--- title: Clare Lucich url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich --- ![Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucich-Clare-2026_d4414e837b28fbbfee7a9fc5eb535e7b.jpg) # Clare Lucich Clare Lucich is a partner at Bentley & More LLP in Newport Beach, California, representing plaintiffs statewide in government liability, product defect, personal injury, and insurance bad faith cases. She has been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Women Lawyers and is listed as a Super Lawyer and in Best Lawyers in America. ### Articles written by this author: ## [Maintaining deposition decorum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/maintaining-deposition-decorum "Maintaining deposition decorum") The role of discovery motions in a post-COVID-19 world; how to handle improper deposition objections [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [Steven M. Schuetze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-m-schuetze "Steven M. Schuetze") [2023 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december) ## [Using our voice to make a difference](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/using-our-voice-to-make-a-difference "Using our voice to make a difference") Raising $260,000 for “Joy Jars” for childhood-cancer victims and honoring the best among us at the Top Gun gala [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january) ## [Saturday night lights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/saturday-night-lights "Saturday night lights") Celebrating leadership, service, and our shared commitment to justice [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february) ## [Elevating each other](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/elevating-each-other "Elevating each other") Women in law making change [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march) ## [Understanding the Privette doctrine in premises and construction cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/understanding-the-privette-doctrine-in-premises-and-construction-cases "Understanding the Privette doctrine in premises and construction cases") Hiring of independent contractors followed by injuries on a job site will likely bring Privette into play [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april) [![Mentorship at OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/62-_T5A5104_1_78701c6f7b70e9aa079c67d96055833e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/mentorship-at-octla "Mentorship at OCTLA") ## [Mentorship at OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/mentorship-at-octla "Mentorship at OCTLA") Investing in the future of trial lawyers [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may) ## [Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/summer-is-here-with-exciting-news-from-octla "Summer is here with exciting news from OCTLA") Check out our new oceanfront conference [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [Independence and the pursuit of justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/independence-and-the-pursuit-of-justice "Independence and the pursuit of justice") …and we passed [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july) ## [You took the deposition, but can you use it at trial?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/you-took-the-deposition-but-can-you-use-it-at-trial "You took the deposition, but can you use it at trial?") How to set up your depositions – from notice to questioning – so they work when it counts [Cassidy Wakeham](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cassidy-wakeham "Cassidy Wakeham") [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august) ## [The Uber fight: OCTLA’s collective voice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/the-uber-fight-octla-s-collective-voice "The Uber fight: OCTLA’s collective voice") And a word from War Council Member Greg Bentley [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [Greg Bentley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greg-bentley "Greg Bentley") [2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august) [![Looking back to move forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/OCTLA_column_photo_ed9f23e0169f2921127c1333e65c4e74.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/looking-back-to-move-forward "Looking back to move forward") ## [Looking back to move forward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/looking-back-to-move-forward "Looking back to move forward") OCTLA is built on relationships, mentorship, and a love for the trial lawyer community we serve [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september) ## [Back in season](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/back-in-season "Back in season") Football, friendship, and OCTLA’s fall lineup [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)