Procter, Slaughter & Reagan, LLP

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Law Firm in Ventura, California
 
Address
789 South Victoria Avenue, Third Floor
Ventura, California 93003
(Ventura Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 805-658-7800  
Fax: 805-644-2131
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Procter, Slaughter & Reagan, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice in the areas of Environmental and Toxic Tort Claims, Specializing in Mold, Construction Defect Litigation, Real Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Business Transactional, Governmental Tort Defense, General Insurance Defense, Contracts, Corporate Law, Health Care and Medical Device Claims.
Firm Profile:
Procter, Slaughter & Reagan, LLP, a civil litigation law firm, offers its clients litigation services at both the trial and appellate level. Areas of expertise include environmental and toxic litigation, real property, personal injury, construction defect, business litigation and health care litigation.

The firm is centrally located in Ventura, directly across from the courthouse. In addition to Ventura County, Procter, Slaughter & Reagan, LLP serves the counties of Santa Barbara, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino.

Firm Size: 18
Representative Clients:
Chubb Insurance; Citation Insurance; City of Santa Paula; Contractors Bonding & Insurance Company; D.K. Fortune & Associates, Inc.; Fleming & Associates; GAB Robins, Gregory Bragg, John Glenn Adjusters; Ohio Casualty; Pro Claim; Professional Claim Managers, Inc.; Safeco Insurance Company; SCIPIE; Ward North America, Inc., Westport Insurance Corporation; Zurich Specialties.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
     Visa
     MasterCard
     American Express
MEMBERS OF FIRM
James N. Procter, II (Managing Partner) born Bakersfield, California, September 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Ventura Community College (A.A., 1973); University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Political Science, with honors, 1977); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1980). Member, McGeorge Juvenile Law/Appellate Clinic. Arbitrator, Superior Court, 1986—. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Housing Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Trial Practice. Email: James N. Procter, II
William M. Slaughter (Member) born Whittier, California, August 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: California State University at Humboldt (B.A., 1979); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1982). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Member, Comment Staff, 1980-1981 and Associate Articles Editor, 1981-1982, Pacific Law Journal, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. Participant, The Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Ostayan v. Nordhoff Townhomes Homeowners Assn., Inc. (2003) 110 Cal.App. 4th 120; Geffcken v. D'Andrea (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 1298. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Arbitration; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction Defects; Homeowners Association Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Fraud. Email: William M. Slaughter
Barry J. Reagan (Member) born Santa Monica, California, June 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, Pepperdine Law Review, 1989-1991. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Homeowners Association Law; Business Litigation.
James B. Cole (Member) born San Diego, California, August 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.S., 1984); University of California at Santa Barbara College of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Ventura County and Santa Barbara County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Real Property; Contracts; Corporate; Business Litigation. Email: James B. Cole
Lisa N. Shyer (Member) born Pomona, California, December 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University, Fullerton (B.A., with honors, 1995); California Western School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member, National Trial Team; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Skills, Criminal Procedure and Professional Responsibility. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Health Care; Medical Malpractice; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Lisa N. Shyer
Karen M. Harmeling (Member) born Oakland, California, September 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., Political Science, 1983); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Business Planning. Member: Los Angeles, Ventura County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance; Civil Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Construction Defect Defense. Email: Karen M. Harmeling
James P. Hart, Jr. (Member) born Encino, California, April 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1988); Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, Ford Chapter, 1990-1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Insurance Law, 1991. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Homeowners Association Law; Elder Law; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: James P. Hart, Jr.
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Jeffrey J. Halfen (Associate) born Burbank, California, February 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1987). Receipient, Order of the Coif, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Jeffrey J. Halfen
Mark Masters (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, June 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A. History and Art History, 1999); New York University (M.V.A.A., 2001); Loyola Law School of Los Angeles (J.D., 2005). Member: California State Bar Association; Ventura Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Mark Masters
Sueanne D. Chadbourne (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2000, Washington. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., Social Ecology, 1992); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1998). Judicial externship, Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Law Clerk to U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. Member: California State Bar; Washington State Bar Association; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Property Damage; Mold Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Homeowners Association Law; Construction Defects.
