Benjamin J. Engle
Admitted to the bar 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1978 U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.
Education: Gonzaga University (B.A. 1963); Law School: University of San Fernando (J.D. 1974, Dean's List)
EXPERIENCE
Claims Supervisor: Travelers Insurance (1968-74).
Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association and Ventura County Superior Court.
Arbitrator/Mediator: with Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC).
Examiner: State Bar of California.
Judge Pro Tempore: Ventura County Superior Court.
Captain: U.S. Army, 1963-1967.
Member: American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate), Ventura County Bar Association, State Bar of California, California Medical Legal Committee.
Past Member: ABA and American Inns of Court. Past Director of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Past Director: American Cancer Society, Ventura County Chapter, 1992-1993.
Specialty: Wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, medical and other licensing board disputes, insurance coverage, professional errors and omissions, and independent arbitration of disputes.
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Contact: bengle@ec3law.com
Daniel J. Carobini
Admitted to the bar 1979, California; 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1984 U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Education: Duquesne University (B.A. 1976, Dean's List); Law School: Pepperdine University (J.D. 1979)
EXPERIENCE
Member:California, Pennsylvania and Ventura County Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Ventura County Superior Court Arbitrator (1996 - present), Ventura County Superior Court ADR Committee (2004 - present), Ventura County Executives Association (Director).
Past Member: American Inns of Court, Hon. Jerome H. Berenson Chapter (Ventura County).
Former Solicitor: Wyoming County (Pennsylvania) Children & Youth Services Agency.
Former General Counsel: Desert Petroleum, Inc.
Specialty: Civil litigation, business and real estate transactions, Healthcare law, medical/dental professional peer review and disciplinary hearings, estate planning and trust administration.
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Contact: dcarobini@ec3law.com
Andrew H. Covner
Admitted to bar: 1997, California.
Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1975) Law School: Santa Barbara School of Law, Valedictorian (J.D. 1997)
EXPERIENCE
Member: Santa Barbara Inns of Court; State Bar of California; Santa Barbara, Ventura County Bar Associations, California Medical Legal Committee, Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management and California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.
Judge Pro Tempore: Ventura County Superior Court.
Specialty: Medical and Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Insurance Defense; Public Entity Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Plaintiff’s Major Personal Injury (except medical malpractice); Business Litigation; Employment Law; and Civil Appeals.
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Contact: acovner@ec3law.com
Benjamin F. Coats
Admitted to bar: 1988, California; 1989 U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, 1982); Graduate: California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (M.C.R.P., 1996 with honors); Law School: John F. Kennedy University (J.D. 1987); American Jurisprudence Award; top ten percent, law class.
EXPERIENCE
Member: State Bar of California; Ventura County Bar Association; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management and California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.
Reported Cases: Scott v. Rayhrer (2010) 185 Cal.App. 4th 1535
Judge Pro Tempore: Ventura County Superior Court.
Special Master for the State Bar of California.
Specialty:Medical and Dental Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Public Entity Defense (Government Tort); and independent arbitration of disputes.
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Contact: bcoats@ec3law.com
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Melanie J. Murphy
Admitted to bar: 2010, California
Education: California State University Northridge (B.A. 2001); Law School: Ventura College of Law (J.D. 2010)
EXPERIENCE
Member: Ventura County Bar Association, State Bar of California, Ventura County Barristers, California Young Lawyers’ Association.
Specialty: Medical malpractice defense, general civil litigation, estate planning and probate.
Contact: mmurphy@ec3law.com
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