Jay D. Harker

Partner

Jay D. Harker is a partner in the Irvine, California office of Clausen Miller P.C. His practice areas include insurance coverage, professional liability and subrogation.  He has tried various matters to completion in the state and federal courts, and obtained resolution in numerous other matters at mediation or the commencement of trial.  He has also briefed and argued various matters on appeal.  Mr. Harker has served as an expert witness in a matter venued in the United Kingdom on California insurance and property damages law.  He regularly represents underwriters as monitoring counsel in connection with mortgage broker and professional services litigation.

Mr. Harker joined Clausen Miller in 1998. Previously, he handled commercial leasing, wrongful termination, property loss, subrogation and personal injury matters as a litigation attorney in Southern California. Mr. Harker also served after law school as a law clerk in the Office of Administrative Law Judges of the United States Department of Labor.

Mr. Harker graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University in 1990, with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. In 1993, he graduated from the Boalt Hall School of Law of the University of California at Berkeley. While at Boalt Hall, he served on the CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW and Moot Court Board, participating in school and national moot court competitions. Mr. Harker resided for two years in Mexico and two years in Argentina, and enjoys Spanish.

Education

  • J.D. University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1993
  • B.S. Brigham Young University, magna cum laude, 1990

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Courts for Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California
  • Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal