Gabriele Lashly

Of Counsel

Email: lashly@srllplaw.com Gabriele Lashly

At Slaughter, Reagan & Cole, LLP, Gabriele M. Lashly handles law and motions, writs and appeals. She also advises clients about German law and serves as an expert witness on German legal issues.

A native of Germany, Ms. Lashly began her career as an international attorney with Ross & Hardies in Chicago in 1982. She returned to Germany and worked for the Justice Department of the State of Bremen and was the personal aide and spokesperson for the Secretary of Justice and Federal Affairs. Later, she was the responsible attorney for civil legislative matters. In 1988, she was appointed to the bench and served as a judge in Bremen, Germany.

After moving to California, Ms. Lashly was admitted to practice law in 1992. Ms. Lashly was Certified as a Specialist in Appellate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization between 2003 and 2022.

Prior to joining Slaughter, Reagan & Cole, LLP, Ms. Lashly practiced writs and appeals for over twelve years with Lascher & Lascher in Ventura, developing a broad range of appellate experience. Ms. Lashly has handled over one hundred appeals in the California Court of Appeal and also appeared before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court.

Honors/Memberships/Service

Named as Top 100 Appellate Lawyers in the State of California for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 by the American Society of Legal Advocates
Selected as one of Los Angeles' Women Leaders in the Law for 2013, 2014 by American Lawyer Media in partnership with Martindale-Hubbell
Adjunct Faculty, Ventura College of Law
California State Bar, International Law Section
Washington University Global Studies Law Review, Advisory Board Member
Mediator for the Court of Appeal in Los Angeles
Judge Pro Temp for Ventura County Superior Court
Named "Super Lawyer" in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The nomination is reserved for the top five percent of California attorneys

Education/Court Admissions

University of Bremen Law School, Germany – J.D., 1980
Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO – LL.M., 1982
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany – Doctor Juris [Ph.D.], magna cum laude, 1987
Bremen State Bar, Germany, admitted 1980
California State Bar, admitted 1991
U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Published Cases

Southern California Edison Co. v. Severns (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 815
Sands v. Walnut Gardens Condominium Assn. Inc. (2019) 35 Cal.App.5th 174
Eith v. Ketelhut (2018) 31 Cal.App.5th 1
Lewow v. Surfside III Condominium Owners Assn., Inc.(2012) 203 Cal. App. 4th 128
Salehi v. Surfside III Condominium Owners Assn., Inc. (2012) 200 Cal. App. 4th 1146
Elnekave v. Via Dolce Homeowners Ass'n(2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 1193
Lolley v. Campbell (2002) 28 Cal.4th 367
Biren v. Equality Emergency Medical Group, Inc.(2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 125
In re Marriage of Bower (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 893
Taylor v. Lockheed Martin Corp. (2000) 78 Cal.App.4th 472
In re Marriage of Rich (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 419
In re Marriage of Freeman (1996) 45 Cal.App.4th 1437
In re Marriage of Tamraz (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 1740
Parris v. Sands (1993) 21 Cal.App.4th 187

Personal

Ms. Lashly lives in Ojai with her husband. She likes to bicycle and hike and, like her actor husband, is a movie enthusiast. Ms. Lashly is a board member of Ojai Trees, a non for profit organization dedicated to urban reforestation.