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Attorney Profiles

Philip I. Moncharsh 
Santa Barbara, California
Partner
phone (805) 963-9721
fax (805) 966-3715
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Mr. Moncharsh has been a trial lawyer and litigation specialist since his admission to the Bar in 1973. He has successfully argued hundreds of cases to verdict in all State courts, including the California Supreme Court, as well as in Federal courts throughout the State. Mr. Moncharsh concentrates his practice in the areas of complex business and corporate disputes, insurance litigation and coverage issues, representation and counseling of public agencies and nonprofit organizations, personal injury, product liability and professional negligence matters, civil trials and appeals.

Mr. Moncharsh serves as a court-appointed Arbitrator for the Ventura and Santa Barbara County Superior Courts, has sat as a Judge Pro Tem since 1992, and is a long time member of the American, California, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Associations. He graduated in 1970 from Yale University and received his J.D. in 1973 from The Columbia University School of Law. He served as President of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy for five years and is past President of the Yale Club of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties. He has personally counseled the Ojai Community Hospital Board, Ojai Music Festival, Committee for Environmental Education, Ventura County Media Network and Citizens for Responsible Government, and served as advisor to the Ojai City Council.

Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation & Appeals
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff & Defense
Insurance Law
Business Organization
Contracts
Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1979
Education:
Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1973
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: With Honors


Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1970
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Honors
Major:  Political Science


Representative Cases:
Moncharsh v. Heily & Blase, 3 Cal 4th 1 (Sup Ct. Cal.)
Honors and Awards:
Who's Who in American Law, 1994


Recipient, Ojai (CA) Community Conservation Award, 1996


Superior Court , Judge Pro Tem, 1981 - Present


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Trial Lawyers Association


California Trial Lawyers Association / CAOC


The State Bar of California


Santa Barbara County Bar Association


Ventura County Bar Association


Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association


Los Angeles County Bar Association


Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association


Past Employment Positions:
Benton, Orr, Duval & Buckingham, Ventura, CA


Heily & Blase, Ventura, CA


Strote & Whitehouse, Beverly Hills, CA


Office of the Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA


Pro Bono Activities:
Ojai Valley Land Conservancy - Founder, Board Member & Past President
Ventura County Agricultural Land Trust
Ojai Hospital Board
Roadrunners Youth Track Program
Ventura County Media Network
Yale Club of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo - Board Member, Past President, Distinguished Service Recipient
Languages:
Spanish
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