EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY

Mr. Deuprey holds the advanced rank of Advocate with the American Board of Trial Advocates, of which he has been a member since l986, and he is a Master with the American Inns of Court, Welsh Chapter of San Diego. He has tried over 100 jury trials and has handled numerous private arbitrations in over 35 years of tort and personal injury litigation including experience in cases involving allegations of professional negligence (medical, legal, and other), elder abuse, nursing home negligence, products liability, breach of contract, indemnity, insurance coverage issues, automobile negligence, construction defects and job site injuries, engineering design and architectural negligence, fraud in real estate transactions, escrow negligence, violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, premises liability, false advertising, violations of civil rights, government tort liability, administrative agency actions, and defamation.

EXPERIENCED ARBITRATOR AND TRAINED MEDIATOR

Mr. Deuprey has extensive experience in dispute resolution through arbitration and mediation, having served as a neutral arbitrator or party arbitrator in numerous cases in addition to handling dozens of cases as counsel for parties in arbitration. He is currently on the Superior Court panel for appointment as an arbitrator in the judicial arbitration program and is currently on the panel of neutrals for the American Arbitration Association. Concerning mediation, Mr. Deuprey has formal training from Pepperdine University in mediation techniques and has participated as a member of the Superior Court's settlement panels as well as participated in dozens of mediations in Court and before private mediators as counsel for parties in mediation.

EXPERIENCED APPELLATE ATTORNEY

Mr. Deuprey has been handling appeals over 30 years, including a number of published decisions, with experience in oral argument before the California Supreme Court as well as before panels of the District Court of Appeals. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Deuprey served as law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Edward Schwartz, during which he assisted in authoring court opinions published in the Federal Supplement.

LEGAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Mr. Deuprey received his legal education from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, with a J.D. degree in l968, followed by admission to the California Bar and admission to practice in the U.S. District Court, Southern District, in January, l969. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Deuprey received an associate degree in science (engineering) from Chaffey College and a B.A. degree from the University of California at Riverside. Mr. Deuprey was a third year moot court honors participant at Boalt Hall, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at the University of California at Riverside. Mr. Deuprey was appointed law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Schwartz in l968, and became a deputy district attorney for the San Diego County D.A. in l969, where he handled a wide spectrum of criminal prosecutions including numerous felony trials and including service in the special civil fraud division. In 1972, Mr. Deuprey joined the private firm of Holt, Rhoades and Hollywood, handling civil and criminal litigation, with emphasis in defense of insureds involving medical and legal malpractice allegations. In 1978, Mr. Deuprey was a founder of the civil litigation firm later known as Ault, Deuprey, Jones & Gorman, with which he continued to be affiliated as a managing partner until l997. In l997, Mr. Deuprey moved his practice to the firm of Wingert, Grebing, Anello and Brubaker, where he was a partner. In 2000, Mr. Deuprey became a founder of the current firm of Deuprey & Associates.