ask Gary about the rest of his top 500 movie rankings.

Some of Gary’s important published wins for his clients include:

• Inzunza et al. v. Naranjo et al. (2023) 94 Cal.App.5th 736
• Carachure v. Scott (2021) 70 Cal.App.5th 16
• Garcia v. Holt (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 600
• Adamo v. Fire Insurance Exchange (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 1286
• Brown v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 841
• Cardio Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc. et al. (2012) 212 Cal.App.4th 69
• Martinez v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (2011) 195 Cal.App.4th 1038
• Greenspan v. LADT, LLC (2010) 191 Cal.App.4th 486