Jennifer R. Slater

Jennifer Slater represents companies and organizations in all aspects of business and complex commercial litigation from inception through resolution, counseling in a myriad of substantive areas of the law. Ms. Slater’s practice includes bankruptcy, business litigation, professional liability, appellate matters, real estate, real property, and title insurance. She is experienced in all stages of civil litigation and coverage/bad faith defense.

• Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV28649: We represented a major title insurer to prosecute a complaint permitting termination of the title insurance policy due to the insured’s failure to cooperate and also to defend against the insured’s cross-complaint for breach of the policy and bad faith.  The case was significant in that: (1) the insured argued the title insurer was obligated to prosecute claims not covered by the title policy; (2) the insured challenged the relationship between in house litigation counsel and the title insurer’s claims department raising important ethical issues; and (3)  the insured sought to completely change how losses are valued under title insurance policies. After a three-week jury trial in January 2025 where the insured’s counsel asked the jury for $50 million in damages and attorneys’ fees, the jury returned a 12-0 verdict in favor of our insurer client after 3 hours of deliberation. Ryan Squire and Jennifer Slater tried the case. Ani Grigoryan was also on the trial team.
• Ventura Superior Court Case No. Case No. 56-2022-00564475-CU-IC-VTA: Won summary judgment in favor of major title insurance company as to the insured’s claims for breach of contract and bad faith.

Practice Areas

Community & Professional

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
• UCLA Alumni Association, Member
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Member
• Dixie Canyon Community Charter, PTA Board Secretary