Attorney Jill L. Friedman named a Top Women in Business by PCBT

MWGJS congratulates attorney Jill L. Friedman for being named one of the 2012 Top Women in Business by the Pacific Coast Business Times!

 

Now in her 25th year as an attorney, Friedman has been very successful in trying civil cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Early in her career, Friedman served as a visiting Deputy District Attorney.  She has worked as an insurance defense attorney, as well as a sole practitioner representing injured plaintiffs.  In 2004, she co-chaired a trial that led to the California Supreme Court decision in Ramirez v. Nelson regarding homeowners' liability for the wrongful death of an unlicensed, uninsured tree trimmer.  In 2010, she joined the Ventura-based law firm, Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Schneider, L.L.P. 

Friedman was recently named to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Attorneys must have tried a minimum of ten civil jury trials to be considered for membership.  She is the fifth female attorney to join the Tri-Counties Chapter of ABOTA.  In March, 2012, she obtained a defense verdict in Mendez v. Kelly Cleaning & Supplies, Inc. after a 13 day jury trial in an alleged employment misclassification case.

Currently, Friedman is President of Women Lawyers of Ventura County and board member of the Ventura County Bar Association. She is Past President of SB Women Lawyers and Ventura County Barristers. She is a former board member of the SB County Bar Association and Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association. She has served as a judge pro tem in both the Santa Barbara and Ventura County courts.