Peter Bertling is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who specializes in medical malpractice defense and related matters. His published appellate decisions include the McNall v.Summers (1994) 25 Cal. App 4th 1300 and Cassandra P.v.Callahan (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 1673. Since August 2000, he has been the Founding Partner of Bertling & Clausen, L.L.P where he represents health care providers in medical malpractice, medical board, and medical staff matters.
2. Peter Bertling is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who specializes
in medical malpractice defense and related matters. His published appellate
decisions include the McNall v.Summers (1994) 25 Cal. App 4th 1300 and
Cassandra P.v.Callahan (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 1673.
3. Since August 2000, he has been the Founding Partner of Bertling & Clausen,
L.L.P where he represents health care providers in medical malpractice, medical
board, and medical staff matters. He also represents governmental agencies and
private health care providers in civil rights and class actions for the alleged
violation of a prisoner’s access to adequate medical, mental health and dental
care pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983.
4. Peter Bertling’s representative trial experiences include the following:
•Crawford v. Doe: Santa Barbara Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Lengyel v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Bedolla v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Sullivan v. Doe: San Luis Obispo Superior Court
•Temple v. Doe: King’s County Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Robles v. Doe: Santa Barbara Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Pillado v. Doe: Santa Barbara Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Quinlan v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Striefel v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Wilson v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Micky v. Doe: Santa Barbara Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Andersson v. Doe: Ventura Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Schwartz v. Doe: Santa Maria Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Beraldo v. Doe: Santa Barbara Superior Court Defense Verdict
•Sippel v. Doe: San Luis Obispo County Defense Verdict
•Schlesinger v. Doe: Santa Barbara County Defense Verdict,and more.
5. Peter Bertling graduated from California Western School of Law in 1987
where he was elected Vice President of the Student Body and served as Director
of the Moot Court Board. He won the National Trial Competition, sponsored by
the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, in 1987. He was also the
California State Champion of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy
Competition in 1986.. Mr. Bertling has a great passion for theatre and classical
music and enjoys domestic and international travel with his wife, Deborah
Bertling.