#14: Jude Basile, Esq. Counsel for the Plaintiff.

Season #2

Welcome to the Trial Alchemy™ podcast, where I talk with top ABOTA plaintiff and defense trial lawyers, and ABOTA civil trial judges about what works, and what doesn't work when trying a case to a jury.

In episode #14, I talk with outstanding plaintiff lawyer Jude Basile, Esq. Thanks for joining me!


Guest Resume: J. Jude Basile, Esq. 

Jude Basile, Esq. is an outstanding plaintiff civil trial lawyer who has tried more than 100 jury trials to verdict. 

He is a member of The Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group limited to 100 members in the entire U.S.

In 2022, Jude obtained a jury verdict of $150 million in non-economic damages for the wrongful death of one person. This was one of the five largest verdicts that year in California, one of the twenty-five largest verdicts nationally that year, and was the highest jury verdict for a single wrongful death in California History.

Jude has been named the Trial Lawyer of the Year seven times by various organizations, including the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.  

Jude is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College and served as the President of the Trial Lawyers College from 2009 to 2013. He has been an invited speaker and presenter to numerous state bar Trial Lawyers Organizations and Trial Colleges throughout the country.


Guest Contact Information:  J. Jude Basile, Esq. 
1334 Chorro Street, Suite 310
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Telephone: (805) 781-8600
Email: [email protected] 
Web: https://www.basilelaw.com 

Podcast Host Resume: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Monty McIntyre:
(1) Helps settle lawsuits as a mediator, and decides cases or issues as an arbitrator and referee at ADR Services, Inc. He handles cases in the areas of business, employment, insurance, real property and torts, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in these areas. To schedule a matter contact his case managers, Haward Cho, [email protected], or Rachael Boughan, [email protected], (619) 233-1323);
(2) Helps lawyers prepare for trial, and mentors them to become excellent civil trial lawyers with his Trial Mentoring™ services. Phone: (619) 990-4312. Email: [email protected];
(3) Hosts the Trial Alchemy™ podcast available on Spotify, Apple podcasts and YouTube, and
(4) Publishes California Case Summaries™ (see below).

Monty has been a California civil trial lawyer since December of 1980, and a member of the Amercian Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 1995. He has tried over 100 civil cases including jury trials, judge trials, administrative hearings, hospital medical staff hearings, and arbitrations where he represented plaintiffs and defendants in business, CEQA, elder abuse, employment, hospital medical staff, insurance bad faith, land use, Medical Board of California, medical malpractice, personal injury, real property, and wrongful death and other tort cases. Monty has recovered over $50 million in judgments and settlements for plaintiff clients and has recovered numerous defense verdicts and favorable results for defense clients. Monty is a past president of the San Diego County Bar Association and the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA, a Master in the Enright Inn of Court, a recipient of two Outstanding Trial Lawyer awards, and a past member of the ABOTA National Board of Directors, National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA House of Delegates, and the ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence.

Podcast Host Contact Information: Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Phone: (619) 990-4312
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://montymcintyre.mykajabi.com 

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Do well and be well.

Best regards, 
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.