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| | Address | | 39 North California Street, P.O. Box 1178 | | Ventura, California 93002 | | (Ventura Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 805-648-5111; 800-350-8921 | | Fax: 805-648-7218 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bentonorr.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Benton, Orr, Duval & Buckingham,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Construction Defect, Environmental Contamination, Police Defense, School Law, Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Probate Litigation, Conservatorships, Mediation and Arbitration, Bankruptcy. | | Year Established: 1882 | Firm Profile:
Benton, Orr, Duval & Buckingham was established in 1882 and is the oldest law firm in Ventura County. Former members include Erle Stanley Gardner, author of the popular Perry Mason novels. The firm provides quality legal services in a wide range of matters, with particular emphasis in litigation, estate planning and transactional work. | | Firm Size: 10 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Elkins Ranch Co.; PW Environmental; Ivy Lawn Memorial Park; Rincon Investment Company. |
TRIAL COUNSEL FOR: Automobile Club of Southern California; The Atlantic Companies; CalFarm Insurance Group; California Insurance Group; MSI Insurance; TIG Insurance Co.; County of Ventura; California Sanitation Risk Management Association; Ventura Unified School District; Simi Valley Unified School District; Las Virgines Unified School District; Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Council of California; Allied Insurance Co. | References:
Bank of America National Trust & Savings Assn. (West Ventura Branch); Mid-State Bank & Trust (Downtown Ventura Branch). | | Terrence J. Bonham (Member) born Richmond, California, June 8, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, California and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Saint Mary's College of California (A.B., 1960); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1963). Member, Ventura County Arbitration Panel, 1979—. Member: Ventura County (Member, 1970— and Director, 1971, Executive Board) and American (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1999); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo Chapter, 1985; Director, National Board, 1991-1996); Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1964-1968]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Administrative Law; Legal Malpractice; Arbitration; Construction Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Terrence J. Bonham | | Bruce Alan Finck (Member) born Santa Barbara, California, July 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., summa cum laude, 1971); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of California Law Review. Member, "FDA Regulation of Medical Devices," 1974. Arbitrator, Ventura County Consolidated Courts, 1980—. Brain Injury Arbitrator, Cogito Juris. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government; Employment Law; Contracts; Personal Injury; Intellectual Property; Environmental Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Bruce Alan Finck | | Thomas E. Olson (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 22, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of California at Davis (A.B., 1972; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of Coif; Phi Delta Phi (Secretary, 1976-1977). Author: "Debtor Exemption Laws and the Farmer, Suggestions for Judicial Reform," University of California at Davis Law Review, 1979. Adjunct Professor, Southern California Institute of Law, 1979-1980. Member: Ventura County Bar Association (Chair, Executive Committee, Probate and Estate Planning Section); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Collections; Business Law; Commercial Law; Conservatorship. Email: Thomas E. Olson | | Carol A. Woo (Member) born San Francisco, California, March 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1977); Lone Mountain College (M.A., 1978); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1985). Member, Pepperdine University Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "Antitrust and California's New Preferred Provider Organization Legislation: A New Alternative in Health Care Cost Containment," 12 Pepperdine L.Rev. 121 (1984); "California Supreme Court Survey: August 1984-November 1984," 12 Pepperdine L.Rev. 789 (1985). Member: Ventura County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Southern California Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Cottle v. Superior Court, 1992, 30 C.A. 4th 1367, 5 C.R. 2d 882. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Government Tort Liability; School Law; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Transfers; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury. Email: Carol A. Woo | | Donald R. Wood (Member) born Los Angeles, California, May 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: Fort Lewis College (B.A., 1980); Ventura College of Law (J.D., 1985). Arbitrator, Ventura County Superior Court, 1988—. Member: Ventura County and American Bar Associations; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; California Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Public Law; Maritime Law; Jones Act; Construction Defects; Trucking Law; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law; Elder Abuse; Aviation Law; Automobile Liability. Email: Donald R. Wood | | —————————— | | Kevin M. McCormick (Associate) born Pasadena, California, October 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University at Los Angeles (B.A., 1980); Loyola Marymount University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Judge Pro Tem, Ventura County Consolidated Courts, 1996—. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co., 108 F.3d 1134 (9th Cir. 1997); Fine v. Superior Court (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 651; Lacaehs v. Lewin 215 F.Supp.2d 1071 (CDCA 2002); Silva v. County of Los Angeles 215 F. Supp.2d 1079 (CDCA 2002). Practice Areas: Government Tort Liability; Copyrights; Unfair Trade; Civil Litigation; Inverse Condemnation; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense. Email: Kevin M. McCormick | | Barton C. Merrill (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; September 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1980); Santa Barbara College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Ventura County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Ventura County Contractor's Association; Santa Barbara County Counselors Association; Southern California Defense Counsel Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Defect; Land Subsidence; Real Estate; Products Liability; Contracts; Insurance Defense. | | OF COUNSEL | | Ronald L. Colton (Of Counsel) born Oceanside, California, March 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1972, U.S. Tax Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Palomar Junior College; U.S. Naval Academy; San Diego State College (B.A., 1967); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). State Inheritance Tax Referee, 1978-1982. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Corporate Counsel Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Health Care; Agribusiness; Seed Law. |
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