Judge Orders Release of Body-Cam Footage of the Killing of Edward P. Manning

By David M. Ring | February 18, 2022

On March 4, 2017, a security guard working at the Desert Premium Outlets on Seminole Drive in Cabazon found a man looking through a garbage bin for food. He asked the man to leave, which the man did. However, he returned shortly after to continue looking for food. As a result, mall security called the…

Taylor & Ring Partners Selected for 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers List

By Taylor & Ring | January 20, 2022

Taylor & Ring is pleased to announce that three partners from our firm have been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers for 2022! Every year, Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys across the country, practicing more than 70 types of law, for their accomplishments and achievements. Selection to the annual list is not guaranteed, which means every…

Taylor & Ring Named to Best Law Firms for 2022

By Taylor & Ring | November 9, 2021

The team at Taylor & Ring is proud to announce the firm’s selection for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms, 2022 Edition. Our practice was named a Tier 1 firm in Los Angeles for our work in personal injury litigation and product liability litigation for plaintiffs. We’re so honored to be…

Congratulations to Our Lawyers for Being Named to the 2022 Best Lawyers List

By Taylor & Ring | August 19, 2021

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that several of our attorneys have been named to the 2022 list of Best Lawyers in America®! For close to 40 years, Best Lawyers has honored the top lawyers in America. All recognized lawyers are nominated and assessed based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers methodology is designed to capture, as…

John Taylor & Dave Ring Named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence List

By John C. Taylor | July 12, 2021

John Taylor and Dave Ring have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence List: Litigators & Trial Lawyers. LABJ’s prestigious list is designed to honor trial lawyers “who go to the proverbial mat to fight for their clients before judges and jury have their own unique sets of skills,” and recognizes…

John Taylor and Dave Ring Named Top Plaintiff Lawyers by Daily Journal

By John C. Taylor | June 9, 2021

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that partners John Taylor and Dave Ring have once again been named to Daily Journal’s list of Top Plaintiffs’ Lawyers. Only 38 attorneys in total were named to this prestigious list. We invite you to read their profiles here.            

UPDATE: New Lawsuits Filed by Victims of Louis Merano Against LAUSD

By David M. Ring | June 8, 2021

Taylor & Ring has filed lawsuits against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on behalf of the victims of Louis Moreno, alleging that they were sexually abused by Moreno – and LAUSD did nothing. The lawsuits allege that LAUSD ignored calls from parents, and even that the District tried to remove children form the…

John Taylor & Brendan Gilbert Fighting for Victim of Sexual Abuse by Hamilton High School Teacher

By David M. Ring | May 24, 2021

A former student at Hamilton High School has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) claiming that teacher Barry Smolin groomed and sexually abused her. The lawsuit was filed late in April against the LAUSD and Smolin. It claims that the student, identified as Jane Doe, was groomed and then eventually…

Taylor & Ring’s Lawsuit Against Lucia Mar Reveals That the Bus Driver Who Molested a 9-Year-Old Plaintiff Never Should Have Been Hired

By David M. Ring | May 21, 2021

Dave Ring, partner at Taylor & Ring, is representing a victim of David Lamb in a lawsuit against Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD). Lamb, who “was convicted in 2018 of two counts of committing lewd acts against a child and sentenced to 16 years in state prison,” had previously been arrested for peeping (a…

Natalie Weatherford Named to the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers 2021 List

By David M. Ring | May 19, 2021

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that partner Natalie Weatherford has been named to the Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers 2021 list. Every year, the Daily Journal recognizes the top 100 women lawyers in California for their work in their respective fields. The Daily Journal also interviews the honorees to highlight the most prominent…