Areas of Practice • Personal Injury / Wrongful Death • Wildfire Litigation/Public Utility Regulation • Mass Torts/Class Actions • Civil Trial Litigation
Bar Admissions • California State Bar – 1986 • Hawaii State Bar – 1998 • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit – 1992
• United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit – 2006 • United States District Court, Southern District of California – 1989 • United States District Court, Central District of California – 1997
Of Counsel - Trial Lawyer Ward Clay
Through his long and distinguished career, Mr. Clay has tried at least 57 jury trials that led to a verdict, plus over 100 non-jury trials and over 130 appeals with six published cases. After completing his undergraduate work Cum Laude at U.C.L.A. in 1982, Mr. Clay obtained his J.D. in 1986 from the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Today, he brings his many years of trial experience and exceptional track record to provide winning legal representation. Mr. Clay served as a trial attorney with the San Diego Office of the City Attorney from 1986 to 1989 and was chief of the appellate unit. He was hired by the San Diego District Attorney in 1989 and served there until 1991. During his career, Attorney Clay has argued cases in both California and Hawaii, including cases before the California Supreme Court and both the Ninth and Fifth Circuit Federal Courts of Appeal. He has also represented many clients before the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
Education • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California Juris Doctorate - 1986 • University of California, Los Angeles, California Bachelor of Arts - 1982 (Cum Laude) Honors and Awards • Certified Legal Specialist; Criminal Law – The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization (since 2001) • Selected to Super Lawyers® (2008-2022) Criminal Trial Litigation • Domestic Violence & Child Abuse • White Collar Crimes, Including Embezzlement, Fraud, • Counterfeiting, Tax Evasion, Financial Crimes, and Bribery • Federal Crimes • Theft Crimes • Workers’ Compensation Fraud • Drug Crimes, Including Possession, Sale, Trafficking, and Manufacturing/Cultivation • Criminal Appeals 31
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