Jeffery W. Grass

Mr. Grass began his legal career as the personal legal assistant to Kenneth C. Tyler, Vice Chairman of the Board and General Counsel of Farmer's Insurance, at the time. Following Mr. Tyler's retirement, Mr. Grass redirected his practice towards litigation and has been representing healthcare providers since 1984. Mr. Grass has had 90 jury trials and has obtained defense verdicts in catastrophic injury cases, including birth injury - with exposure in the millions of dollars; cases alleging elder abuse, patient dumping, wrongful death, wrongful birth and allegations of punitive damages. Mr. Grass has successfully defended allegations of wrongful employee discharge, and has obtained verdicts in both civil prosecution and criminal trials. In addition to having represented at trial numerous physicians, Mr. Grass has represented nearly a dozen different hospitals in trial. Mr. Grass regularly represents physicians before the California Medical Board and in administrative proceedings.
Author: "The Penal Dimensions of Punitive Damages," 12 Hastings Con. Law Quarterly 241 (1985); "Drunk Driving Murder and People v. Watson: Can Malice Be Implied?" 14 S.W Law Rev. 477 (1984); "When Drunken Drivers Kill," L.A. Daily Journal, 3-17-88