Gerard M. Dougherty, Esq. is a founding member of the Dougherty Law Firm, APC. Gerard attended St. John's University, College of Business Administration, between 1977 and 1981 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and Economics while making the Dean's list for three consecutive years. In 1981, Gerard moved from New York to Los Angeles, California to attend law school at Southwestern University School of Law. Gerard earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern in 1984, while making the Dean's List and earning an American Jurisprudence award for Civil Procedure. He was admitted to the California State Bar in June of 1985 and the United States District Court, Central District, in July of 1985. Between 1985 and 1995, Gerard worked as an associate attorney with three law firms which focused its practice areas in: personal injury, family law, real property, construction defects, business formation and itigation and wills and trusts. In July of 1995, Gerard founded what is now the Dougherty Law Firm, APC. Since its inception, the Dougherty Law Firm, APC has been a general practice law firm assiting its clients with representation in each of the areas of law noted above. Gerard has served as the host of Law Talk, KVEN radio in Ventura County, a program dedicated to informing the general public on various legal matters. Gerard also served as a Vice-President of the Simi Valley Republican Club and is a former member of Kiwanis and the Boys and Girls Club of Simi Valley. Gerard continues to serve as a judge for the Ventura County High School Mock Trial Competition which competes annually. He is the current Vice President of Business Network International (Conejo Valley Chapter). Gerard is married to Sherry and has two daughters, Briana and Danielle. His avocations include spending time with his family, ice hockey, boating, and camping.
