Tamara M. Heathcote
Partner
Overview
Tamara Heathcote joined Lynberg & Watkins as a Partner in 2019 and focuses her practice on the defense of public entities, including the areas of general negligence, wrongful death, premises & personal injury liability, civil rights, police liability, workplace investigations, labor & employment, as well as appellate practice. Before joining Lynberg & Watkins, Tamara was a partner with a prominent and respected insurance defense firm for over seventeen years. In her prior role, Tamara handled litigation involving toxic and hazardous waste claims as well as environmental and construction defect matters. Tamara has also successfully advocated for developers and contractors in claims involving construction negligence and soil stability concerns. Utilizing her education and experience, Tamara has also represented several clients in large-sum proceedings related to toxic and chemical exposure allegations, as well as personal injury claims related to water intrusion and mold liability.
When Tamara is not at the office, she is most likely spending time with her family, off-roading with her husband, and training/caring for their three dogs.
General
Practice Areas
Education
Legal
- – Juris Doctor
- University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
- 1997
Undergraduate
- – B.S. with major in Biology, Chemistry and Toxicology
- Ashland University
- 1987
Other
- – Medical Technology
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, School of Medical Laboratory Science
- 1988
Professional
Bar Affiliations
- – State Bar of California, 1997
- – Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997
- – U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1997
- – U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 2010
- – U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- – U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2013
Professional Affiliations
- – Orange County Bar Association
- – Society of Toxicology, Southern California Chapter
Notable
Honor Societies
- – Moot Court Honors Program
Seminars
- – Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems
- – Science of Mold and Deposing the Scientific Expert