Wendy Cole Lascher
Certified Specialist in Appellate Law, State Bar of California
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers , Fellow 1994- (Board of Directors, 2004- )
California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, (President 1986-1987), Fellow 1974-
Admitted to bar:
California, 1973.
Admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeal for Federal, Seventh and Ninth Circuits, United States District Courts for Central and Eastern Districts of California.
Education:
"Advanced Negotiation" (1992) and "Collaborative Negotiation and Mediation" (1990) Ventura County Center for Dispute Settlement
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973
Stanford University, B.A. with distinction, Political Science, 1970
Cleveland High School, Reseda, California 1967Back to the top.
Professional Experience: 1977 - Shareholder,
LASCHER & LASCHER, a Professional Corporation
Specializes in civil and criminal appellate practice, and unusual civil litigation.
Contact:
Lascher & Lascher
605 Poli Street, P.O. Box 25540
Ventura, California 93002
(805) 648-3228
1973-1977
Associate, LAW OFFICES OF EDWARD L. LASCHER
Publications & Lecturing:
Author, “A Vision of California?” California Supreme Court Historical Society newsletter (Summer 2006)
Speaker, Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement, “Developments After Rojas,” discussion on the effects of Rojas v. Superior Court (January 2006)
Instructor, Moot Court, 5 week course, Santa Barbara College of Law (Summer 2005)
Panelist, Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, “Will and Wendy on Writs,” (April, 2005)
Speaker, Kern County Bar Association, “The Nuts and Bolts of Filing an Appeal,” (April, 2005)
Instructor, “Writs and Appeals”, 10 week course, Ventura College of Law (Summer 2001, 2004); Santa Barbara College of Law (Summer 2002); Ventura College of Law (Summer 2004)
Panelist, “Federal Appellate Practice,” Orange County Bar Association College of Appellate Advocacy, November 6, 2004
Panelist, “The State of Appellate Practice: A Panel Discussion on Marketing and Managing,” American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, (October, 2004)
Panelist, “An Inside Look at Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange,” National In-house Counsel Forum on Wage and Hour Law, June 24, 2004
Speaker, “Motions: Why and How to Make Them,” Ventura County Barristers Bridging the Gap (January, 2004)
Panelist, Southern California Mediation Association, “Impact of Rojas” (November, 2003)
Lascher, Wendy and Brogna, Denise, “Pillow Talk Is Back: Postmarital Agreements in a Postmodern World,” Family Law News (Vol. 26, No. 1)
Speaker, “Winning in the Long Run: Improving the Odds in Criminal and Civil Cases,” Santa Barbara County Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference (October 2003)
Panelist, “How to Defend Civil Appeals and Writs,” California State Bar Conference (September 2003)
Lascher, Wendy, “Babylonic Cuneiform and the Mysteries of the Writ,” California Litigation (Vol. 16, No. 3)
Lascher, Wendy and Mezger-Lashly, Gabriele, “Looking Ahead: How to Increase the Chances of Winning on Appeal,” Family Law News (Vol. 25, No. 3)
Instructor, “Attorney Fees,” 5-week course, Ventura College of Law (Summer 2003)
Speaker, “Making a Federal Case of It: Getting from State to Federal Court,” California Public Defenders Association, (May 2003)
Speaker, “90 Days After Trial,” various locations and groups, April, 2001-October, 2002
Panelist, “The Art of Exercising Discretion,” California Judges Association (May 2003)
Speaker, “Appeals, What Every Young Lawyer Should Know,” State Bar Conference (2002)
Panelist, “Finding Your Place In the Sun,” Second Annual Conference of th ABA Council on Appellate Lawyers, Reno, 2002
Speaker, “10 Tips for Winning Appeals,” State Bar Conference (2001)
Co-author, “Prevailing Prize,” Los Angeles Daily Journal (Feb. 2, 2001)
Speaker, “How to Win Your Appeal at Trial,” Ventura County Bar Association (1999)
Author, “Hearing and Decision on Appeal,” Vol. 5, Ch. 51, Matthew-Bender,
California Forms of Pleading and Practice (1998)
Speaker, “Provocations and Provocateurs on Appeal,” 1998 State Bar Convention
Speaker, “Post Trial Civil Procedure”, 1997 State Bar Convention
Speaker, Consumer Attorneys of California 1997 Annual Seminar, “New Trial Motions”
Speaker, Orange County Bar Association College of Appellate Advocacy April,1977
Speaker, Business Law Section, Ventura County Bar Association
“Is the Seaman’s Tort Dead?”, August, ‘96
Speaker, 1996 Appellate Courts Institute (CJER), “View from the Other Side
of the Bench”, April and October ‘96
Speaker, Family Law Bar Association, Family Law Appeals, Sept. ‘95
Speaker, East County Bar Association, “Making a Record on Appeal”, Sept. ‘95
Speaker, Ventura College of Law, “U.S. Supreme Court History: the Death Penalty”, July 95
Panelist, "Effective Argument in the California Supreme Court",
State Bar Convention, 1993
Panelist, Ventura Superior and Municipal Courts Mandatory Mediation program,
June, 1993
Various speeches on mediation process for Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement,
1991-1998
Author, numerous articles for "CITATIONS" (Ventura County Bar newsletter), 1989-
Co-instructor (with Susan Lascher), 9-week paralegal course in Review of Trial Court Decisions, University of California Extension, Fall, 1991
Panelist, "Pretrial Appellate Review", MCLE presentation at 1991 California
State Bar Annual Meeting
Lascher, Wendy, "Appellate Settlements", Los Angeles Lawyer, August-September, 1990
Panelist, American Bar Association Medical Malpractice National Institute, 1990
Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar:
“Appellate Review Before Judgment,” 1982
“Trial Court Planning to Win Appeals,” 1983
“Successful Civil Jury Instructions,” 1986
Lecturer, Hastings Litigation Advocacy Program:
“Evaluating a Case for Appeal” March 1985
“Creating and Preserving the Record” 1988
“Making A Record for Appeal,” 1988, 1990
Organizations, Memberships and Activities
2005 National Conference on Appellate Justice, member, Steering Committee, 2004-
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers , Fellow, 1994-
American Inns of Court -Ventura County Bar Association Jerome H. Berenson Chapter - 1994-1999, 2001-
California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow 1974-
California Litigation Editorial Board, 1993-1996
Channel Counties Legal Services, Board of Directors Member 1993-1996
Pro-tem judge, arbitrator, and mediator for Second District Court of Appeal, and for Ventura Superior and Municipal Courts, 1988-
State Bar of California, Committee on Appellate Courts 1976-1980 Member, Chair, 1979-1980;
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Member Appellate Law Advisory Commission,1995-1998; Chair, 1997-1998; Committee on Appellate Courts, Member 1976-1980, Chair 1979-1980
Ventura and Santa Barbara Colleges of Law Board of Trustees 2001- , President 2004-
Ventura College of Law, Street Law Program -- Organizational Committee and Volunteer Lecturer 2004-
Ventura County Bar Association, President 1990; Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, chair 2002-; attorney fees arbitrator 1987-; CITATIONS editor, 1987-1990; managing editor 1996-
Ventura County Community Foundation, Board of Directors 2001-
Ventura County Hash House Harriers, 1992-
Ventura County Trial Lawyers, Board of Directors 2001-2002
Ventura County Mandatory Mediation Committee, Member 1992-
