Enter legal issue and location
Natalie Weatherford - Los Angeles, CA
12400 Wilshire Blvd.4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025
Taylor & Ring
Los Angeles Sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct Lawyer
Overview
Taylor & Ring Attorney Natalie Weatherford focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation, as well as representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases.
Natalie has been instrumental in obtaining many large verdicts and settlements including:
- $14 million settlement in sexual abuse case against Moraga School District on behalf of two adult females who were victimized by their middle school teacher in the 1990s...
Taylor & Ring Attorney Natalie Weatherford focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation, as well as representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases.
Natalie has been instrumental in obtaining many large verdicts and settlements including:
- $14 million settlement in sexual abuse case against Moraga School District on behalf of two adult females who were victimized by their middle school teacher in the 1990s...
Taylor & Ring Attorney Natalie Weatherford focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death litigation, as well as representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases.
Natalie has been instrumental in obtaining many large verdicts and settlements including:
- $14 million settlement in sexual abuse case against Moraga School District on behalf of two adult females who were victimized by their middle school teacher in the 1990s. Each victim obtained $7 million, which is the largest amount "per victim" ever paid by any school district in any state.
- $8.05 million verdict in a sexual abuse case where a 14-year-old female student was manipulated into a sexual relationship with her eighth grade teacher. The school district was liable for its negligent supervision of the student and the teacher. A.M. vs. Pomona Unified School District
- $5.4 million verdict for a 14-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her ninth grade teacher.
- $3.5 million settlement on behalf of nine children who were abused by their elementary school teacher.
- $1.1 million verdict for a 52-year-old man who sustained a back injury when rear-ended in stop-and-go traffic.
- $760,000 settlement for a 54-year-old pedestrian who sustained a fractured knee when struck by a vehicle at low speed.
Natalie is a member of the State Bar of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ) and the American Bar Association (ABA).
She has been named to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2014.
Natalie obtained her J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where she was a Dean's Merit Scholar and served as the Chair of the competitive and prestigious Negotiation Honors Program. She received her B.A. from California State University, Long Beach.
About Natalie Weatherford
Practice Areas
- Sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct
- Civil rights litigation
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Qualifications
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) (Member, Co-Chair of the Public Affairs Committee’s Media Outreach Subcommittee)
- Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) (Member)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Member)
- American Bar Association (ABA) (Member)
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Board of Governors
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
J.D.
Honors: Dean's Merit Scholar
Honors: Chair, Negotiation Honors Program - California State University, Long Beach
B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- CAALA Vegas Conference Speaker: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- CAALA Women Trial Lawyers Conference Speaker: 2018
- National Victims of Crime Bar Association- Sexual Abuse Section Speaker: 2018
- Western Trial Lawyers Conference Speaker: 2018
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Natalie Weatherford
Included on the 2024 Southern California list
Past Lists
- 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-2019
- Up-and-Coming 50: 2016 Women Southern California Rising Stars, 2016, 2018
- CAALA “Rising Star” Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, 2016, 2018
- Law360’s Rising Stars, 2019
Office Information
Address
12400 Wilshire Blvd.4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone
Publication
Articles
- Litigating Childhood Sexual-Abuse Cases; The Advocate (February 2014)
- Seven Key Evidentiary Issues in Sexual Assault, Abuse and Harassment Cases; The Advocate (October 2015)
- Motions to Compel: The New Reality; The Advocate (December 2016)
- Government Tort Claims: Practice and Procedures; The Advocate (November 2018)
- Unwanted Advances; Best Law Firms 2020 (November 2019)
- Interview with Lawyer Monthly about the impact of AB 218
- Protecting Your Plaintiff in Sexual-Misconduct Cases; The Advocate (April 2020)
Representative Cases
- A.M. vs. Pomona Unified School District
- M. v. Los Angeles Unified School District, Elkis Hermida
- Jane Doe v. School District
When viewing a listing, consider the state advertising restrictions to which lawyers and law firms must adhere, as well as our FindLaw.com Legal Directory disclaimer. Some lawyers publish comparative information regarding the services that they provide which may be subject to specific comparative communications restrictions.
Write Your Review
Fields marked with an * are required
