MEGHAN B. CLARK
Partner
Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP1000 Town Center Drive
Sixth Floor
Oxnard, California 93036
Direct Dial 805-988-8333
Direct Fax 805-988-7733
Email mclark@nchc.com
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Professional Experience
From the time she was admitted to the bar in 1998, Ms. Clark has handled civil litigation matters, including business, employment, construction defect, intellectual property and trust and probate litigation.
Her practice includes a significant amount of appellate work, including recent published decisions in the cases Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Associates (2010) WL 2525710 (June 24, 2010), assisting in Dotson v. Amgen, Inc. (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 975; Wood v. Santa Monica Escrow (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 802; Community Redevelopment Comm. v. County of Ventura (2007) 152 Cal.App.4th 1470; Wood v. Santa Monica Escrow Co. (2007) 151 Cal.App.4th 1186; Totten v. County of Ventura (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 826.
In the last few years, the bulk of her practice has been representing individuals in family trust and probate disputes.
Ms. Clark also represents local public agencies and public officials. Recent litigation has included a question of constitutionality of a local initiative that funneled tax revenue to particular public agencies and a separate dispute over tax increment money due to local real estate redevelopment agencies.
Ms. Clark has successfully defended employers in lawsuits involving harassment and discrimination, pregnancy disability and leave of absence issues. She has represented employers in lawsuits involving an employee's improper use of an employer’s intellectual property, including customer lists and commercially sensitive information. She also assists employers with day to day employment issues.
Community
Currently, she serves on the Board of Counselors for California Lutheran University and is the Vice Chair of the East Ventura County Employer’s Advisory Council.
Although Ms. Clark's resume defines her as an attorney, her true passion is for horses. She is active with a Santa Barbara based horse rescue group and a non profit group in Los Angeles that gives inner city girls the opportunity to learn to horseback ride.
Ms. Clark is a past member of the Board of Directors for the California Young Lawyers Association, past president of the Ventura County Barristers’ Association, past board member of the Ventura County Bar Association and past coach for the mock trial team at Thousand Oaks High School.
Education
A Ventura County native, Ms. Clark graduated with honors in Law and Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara, while earning her bachelor's degree in only three years. She was accepted to law school at age 20 and earned her law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, where she was associate editor of the Gonzaga Law Review, received a Linden Cup Best Orator Award for appellate advocacy and graduated with honors.
Personal
Ms. Clark resides in Thousand Oaks with her husband and son. She has ridden horses since she was four years old and is an award winning hunter-jumper rider.