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Address
3610 Fourteenth Street, P.O. Box 1299
Riverside, California 92502 (Riverside Co.)
Website
http://www.tclaw.net
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) Since 1915, the firm has continued to be a full service law firm handling both litigation and transactional matters for its clients. Thompson & Colegate provides a broad range of legal services to insurance carriers, healthcare providers, individuals, businesses and governmental clients throughout California. Its practice was built on a tradition of excellence and integrity in providing legal services. The firm's commitment and approach is to understand client objectives and identify the most practical ways to accomplish them. Members of the firm are regularly involved in and serve on boards for community activities and organizations. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice, Personal Injury Defense, Business Litigation, Construction, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Public Entity Defense, Administrative Law, Elder Law, Labor Law, Collections, Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Agency, Corporate, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate, Wills and Trust Litigation, Long Term Care, Medi-Care, Medi-Cal, Insurance, Real Estate, Commercial, Education, Employment Law and Appellate Practice, Media-First Amendment Law, Bankruptcy and Education Law. Year Established: 1915
Firm Size: 20
ClientsCOUNSEL FOR: American International Group
Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club
Carl Warren & Company
Fleetwood Enterprises
NovaPro Risk Solutions (formerly Ward North America)
Skanska USA Civil West California District
First American Title
Visterra Credit Union
Moreno Valley Unified School District
Provident Savings Bank
County of Riverside
Altura Credit Union
Riverside Unified School District
Travelers
Catholic Healthcare West
Zurich
County of San Bernardino
Norcal Mutual Insurance Co.
TIG Specialty
Adventist Risk Management
URS Corporation
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.
Paul Hubbs Construction, Inc.
Catholic Mutual Group
Optima Healthcare Insurance Services
Charles Machine Works
Broadspire
General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Alvord Unified School District, Jurupa Unified School District
Mill Man Steel, Inc.
Patrion Mortgage
Patrion Insurance
Corona-Temecula Orthopedic Associates.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Address3610 Fourteenth Street P.O. Box 1299
Riverside, CA 92502, (Riverside Co.)
PhonePhone: 951-682-5550
Fax: 951-781-4012
Websitehttp://www.tclaw.net
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
H. L. Thompson (1885-1962).
Roy W. Colegate (1906-1960).
Robert B. Swortwood (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1968); University of Iowa (J.D., 1978); Golden Gate University (M.B.A., Taxation, 1987). Author: "Seniors, Don't Get Sick," A Review of Medi-Cal Planning, Riverside Press Enterprise, 10-5-97. Marine White House Social Aide to President Nixon, 1973-1974. Director: Riverside County Estate Planning Council, 1987; Riverside County Bar Association, 1996-1998. Chairman, Probate and Estate Section, Riverside County Bar Association, 1995-1997. Settlement Mediator, State of California Court of Appeals, Fourth District. Member, The Estate and Gifts Committees: The University of California at Riverside; The Riverside Community Foundation; The Riverside Community Hospital Foundation. Listed in Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide. Judge Pro Temp, Riverside Superior Court. [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1969-1975]. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Will Contests; Trust Litigation; Probate; Business Planning; Business Litigation.Email: Robert B. Swortwood
John W. Marshall (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, October 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Francis College (B.A., in Economics, 1967); Fordham University (M.A., in Economics, 1968); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, Pepperdine University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member, Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee of Judicial Council of California, 2000-2003. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Riverside County Barristers (President, 1981-1982); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (President, 1996; Board of Directors, 1986-1998); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; National Board of Directors, 1999-2002; President, Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter, 1999; Board of Directors, California Chapter, 1998-2000); Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court; Supreme Court Historical Society; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Riverside Superior Court Arbitration Committee; California Defense Counsel (President, 2002; Board of Directors, 1997-2003). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation; Public Entity Defense.Email: John W. Marshall
John A. Boyd (Member) born Corona, California, July 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., in Marketing, 1976); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Business Editor, Pepperdine University Law Review, 1977-1979. Author: Casenote, "Trimble v. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal of Labine v. Vincent?" 5 Pepperdine Law Review. Member, Inland County's Bankruptcy Forum. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Riverside County Barristers (Vice President, 1985). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Title; Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy.Email: John A. Boyd
Michael J. Marlatt (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California; California Polytechnic University (B.S., 1981); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Dalsimer Moot Court Competition. Recipient, NASA Achievement Award, Pathology Department, USC School of Medicine. Vice President, Student Bar Association, 1983-1984. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1995-2001 Edition. Judge Pro Tem and Mediator, Riverside Superior Court, 1989. Lecturer: California Trial Lawyers Association, 1991; University of Amsterdam Law School, 1994; Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1991-1996 and 1999-2000; Boston College of Law, 1997; University of California at Riverside, 1997. Board Member, Advisory Committee, Legal Nurse Consulting Program, University of California at Riverside. Chairman: Civil Law Program for University of California at Riverside; Bioethics Committee, Riverside Community Hospital, 1999. Member, Board of Directors: American Red Cross; Riverside County Regional Medical Center. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors); Southern California Association of Healthcare Managers (Member, By-Law and Membership Committees); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Public Entity Law.Email: Michael J. Marlatt
Diane M. Wiesmann (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi (Vice Magister, 1985-1986). Listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1986. Member: California District Attorneys Association, 1986-1989; Advisory Board, Arthritis Foundation, 1999; Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Secretary-Treasurer, 2009). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Employment Law.Email: Diane M. Wiesmann
