Congratulations to Our Attorneys Named to the 2025 Best Lawyers® List!

By Taylor & Ring | August 15, 2024

The 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ are out, and Taylor & Ring is proud to have eight lawyers make these esteemed lists. Please join us as we congratulate our hard-working team! Each year, Best Lawyers compiles a list of leading attorneys in particular regions and practices. Spots on…

Family Files Claim Against Santa Barbara Charter School and Teacher Accused of Secretly Filming Students

By Natalie Weatherford | August 13, 2024

The family of a Santa Barbara student has filed a claim against a teacher accused of secretly recording students in a school bathroom. The teacher allegedly used a hidden camera to capture footage of students in the restroom, leading to legal action. The claim seeks damages for emotional distress and invasion of privacy. The school…

Natalie Weatherford Named to Daily Journal Top Women Lawyers!

By Natalie Weatherford | June 20, 2024

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that partner Natalie Weatherford has been named to Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers list for 2024! This annual list honors the top performing woman attorneys in California. You can read more at the Daily Journal, or check out the profile below:

Congratulations to Sara Pross, Recipient of Taylor & Ring’s Annual Victim Advocate Scholarship!

By Neil Gehlawat | May 9, 2024

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that Sara Pross is this year’s recipient of the Taylor & Ring Victim Advocate Scholarship. Sara is a 1L student at New England Law in Boston. Sara is an extraordinary young person who tackles challenges head on. A natural leader, she served as the President of Clemson Panhellenic…

Taylor & Ring Files Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Benicia Unified School District

By David M. Ring | April 22, 2024

Taylor & Ring recently filed a lawsuit against the Benicia Unified School District and a former teacher, alleging the district was negligent in its hiring and supervising of 42-year-old Matthew Shelton, who is accused of sexually assaulting a Jane Doe during the 2022-2023 school year. Per the Vallejo Sun, “Shelton was charged with five felony…

Taylor & Ring Secures $13M Verdict Against Los Angeles Unified School District

By Natalie Weatherford | March 5, 2024

On February 26, Taylor & Ring secured a $13M verdict against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), in a case involving a 9th-grade student (Jane Doe) and a 19-year-old special needs assistant named Daniel Garcia. The 14-year-old was a student at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School (DPMHS) in 2014 when Garcia groomed and sexually…

$61.7 Million Verdict Featured in Daily Journal Top Verdicts 2023

By Taylor & Ring | February 21, 2024

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that the $61.7 million verdict for Esphorst vs. Hicks was features in Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts for 2023. Robert Clayton, Senior Partner at Taylor & Ring, represented the family in this case. We invite you to read the writeup here, or to access the story on Daily Journal’s…

Taylor & Ring Secures $61.7 Million Verdict for Victims of Deadly Car Chase

By John C. Taylor | December 26, 2023

The LA Times has reported that on December 14th, six long years after the death of a teen in a civilian car chase, Taylor and Ring secured a verdict in the amount of $61.7 million to the victim’s parents. In Inglewood, the L.A. County Superior Court jury granted $23.25 million in compensatory damages to Julie…

Taylor & Ring Secures $25 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict Against Santa Barbara Unified School District

By Natalie Weatherford | December 19, 2023

On December 11th, Taylor and Ring secured a $25 million award verdict against Santa Barbara Unified School District for the sexual abuse committed against a victim referred to as John Doe #2. The convicted abuser was former security guard and assistant football coach Justin Sell at Dos Pueblos High School. John Doe #2 had testified…

Taylor & Ring Named to Best Law Firms for 2024

By David M. Ring | November 2, 2023

The entire team at Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that we have been named to U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list for 2024. We’re happy to once again be recognized as a Tier 1 firm in the areas of personal injury litigation and product liability litigation for plaintiffs in the Los Angeles…