Chandra A. Beaton (Associate) born New York, New York, May 31, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1997); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Formerly with Swedelson & Gottlieb. Member: Ventura County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%). Email: Chandra A. Beaton
T.J. Stephens (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, October 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2002, Colorado. Education: Pepperdine University (B.S., International Business, 1996); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Insurance Defense. Email: T.J. Stephens
Gabriele M. Lashly (Associate) born Braunschweig, Germany, April 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Bremen, Germany; 1992, California. Education: Bremen, Germany (Assessor Juris, 1980); Washington University, School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri (LL.M., 1982); Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster, Germany (Dr. jur., magna cum laude, 1987). Author: "Make Your Settlement Stick - How to Avoid Common Pitfalls Under Civil Code Section 664.6," 3rd Quarter 2006 Verdict, p. 44; "New Developments in International Child Custody Disputes Under the Hague Convention," Roll Call, Newsletter of Military Committee, ABA Family Law Section, Vol. 2-2006, p. 1; "Notice of Appeal and Bankruptcy Stay," Santa Barbara Lawyer, December 2004, p. 12; "International Custody Disputes - Federal Supremacy Reigns," Family Law News, Fall 2004, p. 11; "Bi-national Custody Cases Belong in Federal Court," Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 23, 2004, p. 7; "No Fibbing! Risking Sanctions in the Appellate Courts," Santa Barbara Lawyer, April 2001, p. 20; "The Seduction of the Fib: Consider Sanctions in Trial and Appellate Courts," San Luis Obispo Bar Bulletin, March/April 2001, p. 15. Co-Author: "Looking Ahead: How to Increase the Chances of Winning on Appeal," Family Law News, Summer 2003, p. 7; "Prevailing Prize: Recent Decisions Answer Some Questions About Attorney Fees," Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 2, 2001, p. 7; "Appeal: Hearing and Decision," California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Volume 5, Appeal (Matthew Bender 1998). Member: Ventura County Bar Association; State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Elnekave v. Via Dolce Homeowners Association, 142 Cal. App. 4th 1193 (2006); Lolly v. Campbell, 28 Cal. 4th 367 (2002); Biren v. Equality Emergency Medical Group, Inc., 102 Cal. App. 4th 125 (2002); In re Marrige of Bower, 96 Cal. App. 4th 893 (2002); Taylor v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 78 Cal. App. 4th 472 (2000); In re Marrige of Rich, 73 Cal. App. 4th 419 (1999); In re Marrige of Freeman, 45 Cal. App. 4th 1437 (1996); In re Marrige of Tamraz, 24 Cal. App. 4th 1740 (1994); Parris v. Sands, 21 Cal. App. 4th 187 (1993). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; German Law; Litigation. Email: Gabriele M. Lashly
Jeff Coyner (Associate) born Ventura, California, May 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.S., 1995); Golden Gate University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Toxic Torts. Email: Jeff Coyner
Daniel Ross Stevens (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Accounting, 1999); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, legal Internship Seminar. Member: San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense.
Taylor Emerson (Associate) born Grants Pass, Oregon, April 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pepperdine University (B.S., International Business, 1999); Ventura College of Law (J.D., 2002). Formerly with: Haffner, Haffner & Kirwin, LLP; Green, Devine & Campbell, LLP. Member: Ventura County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.
David L. Bodnariuk (Associate) born Thousand Oaks, California, November 24, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University (B.S., 2003); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Recipient: Cali Awards, Torts; Moot Court Honors Program, 2005-2006. Member: California Bar Association. Email: David L. Bodnariuk
Santo J. Riccobono (Associate) born Thousand Oaks, California, October 5, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S., 2004); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Santo J. Riccobono
Bevin A. Berube (Associate) born Redding, California, May 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 2000); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Homeowners Association Law; Construction Defects.
Ravi R. Mehta (Associate) born Baria, Gujarat, India, April 18, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Wisconsin; 2008, California. Education: Pepperdine University (B.A., 2003); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Ravi R. Mehta
Raye W. Lamerdin (Associate) born Paintsville, Kentucky, March 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2000, North Carolina; 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Raye W. Lamerdin
OF COUNSEL
Becky R. McCarthy (Of Counsel) born Santa Paula, California, April 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Ventura College of Law (A.A., 1981; J.D., 1985). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations; Civil Procedure Award. Law Clerk, Lawler & Ellis, 1984-1985. Supervisor, Ventura County Superior Court, 1974-1984. Member, Ventura County Arbitration Panel, 1988—. Temporary Judge and Mandatory Settlement Offices, Ventura County Superior Court, 1992—. Member: Ventura County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Ventura Country Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Public Entity; Tort Liability; Civil Practice; Products Liability. Email: Becky R. McCarthy
Kristine L. Harn (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, May 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1995); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient: CALI Awards in Insurance Law and Legal Research and Writing; Second Place Team, National Products Liability Moot Court Competition; First Place Writer, Southwestern Intramural Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk to: Bollington, Stilz, Bloeser & Curry, 2001; Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault & Crist, 2001-2003. Member: Los Angeles, Ventura and San Fernando Valley Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Tort Defense; Construction Defects.
Brian A. Rohrer (Of Counsel) born Van Nuys, California, February 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.S., Biology, 1994); Pepperdine University (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Team, 2000-2001. Member: Ventura County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Mold Litigation.

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