McClaugherty and Associates is a civil litigation firm. The essence of the firm’s practice is preparing for trial and handling trials on behalf of corporations and individuals. The firm emphasis is in personal injury, business and intellectual property litigation. McClaugherty and Associates has five lawyers and four paralegals. In addition to serving the Los Angeles County area the firm has branch locations in Ontario to serve the Inland Empire, Orange County and Palm Desert.
The firm’s principal, Jay S. McClaugherty, has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory and is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Mr. McClaugherty holds an Advocate Rank in the American Board of Trial Advocates and has been featured as a “Super Lawyer” of Southern California in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Mr. McClaugherty has an outstanding success record in trial. He has tried over 80 jury trials on behalf of defendants with a 93% success rate. Mr. McClaugherty has FIFTY DEFENSE verdicts. He has tried 84 trials representing defendants; in only four of those trials has the plaintiff collected any money.