W. Douglas Easton, Personal Injury Attorney in Costa Mesa, California

Doug Easton is the Founding Partner of Easton & Easton, LLP, and has practiced law since 1971 — more than 55 years of experience. After 20 years of practicing with various large litigation firms, he founded the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton in 1991 as a solo practitioner. In the years that followed, Doug's sons Brian, Matt, and Travis joined him in the practice and the firm changed it’s name to Easton & Easton, LLP and helped build the firm into a powerful force to help right the wrongs done to their clients.

Doug received his B.A. degree cum laude from Brigham Young University in 1967 and his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1970 — at the time, one of the top five rated law schools in the nation. Doug has been admitted to practice law in California since January 1971.

Doug spent the first 6 years of his practice working for insurance companies — defending negligent persons and companies and learning how insurance companies defend, diminish, and defeat valid personal injury claims. If you know their tricks, stratagems, and defenses, you can usually defeat them with proper preparation. For the past 49 years, Doug has battled against the insurance industry to obtain fair and adequate compensation for people who have been injured through the negligence or fault of individuals, businesses, or governmental entities.

Results MATTER — Our Track Record Speaks:*

Over his career, Doug has represented thousands of people in personal injury claims who have sustained all manner of injuries in all types of accidents through the negligence or wrongdoing by other individuals, businesses, or governmental entities. During that time, Doug has obtained vast experience, wisdom, and judgment in settling and trying personal injury matters.

Doug particularly enjoys handling and trying medical malpractice cases due to the increased difficulty and challenges these cases present. Each case has its own unique aspects of medicine, and you have to learn about them to figure out what it was that the doctors did wrong.

Doug has argued cases before:

• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• The California Supreme Court
• Various Appellate Courts of the State of California

Doug has tried cases in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, and Alameda counties in California, and has represented clients in most other California counties.

*Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own merits.

RECOGNITION**

• Best Lawyers in America — Selected each year since 2007 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Southern California's "Best Lawyers" — Featured in the Los Angeles Times Magazine each year since 2007
• Southern California Super Lawyer — Selected each year since 2009
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 — California
• AV Preeminent Rating — Martindale-Hubbell® for over 40 years; the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards (only about 5% of attorneys in America have an AV rating)
• Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers — A listing of the legal community's most highly regarded professionals
• AVVO Rating 10.0 Superb — Top Personal Injury Attorney
• Lead Counsel Verified — LawInfo.com
• U.S. News "Best Law Firms in Southern California" — Each year since 2011

**Awards and recognition are not guarantees of future results. Selection criteria vary by organization.

JUDICIAL SERVICE

• Orange County Superior Court — Temporary Judge
• Orange County Superior Court — Arbitrator and Settlement Judge

PRACTICE AREAS

• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• Medical Malpractice - Plaintiffs
• Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

BAR ADMISSIONS

• California, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

EDUCATION

• University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law — J.D., 1970 (Top 5 ranked law school in the nation at the time)
• Brigham Young University — B.A. cum laude, 1967

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Orange County Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• The State Bar of California, Member
• J. Ruben Clark Law Society, Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, Member

TEACHING

• Lecturer on Trial Advocacy Skills — California Continuing Education of the Bar

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Doug Easton, the founder of the Law Offices of W. Douglas Easton, has practiced law since 1971. Over his career, Doug has represented thousands of people in personal injury claims who have sustained all manner of injuries in all types of accidents through the negligence or wrongdoing by other individuals, businesses, or governmental entities.

Doug has served as an Orange County Superior Court Temporary Judge and as an arbitrator and settlement judge for the Orange County Superior Courts. He has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and various Appellate Courts of the state of California. Doug has tried cases in Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, and Alameda counties in California. He has also represented clients in most other California counties.

Doug and his wife Rae have seven children. His sons, Brian, Matt, and Travis all work as attorneys and has partners for the firm. In addition, Doug’s daughters, Dee and Kristy, both work for the firm in management positions. This familial nature within the firm gives common purpose and success to the firm. Doug is especially proud that all five of his sons are Eagle Scouts.