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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Ferrentino pulls papers to challenge Moffat in OUSD race
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| Joseph A. Ferrentino of Newmeyer and Dillion |
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Attorney Joe Ferrentino pulls papers to challenge Kathy Moffat in OUSD Area 4 raceAttorney Joseph A. Ferrentino pulled papers for the Orange Unified School Board's Trustee Area 4. That seat is currently held by Trustee Kathy Moffat. Public records show that he is a registered Democrat.
Ferrentino, who lives in Villa Park, is a partner attorney with at the Newport Beach offices of Newmeyer & Dillion. Ferrentino's profile on the Newmeyer & Dillion website states:
"Joe's practice encompasses complex actions in the areas of business, construction, real estate, governmental tort, products liability, and insurance."
The firm specializes in defending developers in construction-related lawsuits.
Ferrentino cites in his biography the Niguel Summit lawsuit. In 1994 homes built on an area that had numerous historic landslides in South Orange County crashed down a slope into a condominium complex. Ferrentino represented the developer Hon Development Company and the owner of J.M. Peters Inc. The condominium association sued for $15 million but reached a settlement of $9.4 million in 1998. Ferrentino describes his representation in his biography:
"Joe was responsible for the defense of a builder involved in the Laguna “Niguel Summit” landslide case which resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement. In addition to handling the legal and insurance aspects of the claim, he assisted the client with its media relations on this nationally publicized case."
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Ferrentino also cites in his biography another landslide case against the City of Anaheim getting a $10 million award from the city:
"Along with partner Greg Dillion, Joe tried another publicized landslide case for over five months against the City of Anaheim which resulted in an award of over $10 million in favor of Newmeyer and Dillion LLP’s client."
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This year Ferrentino became a board member for Human Options, an Irvine based non-profit dedicated to servicing domestic violence victims.
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