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Oct. 26, 2026

Judge Jeffery McFarland says lawyers don't have to hate each other

After 33 years as a civil litigator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jeffery D. McFarland encourages attorneys to resolve discovery disputes, pursue settlements and remember that vigorous advocacy doesn't require personal hostility.

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Judge Jeffery McFarland says lawyers don't have to hate each other

Jeffery D. McFarland

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dec. 13, 2024; partner, Eisner LLP, 2023-24; partner, McKool Smith LLP, 2021-23; partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 2020-21; partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, 2000-20; principal, Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey LLP, 1998-2000; associate, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP, 1995-98; associate, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, 1991-95

Law School: University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, 1991
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LOS ANGELES - A recent discovery dispute before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Jeffery D. McFarland generated 1,162 pages of filings across three motions to compel. Much of the disagreement, he believed, could have been resolved through a conversation between opposing counsel.

"The amount of money that's wasted on discovery, it's extraordinary," McFarland said.

The dispute illustrated a problem he had encountered throughout his 33 year... (continued)

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