Laura Watkins Ives | Partner
Practices
Construction Litigation
Insurance Law
Education
University of San Diego Law School, J.D., 1993
University of Southern California, B.A, 1990
Bar Information
California, 1993
United States District Court, Central District of California, 1993
Professional Affiliations
Orange County Bar Association
Biography
Ms. Ives is a partner in the Newport Beach office and specializes in insurance coverage and construction litigation.
She represents top Southern California home builders and developers in all aspects of construction defect litigation with an emphasis on additional insured insurance coverage.
Ms. Ives received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1990, graduating Cum Laude. In 1993, she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law where she was the recipient of an outstanding scholar award.
Ms. Ives was named to the 2007 and 2008 rosters of Southern California Rising Stars, a compilation of the area’s up-and-coming attorneys from Law & Politics magazine. In 2011, she was named to the roster of “Southern California Super Lawyers,” an annual peer-review survey also conducted by Law & Politics magazine. Southern California Super Lawyers in a compilation of the top 5 percent of attorneys in the area. Ms. Ives is licensed to practice before the State Bar of California and is admitted in the United States District Court, Central District of California.
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