Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP occupies an unusual position in the Southern California legal market: a full-service litigation firm that has maintained long-term client relationships since its formation, with the majority of its business coming from returning clients and referrals, and with a stated philosophy of delivering big-firm credentials at substantially lower rates than large firms charge. Located at 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 640, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, the firm can be reached at (714) 384-6500.

Introduction

The firm was founded more than 10 years ago and has operated continuously since then with the same core identity: aggressive litigation, genuine client advocacy, and long-term relationship building rather than volume-based case management. The fact that the majority of its work comes from returning clients and referrals is a direct consequence of that model. Clients who feel that they received quality representation at fair cost become repeat clients, and they tell other people.

Bohm Wildish & Matsen is a litigation boutique that operates across an unusually wide range of practice areas, from family law and estate planning through business and corporate law, employment law, real estate, construction defect, and personal injury. That breadth allows the firm to serve clients whose legal needs evolve over time and across different areas of life, providing continuity of representation from a single trusted firm rather than requiring clients to find new counsel each time a new type of issue arises.

The firm serves Southern California, including the San Diego area. Phone: (714) 384-6500. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST. Website: ambrosidoerges.com.

Practice Areas

The practice spans a comprehensive range of legal matters, making Bohm Wildish & Matsen one of the more versatile full-service litigation firms in the Costa Mesa area.

Appellate Law: When a trial court decision needs to be challenged on appeal, appellate practice requires specialized skills: brief writing, record review, and oral argument before panels of judges who approach cases differently than trial courts. The firm handles appellate matters.

Asset Protection: Structuring assets to protect them from future claims requires forward-looking legal planning. The firm advises clients on asset protection strategies, including entity formation and trust structures designed to reduce vulnerability to judgment creditors.

Business and Succession Planning: Business owners face legal questions that extend far beyond the daily operation of their companies. Succession planning, which determines what happens to a business when an owner retires, dies, or becomes incapacitated, is among the most consequential legal work a business owner can do. The firm handles business planning and succession matters.

Business Law and Commercial/Corporate Matters: Contracts, entity formation, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, and commercial transactions are handled across the spectrum of business law. The firm serves businesses ranging from small enterprises through larger corporate clients.

Common Interest Developments: Homeowners’ associations and condominium associations operate under a complex body of California law governing governance, assessments, and dispute resolution. The firm handles common interest development matters for associations and individual owners.

Conservatorship and Guardianship: When a person is unable to manage their own affairs due to age, illness, or disability, a conservatorship or guardianship proceeding may be necessary. The firm handles these court processes, which require careful attention to both the procedural requirements and the human circumstances involved.

Construction Defect Law: California construction defect litigation involves technical questions about building standards, expert testimony regarding defects and damages, and complex multi-party proceedings involving developers, contractors, subcontractors, and insurers. The firm handles construction defect matters.

Elder Law: Seniors and their families face specific legal challenges relating to healthcare planning, long-term care, benefits eligibility, and protection from financial exploitation. The firm’s elder law practice addresses these issues.

Employment Law: California employment law is among the most extensive in the country. The firm handles employment matters for both employers and employees, covering wage and hour disputes, discrimination claims, wrongful termination, and related issues.

Estate Planning: Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and beneficiary designations form the foundation of a complete estate plan. The firm develops estate plans calibrated to each client’s family situation, asset structure, and goals.

Family Law: Divorce, legal separation, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, and domestic violence restraining orders are among the family law matters handled by the firm.

Insurance Law: Insurance coverage disputes and bad faith claims require attorneys who understand both the technical language of insurance policies and the legal standards that govern insurer obligations. The firm handles insurance law matters.

International Law: The firm’s capabilities extend to matters with international dimensions, serving clients whose business or personal circumstances cross national borders.

Litigation: Litigation is the core of the firm’s identity. While many law firms treat litigation as one option among many, Bohm Wildish & Matsen describes itself as a litigation boutique, meaning that trial preparation and courtroom advocacy are central to how the firm operates, not peripheral options reserved for cases that cannot settle.

Personal Injury: The firm represents clients who have been injured due to another party’s negligence, pursuing compensation for medical expenses, lost income, and pain and suffering.

