Moncharsh, Philip I.

Mr. Moncharsh has been a trial lawyer and litigation specialist since his admission to the Bar in 1973. He has successfully argued hundreds of cases to verdict in all State courts, including the California Supreme Court, as well as in Federal courts throughout the State. Mr. Moncharsh concentrates his practice in the areas of complex business and corporate disputes, insurance litigation and coverage issues, representation and counseling of public agencies and nonprofit organizations, personal injury, product liability and professional negligence matters, civil trials and appeals.

Mr. Moncharsh serves as a court-appointed Arbitrator for the Ventura and Santa Barbara County Superior Courts, has sat as a Judge Pro Tem since 1992, and is a long time member of the American, California, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Associations. He graduated in 1970 from Yale University and received his J.D. in 1973 from The Columbia University School of Law. He served as President of the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy for five years and is past President of the Yale Club of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties. He has personally counseled the Ojai Community Hospital Board, Ojai Music Festival, Committee for Environmental Education, Ventura County Media Network and Citizens for Responsible Government, and served as advisor to the Ojai City Council.