Jay S. McClaugherty
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Monrovia, CA
The managing partner at McClaugherty & Associates, Jay S. McClaugherty is a personal injury attorney. He represents clients in the following areas in California: San Bernardino, Riverside, San Francisco, Fresno and Los Angeles. With over 106 jury trials in his career, he represents those who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents and is also proficient intellectual property law. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he is AV Preeminent* peer-review rated, the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. McClaugherty is admitted to practice in the state of California. After graduating with honors from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Arts, he then moved on to earn his Master of Arts in humanities and American literature from the same university. He then attended the University of San Diego School of Law, where he graduated with his Juris Doctor.
In 1997, Mr. McClaugherty was elected to the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s Board of Directors, and he is a current member of the organization. He is a former member of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the State Bar of California’s Litigation Section. An appointed settlement officer, mediator and arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court, he is also a member of the National Board of Trial Advocates.
To give back to his community, Mr. McClaugherty spent time as the Lutheran High School’s general counsel. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards
- 60%Personal Injury - General: Defense
- 40%Intellectual Property
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Defense, Intellectual Property Law
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2013, 2018 - 2022
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About Jay S. McClaugherty
Admitted: 1981, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.insurancelegal.com/jsm.htm
Pro bono/Community Service
- General Counsel, Lutheran High School, La Verne, California
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Continuing Insurance Defense Lecturer and Moderator: Seminar Lecturer: Conducting an Effective Cross-Examination, November, 2002; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in California, January, 2001; Expert witnesses: Case Breakers, July, 1997; Topic, Arbitrations, Las Vegas Seminar, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers, 1992; Seminar Moderator: Topic, Taking and Defending Expert Depositions, Southern California Defense Counsel Seminar, May, 1995; Topic, Claims and Defense Perspectives on Handling a Litigated File, Southern California Defense Counsel Seminar, July, 1995
Honors/Awards
- Listed as a 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 “Super Lawyer” of Southern California
- Martindale-Hubbell rating of "A" and "V"and selection to America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators, 1997
- American Board of Trial Advocates: Advocate Rank
Bar/Professional Activity
- Elected to Board of Directors of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel for 1997; Co-Chairman of Seminar Committee of Southern California Defense Counsel (1995; 1996); Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Arbitrator; Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Mediator; Los Angeles County Superior Court Appointed Settlement Officer; Los Angeles County Judge Pro-Tem
- Member of California Bar; Admitted to United States District Court (Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Litigation Section of State Bar of California (past); Los Angeles County Bar Association; litigation section (past)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 2003
Educational Background
- Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. with high honors
- M.A. in Humanities (American Literature) at Pacific Lutheran University
Representative Clients
- I have represented major insurance companies and publicly traded companies.
Verdicts/Settlements
- I have jury 106 trials. I have been successful in over 90% of those cases tried to a jury verdict. In representing defendants in 106 jury trials I have 72 defense judgments.
Industry Groups
- Insurance Industry
Last Updated: 6/25/2021