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Taylor Ernst

Mediating Lawyer

“Brain Injury Trial Specialist”

San Luis Obispo, California

Core Practice Areas

2 Verticals
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Motor Vehicle Accidents
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Taylor Ernst is recognized throughout the state as a brain injury trial specialist. With the recent award of the 2020 CCTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year for a brain injury verdict, Taylor has made it his mission to teach how he approaches brain injury cases to other lawyers. Taylor has spoken to more than 12,000 lawyers and doctors about brain injury litigation. Taylor has more than 20 seven-figure case results, several eight-figure results and was lead counsel on more than 15 of them. One of his most recent cases was a Traumatic Brain Injury case which resulted in a $5.65M verdict against a zero offer from the defense. Taylor has recently been told his verdicts were in the top 100 in the United States in 2020, and the top 20 in California, with similar results expected for 2022. Taylor sits on the editorial board of Trial Guides, a legal publishing company that helps trial lawyers win cases by publishing cutting-edge strategies from the nation’s leading trial lawyers. Authors and books include, Moe LeVine, Gerry Spence, David Balls’ The Reptile, Rules of the Road, and Nick Rowley’s Trial by Human. Taylor is currently writing a book on brain injury litigation and enjoys sharing his expertise with lawyers across the United States and helping them get justice and the financial security they deserve.

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Work History

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Trial Guides

Sits on the editorial board of a legal publishing company that helps trial lawyers win cases.

Honors & Recognition

1 Honor

Trial Lawyer of the Year

CCTLA

2020

Awarded for a brain injury verdict.

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