Lawrence Conlan is a trial lawyer who has achieved significant victories for his clients. His clients include emerging businesses, industry pioneers, and victims of investment fraud and environmental catastrophes.
In 2024, Mr. Conlan won a jury verdict for insurance bad faith that was among the top 100 verdicts nationwide.
Mr. Conlan tries cases, argues appeals, and advises on legal strategy for clients across California and beyond. He is licensed and practices in California and New York, and has also litigated actions in Nevada, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Cayman Islands.
He previously worked for national law firms in New York City and San Francisco, litigating complex commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, securities fraud claims, intellectual property lawsuits and class actions.
Mr. Conlan represents plaintiffs & defendants in:
Insurance Bad Faith
Lender Liability
Partnership & Commercial Disputes in Cannabis, Wine & Real Estate
Legal Malpractice
Business Torts
Investment Scams
Civil Rights Violations
Financial Elder Abuse
Mr. Conlan’s recent engagements & victories include:
$21 million plaintiff jury verdict and judgment for insurance bad faith
$230 million plaintiff settlement for victims of oil spill
$70 million plaintiff settlement for property owners with pipeline easements
Defense jury verdict on $30 million+ damages claims arising out of contract and tort claims over disputed attorney fees
Multi-million-dollar settlements for real and personal property losses from wildfires
Settlement of $30 million partnership dispute involving cannabis businesses
Regulatory clearance and litigation for cannabis retailers, cultivators and distributors
$3 million settlement for plaintiff shareholder squeezed-out of business involving gypsum mine property in Kern County
Defense jury verdict on $25 million damages claims for alleged theft of trade secrets and unfair competition in dispute between breast implant makers
Settlement of lender liability dispute between Idaho dairy farm and national lender
$7.7 million plaintiff jury verdict for theft of trade secrets and conspiracy in business dispute involving kempo karate studios in western US
Settlement of dispute regarding renovations of high end residential real estate
Complete defense of financial elder abuse claims in intra-family dispute
Settlement of commercial dispute between fashion apparel factoring company and lenders
Education:
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A., English, 1994
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco – San Francisco California, J.D., 2002
Member:
American Bar Association
State Bar of California
New York State Bar
Admitted:
State Bar of California, 2002
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit
New York State Bar, 2006
U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Recognition:
Santa Barbara County Bar Association, Board Member, 2018-2021
Hastings Law Journal, Member 2000-2001, Articles Editor 2001-2002
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rating
CALI Excellence Award in Constitutional Law, 2001
Best of the Bar, 2024
– Nationwide Top 100
– Top CA Verdict
