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Clare Lucich

Partner & Trial Lawyer

About Clare Lucich

Clare Lucich is a top California trial lawyer and partner at Bentley & More LLP, known for her results in dangerous condition, wrongful death, and catastrophic injury cases. Based in Orange County, she represents plaintiffs statewide in government liability, product defect, personal injury, and insurance bad faith cases. Recognized by Daily Journal as one of the Top Women Lawyers in California, Clare has secured multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, including a $16 million wrongful death settlement in Amador v. Hill Crane and a $16.5 million roadway design case against the City of Pasadena.

A passionate advocate for consumer rights, Clare is known for taking on powerful public entities and corporations, achieving multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients. She combines strategic storytelling with a deep command of motion and trial practice to secure justice for victims of negligence and dangerous conditions.

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Education & Early Career

Clare earned her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude and being inducted into The Order of the Coif. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Irvine, where she graduated summa cum laude in Criminology and Social Ecology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Before joining Bentley & More, Clare worked at an Am Law 100 firm, where she gained invaluable litigation experience before shifting her focus to representing plaintiffs.

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Professional Recognition

Daily Journal: Top Women Lawyers 2025
OCTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year – Young Gun (2022)
Super Lawyers: 2022–2025, including Up & Coming 100 and Up & Coming 50 Women
Best Lawyers in America: 2025–2026
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs (2020–2025)
Top 100 Jury Verdicts in California (2018)

Professional Leadership & Memberships

Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA) – President-Elect
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) – Member
Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) – Member
Orange County Women Lawyers Association (OCWLA) – Member

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Practice Areas

Catastrophic Personal Injury
Governmental Tort Liability & Dangerous Condition of Public Property
Product Liability
Insurance Bad Faith
Wrongful Death
Civil Litigation

Contact

Bentley & More LLP
Orange County, California
www.bentleymore.com

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View Landmark Cases

Representative Case Results

Clare has recovered tens of millions of dollars for her clients, including high-profile and record-setting results:

$16 million settlement (Amador v. Hill Crane) – Lead attorney in a heavily disputed liability wrongful death case arising from a construction site accident.
$720 million class action settlement – Holly Wedding, et al. v. CalPERS, involving long-term care premium increases.
$30 million settlement – Catastrophic trucking injury case involving fleet maintenance failures.
$16.5 million settlement – Dangerous road design case against the City of Pasadena.
$12 million wrongful death settlement – Gruppioni v. City of Los Angeles, the largest wrongful death settlement in the City’s history.
High eight-figure settlement – Disputed liability trucking case involving severe bicycle injury.
$7.9 million bus accident settlement – Multiple orthopedic injuries with surgical intervention.
$5.85 million settlement – Industrial accident during fireworks stand disassembly (Pinon v. American Promotional Events).
$3.8 million verdict – Zavala v. NMUSD, school liability for unsafe shop equipment.
$3.2 million verdict – Rojas v. HFS Enterprises, wrongful death and catastrophic injury case.
$1.885 million verdict – Jennifer Ries v. VapCigs, first-of-its-kind exploding e-cigarette case.