Gary T. Montgomery (Member) born San Bernardino, California, January 10, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1989); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1993). Board of Directors, Athletic Association, University of California at Riverside. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Riverside County Barristers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Public Law; Construction Law; Commercial Law.Email: Gary T. Montgomery
Kurtis E. Yaeger (Member) born Covina, California, August 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Loma Linda University (B.S., 1978); San Diego State University (M.A., 1983); Western State University (J.D., 1989). Member: Riverside County and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section), (Special Master); Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kurtis E. Yaeger
——————————Lisa Victoria Todd (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1993, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Schiller International University, Heidelberg, Germany (Dean's List, 1982); Loyola Marymount University (B.A., Political Science, 1984, Pi Gamma Mu, Social Science Honor Society); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1987). Member, Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, 1996-1998. Member: Riverside County Bar Association (Member, Mock Trial Steering Committee, 2001); State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Lisa Victoria Todd
Mary L. Frederickson (Associate) born Inglewood, California, October 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.S., summa cum laude, 1995); University of San Francisco (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management. [U.S. Navy, 1978-1982, Petty Officer 2nd Class]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; General Practice.Email: Mary L. Frederickson
William A. Pennell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.S.M.E., 1995); Western State University (J.D., 1999). Formerly with: Reid & Hellyer; Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett. Member: Riverside County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Construction Law; Intellectual Property.Email: William A. Pennell
Lisa M. Killingbeck (Associate) born Riverside, California, December 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science, 1999); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Riverside Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section); State Bar of California (Member, Trusts and Estates Section); Riverside Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Litigation; Elder Law; Real Property; Probate.Email: Lisa M. Killingbeck
Susan K. Brennecke (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, November 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 2004, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Riverside Community College (A.A., 1984); University of La Verne College of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Moot Court Team. Recipient: CALI Award for Case Analysis and Writing, Torts; Scholastic Distinctions. Senior Staff Writer, 2002 and Member, Editorial Board, 2003, Journal of Juvenile Law. Author: "Pay Now or Pay Later? California's Attempt to Legislate Undocumented Children Out of a Public Education," 23 Journal Juvenile Law 41. Member, Advisory Committee, University of La Verne Studies Program, 1999-2004. Member: Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Appellate Practice; Torts; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Health Care Litigation.Email: Susan K. Brennecke
Karla Stirling (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, November 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2000); University of Utah (J.D., 2005). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Probate Litigation; Business Litigation.
Kelly A. Henry (Associate) born Simi Valley, California, April 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., 1996); Western State University (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.
Virna Manuel (Associate) born March 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.S., Pharmacology, with highest honors, 1997; M.A., Molecular, Cellular Developmental Biology, 1999); Western State University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Dean's List. Law Review Author and Editor: Scientific Research Associate UCLA Medical School; Cancer Research at Allergan Pharmaceutical Industries. Recipient, Research Award in Pharmacology Program, 1997. Member: State Bar of California; Riverside County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Products Liability; Wrongful Death.Email: Virna Manuel
Kirsten B. Shea (Associate) born Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Chatham College (B.A., English, cum laude, 2000); University of Oregon (J.D., 2005). Operations Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2004-2005. Staff Writer, Riverside Lawyer Magazine. Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Leo A. Deegan Inns of Court; Riverside Barristers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business Law; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Construction Law.
Anthony Perez (Associate) born Monterey Park, California; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., Sociology, 1999); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Eminent Domain; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation.
Jennifer R. Wong (Associate) born Fontana, California July 1, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2004); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California; Riverside County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Construction Law.
OF COUNSELJ. E. Holmes, III (Of Counsel) born Canton, Ohio, April 18, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, California, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1970, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1979 U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Army Court Military Review. Education: Claremont Men's College (A.B., 1964); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Delta Theta. White House Military Social Aide, 1968-1970. Settlement Mediator, State of California Court of Appeals, Fourth District. Arbitrator and Settlement Mediator, Riverside County Superior Courts. Judge Pro Tem, Riverside Superior Courts. Member: Riverside County (Chairman, Disaster Relief and Emergency Preparedness Committee) and San Bernardino County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Director, 1996-2002); Riverside County Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; Chapter President, 1990 and Member, Chapter Executive Committee, 1988-1991 and 1993-1994, Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter; Director, State of California Chapter, 1989-1990; Director, National Board of Directors, 1993-1999). [Capt., U.S. Army, JA, 1968-1974; Col, JA, Senior Military Judge, Trial Judiciary, U.S. Army Reserve, 1992-1998]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury; Public Entity; Construction Law; Warranty Law; Lemon Law; General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trademarks; Business Litigation.Email: J. E. Holmes, III
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