Probate: Administering a deceased person’s estate, including the court-supervised probate process where applicable, involves legal work that affects the distribution of assets to beneficiaries and the resolution of creditor claims. The firm handles probate matters.

Product Liability: When defective products cause injuries, the manufacturer and others in the distribution chain may bear legal responsibility. The firm handles product liability cases.

Real Estate Law: Real estate transactions, title disputes, easement questions, landlord-tenant matters, and real property litigation are handled across the range of real estate law.

Tax Law and Retirement Planning: Tax planning and retirement account management involve legal questions that affect long-term financial health. The firm handles tax law matters and retirement planning.

Trusts and Wills: Trust administration, trust disputes, will contests, and related matters are handled as part of the firm’s estate planning and probate practice.

Attorney Profiles

Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP is led by a partnership that includes James G. Bohm, Daniel R. Wildish, Sherry D. Graybehl D’Antony, Annie V. Won, Klaus Heinze, Cynthia Beek, Cecilia Preciado, Ahmed Shaikh, and Mary Doerges Frey. The depth of the partnership roster reflects a firm that has built a substantive bench across multiple practice areas rather than concentrating its credentials in a single specialty.

The firm’s philosophy, delivering big-firm credentials at substantially lower rates, requires attorneys who are competent enough to command those credentials while operating in a structure that keeps overhead lower than major firms. The partnership model supports that goal, distributing expertise across a team while avoiding the administrative layers that drive up costs at larger institutions.

Clients have grown and prospered under the firm’s guidance since its formation, a fact that reflects the kind of sustained, trust-based relationship that the firm has made a centerpiece of its identity. The firm’s client base, which generates its majority of business through returning clients and referrals, validates that model.

Location and Service Area

The firm is located at 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 640, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, in Orange County. Costa Mesa is centrally positioned in Southern California, accessible to clients across Orange County, Los Angeles County, and the San Diego area. The firm’s stated service area is Southern California and San Diego.

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST. Phone: (714) 384-6500.

Client Focus

The majority-referral and returning-client business model is not accidental. It results from a specific approach to client relationships: aggressive litigation combined with genuine advocacy, delivered at rates below what large firms charge for equivalent credentials. Clients who experience that combination are inclined to return for their next legal matter and to recommend the firm to people they know.

The firm’s breadth of practice areas supports long-term relationships by reducing the need for clients to seek outside counsel when a new type of legal issue arises. A client who first engaged the firm for a business dispute may later return for estate planning, then for employment law advice, and throughout that period the firm maintains a continuous understanding of that client’s situation that a new firm would need significant time to develop.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean that Bohm Wildish & Matsen is a litigation boutique?
A litigation boutique is a firm whose identity is built around trial preparation and courtroom advocacy rather than transactional work or document-driven practice. At Bohm Wildish & Matsen, litigation is not a fallback option when other approaches fail. It is the firm’s core competency, and the firm approaches all matters with the discipline and preparation that litigation requires.

How does the firm keep rates lower than large firms while maintaining comparable credentials?
The firm operates with a partnership structure and overhead model that differs from major law firms, which carry substantial administrative and marketing costs. By operating as a focused litigation boutique, the firm maintains professional quality without the cost structure that larger institutions pass on to clients.

What geographic area does the firm serve?
The firm serves clients throughout Southern California, including the San Diego area, from its Costa Mesa office at 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 640, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

Does the firm handle cases involving international law?
Yes. The firm handles matters with international dimensions, serving clients whose personal or business circumstances involve cross-border legal questions. Specific international matters should be discussed directly with the firm.

How can I reach Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP?
The firm can be reached at (714) 384-6500 during office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PST. Additional information is at ambrosidoerges.com. The office is at 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 640, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.

Closing

More than a decade of operation with sustained client relationships, a majority-referral business model, and a partner roster that spans over two dozen practice areas: Bohm Wildish & Matsen, LLP offers Southern California clients access to a full-service litigation firm whose long track record and repeat-client base speak to the quality of the representation it delivers. The combination of big-firm credentials and rates that reflect a more efficient operating structure provides an alternative to both the high-cost major firm model and the limited-service boutique that handles only one type of matter. For clients in Costa Mesa, Orange County, the broader Southern California region, and San Diego, the firm’s number is (714) 384-6500.