Santa Monica City Council Settles Child Sex Abuse Claims for $97.5 Million

By Taylor & Ring | March 11, 2020

The Santa Monica City Council has agreed to settle with the victims of the late Eric Uller, a former volunteer with the city’s Police Activities League (PAL) and a Principal Technology Analyst with the Santa Monica’s Information Systems Department. All told, Santa Monica has agreed to pay $97.5 million to Uller’s victims. Dave Ring, partner…

John Taylor, Dave Ring and Robert Clayton of Taylor & Ring Named as Super Lawyers for 2020

By Taylor & Ring | February 17, 2020

Taylor & Ring is pleased to announce that all three partners from our firm have been selected to the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. About Super Lawyers Super…

Lawdragon “Lawyer Limelight” Spotlights John Taylor and Dave Ring

By Taylor & Ring | December 17, 2019

Respected legal website Lawdragon recently chose Attorneys John Taylor and Dave Ring for their “Lawyer Limelight” series, an in-depth Q&A feature that spotlights a national selection of leading attorneys in their fields. These interviews touch on a variety of subjects, including recent achievements, career highlights, legal trends and interesting personal tidbits. John Taylor and Dave…

Taylor & Ring Named to Best Law Firms for 2020

By Taylor & Ring | November 1, 2019

Taylor & Ring is honored to announce that our firm was named to Best Lawyers – U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Law Firms 2020 edition, earning Tier 1 statutes for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs in Metropolitan Los Angeles. Taylor & Ring has consistently received recognition for its successes by Best Law Firms,…

Taylor & Ring’s Natalie Weatherford Named Law360 Rising Star

By Taylor & Ring | September 10, 2019

Taylor & Ring is excited and proud to announce that attorney Natalie Weatherford has been named to Law360’s Rising Stars for 2019, their list of 175 Attorneys Under 40 whose legal accomplishments transcend their age. Natalie is one of only three personal injury attorneys named to this list, chosen from among 80 law firms and…

Six Attorneys from Taylor & Ring Recognized by Best Lawyers in America

By Taylor & Ring | August 27, 2019

Taylor & Ring is excited to announce that six attorneys, including all four of our partners, have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America®! Attorneys are recognized in the publication from Best Lawyers in America based on a peer review. The top lawyers in every practice area come to a consensus opinion about the best…

Taylor & Ring Honored with 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers Award

By Taylor & Ring | July 30, 2019

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that our firm has won the 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers award, presented by the National Law Journal. Taylor & Ring won in the “Other” category, because the plaintiffs’ work we do often defies specific classification. Instead, our work spans multiple categories: injury law, civil litigation, civil rights, and…

John Taylor and Dave Ring Profiled in the Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiffs Special Report

By Taylor & Ring | June 21, 2019

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that partners John Taylor and Dave Ring have both been profiled in the Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiffs special report. We invite you to read their profiles here.

Taylor & Ring Listed Twice in the National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of 2018

By Taylor & Ring | June 10, 2019

Taylor & Ring is proud to announce that we have secured two spots on the National Law Journal’s (NLJ) Top 100 Verdicts of 2018 list. Each year the NLJ lists the 100 largest verdicts in the country. Taylor & Ring’s verdicts included: $45.4 million – F.M. v. County of Los Angeles $25.3 million – Stephen…

Taylor & Ring Secures Largest-Ever Individual Sex Abuse Settlement from Archdiocese of Los Angeles

By Taylor & Ring | April 16, 2019

Taylor & Ring has secured the largest individual settlement ever paid by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to a victim of sexual abuse. Our client was 15-years-old when Juan Ivan Barajas, a health teacher and the athletic director at San Gabriel Mission High School, began sexually abusing her in 2016, and he eventually kidnapped her…