Joseph McMonigle has been trying cases for 40 years at San Francisco’s Long & Levit. He and partner Jessica MacGregor have never had one quite like Kinsella v. JAMS.

Defending JAMS Inc. and one of its neutrals over resume padding charges, the litigators soldiered through an unconventional three-week trial in San Diego Superior Court only to be faced with a possible jury deadlock. But with some adroit maneuvering, the litigators kept deliberations alive and ultimately obtained a defense verdict.