Thomas R. Laube
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 Tom Laube obtained his law degree in 1978 (with highest honors) from the
University of California at Davis, having received his undergraduate degree in
1975 from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Tom has been in private
practice in San Diego since 1980, first with Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves &
Savitch LLP, and since 2000, with Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP. Tom
maintains a general civil trial practice, including construction contract
litigation, professional malpractice claims, business ownership disputes,
employment matters, personal injury claims and real estate litigation matters.
His practice has included numerous court and jury trials as well as
arbitrations.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Law School
University of California, Davis, Juris Doctor, With Highest Honors,
1978
Undergraduate
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., With Highest Honors,
1975
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner, Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP.
March, 2000 to present
Tom maintains a general civil trial practice, including construction
contract litigation, professional negligence claims, including legal and medical
malpractice, business ownership disputes, employment matters, personal injury
claims and real estate litigation matters. His practice has included numerous
court and jury trials as well as arbitrations. Representative cases include:
- A $4.1 million verdict on behalf of a motorcyclist injured as a result of
an unsafe highway.
- A $1.4 million award on behalf of a general contractor arising from a
construction project for Caltrans in which the owner caused delays that
impacted the general contractor.
- An action against an insurance company which had acted in bad faith in
refusing to defend its policyholder in a lawsuit in which the policyholder
had incurred over $3.5 million in defense costs. After the jury found the
insurance company had committed bad faith and awarded the full $3.5 million
in defense costs, the case settled on confidential terms before further
trial proceedings.
- An action against an insurance company which refused to pay “long term”
healthcare benefits to its policyholder, based on the insurance company’s
claim the policyholder had failed to disclose material medical conditions in
his insurance application. The case was settled for full policy benefits,
and an additional confidential amount.
Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.
1984 to 2000
In nearly 20 years at Procopio, Cory, Mr. Laube’s practice was exclusively a
trial practice, and covered the same types of matters he presently handles.
Law Clerk.
1978: Extern Law Clerk to Honorable Stanley Mosk, Associate Justice of
California Supreme Court
1978 to 1980: Law Clerk to United States District Judge Leland C. Nielsen
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- California Bar since 1978
- United States District Court, Southern District of California since
1981
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1999
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