JD Loach, Attorney at Law 

is a corporation established by

Justin D. Loach, PA

Justin David Loach, PA

BAR ADMISSION

State Bar of California, March 2002

State Bar of Florida, November 2004

EDUCATION

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Bachelor of Arts, English, Advanced Writing Concentration, May 1998

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, Juris Doctorate, May 2001

Internship Experience

Office of Robert E. Adams, Imperial Beach, CA

 Law Clerk, August 2001-March 2002

• Draft complaints, pretrial motions, and contracts pertaining to family law, personal injury, and estate planning
• Conduct documentary and computer aided research, client interviews and  general case management

Department of the Alternate Public Defender, San Diego, CA

Certified Law Clerk, December 2000-May 2001

• Conduct research and prepare pleas, motions to exclude, strike, dismiss, and statements in mitigation. 

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District, Daytona Beach, FL

Intern for the Honorable Jacqueline Griffin, Summer 2000

• Research and preparation of bench memoranda, slip opinions, and reviews of pending cases
• Confer with appellate bench on issues of cases on appeal

United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California, Fresno, CA

Certified Law Clerk, Summer 2000

• Certified by the U.S. Department of Justice to appear on behalf of prosecution
• Training in research of basis for prosecution, trial preparation, filing, processing, and sentencing of misdemeanor cases

U.S. Department of the Interior, Midwest Regional Office, Omaha, NE

Legal Intern, Summer 1999

• Review claims, and petitions for waiver of process and fees made to the National Park Service, Regional Headquarters
• Evaluate and make recommendations for resolution, settlement, or possible litigation to Regional Operational Supervisor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Family Law Experience

Florida Department of Children and Families

Senior Attorney, Child Welfare Legal Services, June 2005-Sep 2011

• Dependency law litigation
• Legal support for investigation and case development
• Advanced legal research, case management, office management, and trial practice

Corporate Law Experience

Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith, & Green

Litigation Associate, June 2003 to June 2004

• Advanced legal research, litigation, draft motions, appeals, complaints, contracts for legal services
• Case development, including depositions of experts and litigants, primarily in field of defense of civil actions
• Analysis of evidence, testimony, statutes, and regulations for provision of litigation strategy to corporate clients

Criminal and Civil Law Experience

Justin D. Loach, Esq

Attorney, April 2002-May 2005

• Litigation of criminal and civil motions, including trespass, unlawful detainer, and insurance claim disputes
• Negotiation and settlement of criminal actions, civil actions, tax/credit repair, and employment/labor disputes   
• Criminal and civil trial preparation, research, investigation, and discovery, including representation at deposition
• Litigate civil matters, including commercial fraud, real property law, family law, probate, and hearings on damages
• Preparation of petitions, complaints, settlement briefs, designation of expert witnesses, discovery, and pretrial motions
• Independent casework including initial client contact, interviews, investigation, and service
• Research civil matters including labor law, construction defect, commercial fraud, civil rights, probate, and real property law
• Draft petitions, complaints, stipulations, settlement briefs, designation of expert witnesses, discovery, and pretrial motions
• Independent case work including initial client contact, interviews, investigation, and service

Character Development & Leadership 

• Eagle Scout
• National Park Service Ranger
• Advanced Scuba
  
• Volusia County Ocean Lifeguard