Kevin J. McNaughton

Kevin J. McNaughton has over 35 years of experience and has successfully tried to verdict a wide variety of bodily injury and property damage jury trials throughout California and a living mesothelioma case in Oregon. Typically the damages sought at trial were in the mid to high seven figure range. The liability claims have involved various negligence, product liability, warranty, premises liability, building contamination, and design, engineering, procurement and construction claims.

Mr. McNaughton has represented a broad array of clients in various sectors including manufacturing, construction, engineering, energy, utilities, governmental entities, ground transportation, heavy equipment, oil field, and insurance industries.

Mr. McNaughton’s primary focus is on the defense of civil litigation, case monitoring and evaluations for excess insurers, early and favorable cost effective resolutions where feasible, and trial of cases as necessary and appropriate. Mr. McNaughton also represents clients before administrative and regulatory agencies (e.g. Cal/OSHA, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Energy, South Coast AQMD, etc.) and provides recommendations to clients with respect to regulatory compliance and litigation avoidance techniques (e.g. Proposition 65, AHERA, lead, mold and asbestos remediation, industry standards and various employment issues.)

Mr. McNaughton is admitted to practice law in the state courts of California and New York and in federal courts in California, New York and Arizona. Mr. McNaughton started his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York.

Education

B.A., Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York, 1975 (cum laude)
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 1978

Court Admissions

State Bar of New York, 1979
State Bar of California, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Practice Areas

Product Liability; General Civil Tort; Construction; Transportation; Governmental Liability; Toxic Tort, Asbestos and Environmental; Professional Liability; Employment; Contract; Administrative and Regulatory Compliance

Leadership, Membership & Honors

Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Trial Lawyers Section)
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute