Wendy C. Lascher

Wendy Lascher is a past president of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.Wendy is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Appellate Law and AV-rated attorney, handles civil, family and criminal appeals in state and federal courts. She formulates trial and appellate strategies, crafts motions for trial lawyers, and consults with national law firms on California legal issues. Before joining Ferguson Case Orr Paterson LLP, Wendy spent 37 years with Lascher & Lascher, a boutique appellate firm. She has argued appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the U.S. Seventh and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, all six districts of the California Court of Appeal and in U.S. District Courts. Wendy was chosen as one of the Top 50 Women Southern California Super Lawyers for 2014.Active in the appellate legal community, Wendy is also past president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. She has chaired the State Bar’s Committee on Appellate Courts, the Appellate Law Advisory Commission of the Board of Legal Specialization and served as President of the Ventura County Bar Association.Wendy has three sons and two granddaughters. In her spare time, Wendy has taught appellate practice and other subjects at the Ventura and Santa Barbara Colleges of Law. She is a mentor in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program and enjoys hiking, gardening and working out. .