Victoria R. Bernhardt - Fresno, CA
Attorney at DeMaria Law Firm, APC
General Civil Litigation In Areas of Agricultural Law Lawyers in Fresno, CA
1684 West Shaw Avenue Suite 101 Fresno, CA 93711
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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35
Years
Experience
Fresno General Civil Litigation In Areas of Agricultural Law Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- General Civil Litigation In Areas of Agricultural Law
- Business Law
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Consumer Law
- Contracts
- Fraud & Deceit
- Unfair Competition
- Insurance Defense
- Negligence
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Torts and Trucking Law
- Family Law Matters
Attorney Information
Overview
Ms. Bernhardt is an experienced trial attorney. Ms. Bernhardt has three decades of experience defending insurance defense and public entity defense cases. Ms. Bernhardt has tried cases to juries and judges in cases all throughout California. She has taken and defended thousands of depositions of every type of witnesses, from plaintiffs and defendants to expert doctors, economists, engineers, accident reconstructionists and human factors experts. Ms. Bernhardt was a senior insurance defense partner at a large law firm, serving as the insurance defense practice group chair, before coming to the DeMaria Law Firm. Ms. Bernhardt works on the defense team for all DeMaria Law Firm cases, in insurance defense and public entity defense.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV Preeminent Peer Review rated with Martindale-Hubble
- Selected for inclusion in the Northern California Super Lawyers list (2016-2024) for her primary area of practice in Civil Litigation Defense
- 2013, Ms. Bernhardt was recognized by the Fresno County Bar Association as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
- 2014, she was the recipient of the prestigious Justice Pauline Hanson Award
Other Sources of Feedback About Victoria R. Bernhardt
Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1991
Juris Doctor
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University of San Diego School of Law,
San Diego,
California, 1991
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Non Legal Education
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University of California,
San Diego,
California, 1987
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Management Science and Economics
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University of California,
San Diego,
California, 1987
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney, Of Counsel
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors (2011 to present) for the Central California Women’s Conference
- Board of Directors for the St. Francis Homeless Project
- Serves on the steering committee for Project First Step (2005 to present) through Central California Legal Services
- Past Director and Mentor at R.O.S.E. (Realizing Options for Student Excellence)
Published Works
Articles
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A California appellate decision holds that trial courts cannot compel parties in a complex civil action to attend and pay for private mediation.
Bar Admissions
- California, 1991
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California, Member
- Association of Northern Defense Counsel, Member
- Fresno County Bar Association, Member
- California Women Lawyers Association, Member
- Fresno County Women Lawyers Association, Member
- Previously on the Board (2001-2008) and as President (2007) of the Fresno County Women Lawyers Association
- Previously served on the Board (2010-2023)
- President (2020-2022) of the Fresno County Bar Association
Contact
1684 West Shaw Avenue
Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: 559-206-2410
Fax: 559-570-0126
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.demarialawfirm.com
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