About Jacqueline DeWarr

My Background

Over 25 years of civil litigation experience in multiple and varied areas of practice throughout California in state and federal court, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, premises liability, products liability, civil rights, contract disputes, estate litigation, airline litigation, and school district litigation.

During my work as a litigator, I often settled cases informally between counsel by establishing trust through consistent open and straightforward communication. I also voluntarily served as an intercessor between multiple defendants and plaintiffs to reach Global settlements. While it is not always possible for counsel and the parties to reach an informal resolution alone, an unbiased neutral can provide another avenue to assist the parties in finding common ground and reaching a mutually beneficial settlement rather than continuing to litigate a dispute. I would consider it a privilege to be trusted with the opportunity to assist you.

    • Mastering the Fundamentals of Mediation 40-hour Certificate Training - Center for Negotiation & Dispute Resolution, University of California, College of the Law (UC Law), San Francisco, CA

    • Juris Doctorate Degree – University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS

    • Bachelor of Arts Degree in English – University of California, Irvine, CA

    • Admitted to the State Bar of California, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District, United States District Court for the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California.

Words of wisdom to consider

  • "The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried."

    - Sandra Day O’Connor

  • "There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts."

    - Mahatma Gandhi

  • "Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both."

    - Eleanor Roosevelt

  • "Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom."

    - Clarence Darrow