Jeffrey A. Tidus Trial Practice and Case Summaries

A prominent attorney died Tuesday after he was shot in the head outside his California home.

Jeffrey Tidus was shot Monday around 8:30 p.m. as he was fetching a laptop from his car. His wife heard a single gunshot ring out and rushed outside to find him lying in the driveway behind his blue Toyota Prius, sheriff’s homicide Lt. Dave Dolson said.

“There are certain factors about it that indicate it could be a targeted killing,” Dolson said. “We haven’t ruled anything out.”
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Tidus, 53, had represented a string of high-profile clients including Hawthorne Savings, Isuzu Motors of America and defunct subprime lender New Century Financial, according to his Web site.

Dolson said investigators did not know of a motive but would be screening Tidus’ past.

“We will have to take a long look at his professional and personal life,” Dolson said.