Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Home office stipend
Patton Trial Group is a 10 attorney Insurance Defense firm specializing in the defense of personal injury matters, with an emphasis on defending against highly questionable claims (SIU). With a main office in Ontario, we cover most of California with multiple attorneys working remotely across the state. As such, a physical location in Ontario, or remote work is negotiable depending on level of experience.
We are seeking to add an experienced attorney to further assist with our growing clientele and caseload. The attorney would be responsible for their own caseload, reviewing documents/discovery, taking depositions, retaining and consulting with experts, attending court hearings, reporting to clients, and preparing for trial. Opportunities for second chair trial experience and eventually conducting your own trials is available to interested candidates.
Ideally, the candidate will have 5 - 20 years of prior experience in Personal Injury so that they can begin to assist immediately.
Primary responsibilities would include:
- Initial File Review, drafting initial evaluations and discovery plans • Deposing and defending party depositions • Working with paralegals on obtaining, reviewing and summarizing medical records • Maintaining contact with clients and reporting • Retaining and consulting with expert witnesses • Taking and defending expert witness depositions • Legal research and memoranda when necessary • Preparing Trial Documents • Second Chair, and potential First Chair Trial experience possible to interested candidates (but not necessary)
Qualifications
- Successful completion of a Juris Doctor (J.D. degree) from an accredited law school
- Active California State Bar license
- Previous experience with insurance defense law
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
- Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail
- Knowledge of Discovery Rules and general procedures
- Effectiveness in working both independently and collaboratively
- Excellent client relations
- Timely reporting
Compensation would be competitive and commensurate with experience and ability. We also offer health insurance options, dental, vision and a matching 401K plan.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $130,000 - $190,000 per year depending upon experience.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Health Insurance
- Vision and Dental Insurance options
Schedule:
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $130,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Multiple attorneys with PATTON TRIAL GROUP have earned the prestigious AV peer-review rating by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. The firm draws upon the comprehensive background and experience of more than 150 years of litigation experience and nearly 100 jury trials. This experience and willingness to see the case through trial is what sets the firm apart. While most defense counsel aggressively defend matters up to the courthouse steps, only to offer substantially more to avoid taking those final steps. PATTON TRIAL GROUP takes pride in quickly evaluating matters, recommending a reasonable early offer, and if the opposition rejects the offer, moving forward with every intention of litigating the matter to jury verdict.
PATTON TRIAL GROUP is a full service litigation firm, which handles personal injury, products liability, professional liability, construction defects and business/commercial litigation. The firm has successfully litigated numerous cases in a variety of practice areas such general liability matters, automobile accident cases, product liability, slip and fall, assault and battery, law enforcement excessive force and mold cases.
With extensive resources to investigate, analyze, and litigate suspicious claims and dedication to detail, PATTON TRIAL GROUP is well regarded for its vigorous handling of suspicious first- and third-party claims, as well as the defense of multiple fortune 500 companies for extra-contractual/bad-faith actions. Collectively, the firm’s attorneys have conducted thousands of examinations under oath and depositions regarding suspicious property loss claims, fraudulent personal injury accident claims, and inflated and unreasonable medical payment claims. Hundreds of these suspicious claims have been tried or arbitrated.
PATTON TRIAL GROUP is pleased to provide legal services throughout the state of California with its offices maintained in Los Angeles/Ontario, Orange County/Newport Beach, San Francisco Bay Area/Walnut Creek/Sacramento and San Diego locations. From these locations, the firm is able to handle cases venued anywhere in the state of California.
PATTON TRIAL GROUP also offers its clients throughout the United States onsite, custom training seminars. These seminars cover a variety of legal topics, including litigation techniques, examinations under oath, questionable medical/chiropractic billings and handling suspicious claims.
Pledged to professional excellence, PATTON TRIAL GROUP enjoys longstanding relationships with its clients and is proud to include a number of Fortune 500 Companies as well as the country’s top-rated insurance companies among those clients.
