Mr. DeMaria is an experienced trial attorney who has dedicated his career to the practice of insurance and public entity litigation defense. Since graduating from the University of San Diego School of Law, with cum laude and Order of the Coif distinction in 1995, Mr. DeMaria has defended insurance and public entity clients in state and federal courts. Mr. DeMaria has obtained the jury trial attorney status of a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has achieved the highest ranking of "Preeminent" from Martindale Hubbell, while continually being selected as a "Super Lawyer" in insurance defense. He has been named to the Top 1% of attorneys by Lawyers of Distinction. Mr. DeMaria is a trial attorney and all of his trials have been in the defense of insurers and their insureds, as well as public entities and schools. Mr. DeMaria defends school district and educational entity clients in state and federal court in his defense practice.
In his career Mr. DeMaria has defended cases in jury trials and bench trials, arbitrations and mediations and every process in between. Mr. DeMaria is very experienced in all aspects of civil litigation defense, from the initial response to the complaint through the discovery process, settlement procedures, motions and trials. He works with his clients to find the best outcome for cases, be that positioning them for an advantageous settlement, a successful motion to win the case without trial, an alternative procedure to a trial or a trial itself. Working together, Mr. DeMaria advises his clients well so that they can both make the best informed decisions for the cases.
Mr. DeMaria does not sue insurance carriers or their insureds, school districts, public entities or employers. Rather, he is entirely dedicated to civil defense work. Unlike other attorneys who split their allegiances and attempt to be jacks of all trades, practicing in many different fields and suing insurance carriers and public entities in some cases while also trying to defend them in other cases, at the DeMaria Law Firm all insurers, schools, employers and public entities who hire Mr. DeMaria can rest assured that his entire practice is dedicated to their defense. In his practice, Mr. DeMaria defends cases for insurers, schools and public entities in all areas of their civil defense, including the defense of injury cases, civil rights cases, sexual molestation cases, torts of all forms, employment defense cases, free speech and constitutional cases, appeals, premises liability, professional liability and officers and director cases, in all of their various forms and jurisdictions. He has extensive experience in selecting and finding the proper experts for cases and positioning a case for the best overall strategy for a successful outcome. When Mr. DeMaria is your defense attorney, the other side knows that he is an experienced trial attorney who is ready for court. Mr. DeMaria gives extensive seminars and makes frequent speaking appearances on civil litigation defense, and many of his case results have been reported upon and published. He is widely viewed as one of the top insurance, school and public entity defense trial attorneys in his practice areas.
