Richard Allen Jorgensen

Richard A. Jorgensen is a partner at Jorgensen& Salberg LLP.  Mr. Jorgensen’s extensive trial experience includes 95+ bench and jury trials.  He has tried to verdict matters involving business disputes, personal injuries, insurance bad faith, employment matters, and premises liability actions.  Mr. Jorgensen was an adjuct professor at Chapman Law School and a frequent speaker on insurance and litigation issues to health care providers andothers.

Mr. Jorgensen has excelled at both the trial and appellate levels. His published decisions include: Ward General Ins. Servs., Inc. v. Employers Fire Ins. Co. (2003) 114 Cal. App. 4th 548, 556, and Casella v. Southwest Dealer Services, Inc. (2007, 4th Dist) 157 Cal. App. 4th 1127.

Mr. Jorgensen received a Bachelors Degree in Communications from California State University, Fullerton in 1995. Mr. Jorgensen received his J.D. from Chapman University, School of Law in 1998.  Mr.Jorgensen taught as a part-time professor at Chapman Law School.  He is admitted to practice in all state courts in California, the United States District Court, Central District of California and the United States Tax Court.

Prior to being admitted to the bar, Mr. Jorgensen was a law clerk forthe Legal Aid Society of Orange County, where he provided pro bono legal services to the poor and elderly.  Mr. Jorgensen was also anassociate at Callahan & Blaine, Lee A. Wood & Associates andVeatch, Carlson, Grogan & Nelson, wherein he oversaw a wide rangeof cases from intake to trial.

Mr. Jorgensen served in the U. S. Army from 1988 to 1991, and is a GulfWar veteran.  While proudly serving in the Army, Mr. Jorgensen receiveda Combat Ribbon (Desert Storm), the Bronze Service Star (SouthwestAsian Theatre), the Commendation for Distinguished Service and anAchievement Medal.

Mr. Jorgensen was also an accomplished collegiate wrestler and wasnamed a 2-time Big West Scholar Athlete.  Mr. Jorgensen was captain of the Cal. State Fullerton Wrestling team from 1994 to 1995.  Upon graduation, Mr. Jorgensen became an Assistant Coach for the FullertonWrestling Team.  Along with his many wrestling accomplishments, Mr.Jorgensen was also a Lead in a Nike Super Bowl Halftime commercial.

Mr. Jorgensen is conversant in German, holds a black belt in Judo and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and was an owner of the famed Westminster Boxing Gym.