Rene M. Faucher

Associate

Rene M. Faucher, an Associate with Gray•Duffy, LLP, is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer in matters including catastrophic personal injury and business disputes. In the personal injury area, Mr. Faucher has tried a number of cases including security guard negligence, assault and battery and other premise liability claims as well as medical malpractice. He has handled a variety of product liability matters involving products from heavy equipment, cranes, guns and surgical instruments. On the business litigation side, Mr. Faucher’s trials have included hospital privilege disputes, director and officer liability in REITS, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith and medical partnerships. Mr. Faucher has also arbitrated construction defect lawsuits.

Mr. Faucher obtained his Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, in 1983 from Loyola Law School at Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1975 majoring in Biology with a split minor in Math and Physics.

He was admitted to the California Bar in 1983 and is also admitted to the United States District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts of California.

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Advisory Panel for the National Ethics & Professional Policy Committee of the American College of Medical Quality

Recognition and Awards

• St. Thomas More Honor Society, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Legal Writings, Articles and Publications

• Article: “Bars and Security Should Mix Like a Well-Poured Drink”
  Published: Bar Business Magazine
  March 2013

• Article: “Recovery in a Personal Injury Lawsuit: What is Admissible at Trial?”
  Published: Mealey’s Personal Injury Report
  July 23, 2012

• Article: “How to Structure Language in a Medicare Settlement Release”
  Published: Claims Management magazine
  May 9, 2012

• Article: “Do You need Security Guards?”
  Published: Daily Journal
  July 28, 2010

• Article: “In the Line of Duty: When Bouncers Act, How Can Liability be Limited?”
  March 2010

• Article: “We Know They Can Assault and Batter You but Can Security Guards Also Violate Your Civil Rights?”
  October 2008

• Article: “Do Security Guards Have Any Rights? Are They Obligated to Take a Bullet for You?”
  October 2008

Representative Cases

• Seely v. Century Park East Homeowners Association

• Gran v. Hover