Biography

James Truxaw is a Partner at Everett Dorey where his practice is focused on general liability, employment law and toxic tort matters. He specializes in the defense of developers, property owners and corporations in complex civil litigation. James has extensive experience defending his clients at every stage of the litigation process, in addition to performing pre-litigation investigations of major incidents.

James graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Law. During law school, James excelled in the classroom, receiving the CEB Award for his appellate brief writing, and the Witkin Award for legal research and writing. Throughout law school, James also served as an Executive Editor for the UC Davis Law Review and a staff editor for the UC Davis Business Law Journal.

During law school, James gained valuable practical experience by participating in an externship with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division in Los Angeles, and serving as a Law Clerk for the Orange County District Attorney's Office, Special Prosecutions Unit. Prior to law school, James graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, where his studies were focused on ethics and public policy. 

Admissions

California 
U.S. District Court - Central District of CA

Associations

Orange County Bar Association
Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Stars 2025r

Education

University of California, Davis, Martin Luther King Jr. School of Law
Juris Doctor

University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts Philosophy

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/ PUBLICATIONS

Anticipated Litigation in the Wake of COVID-19: Price Gouging Claims, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, June 2020

Balancing Privacy Against the Right to Discover Relevant Medical Records, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, March 2020