Natalie Weatherford

Natalie Weatherford is a senior partner and trial attorney at Taylor & Ring in Los Angeles, California. She focuses her practice on representing both children and adults in sexual harassment, assault, abuse and misconduct cases as well as civil rights litigation throughout the state. Natalie is a relentless advocate for survivors and her work has led to numerous record-breaking verdicts and settlements against individuals, large corporations, and school districts and administrators.

Representative successes include:

• $102.5 million verdict on behalf of two former students sexually abused while attending Dartmouth Middle School in San Jose. Listed in Top 10 Verdicts in California in 2022
• $35 million verdict on behalf of an adult woman who was raped by her adult, male track coach when she was a minor high school student at Pomona High School in the 1990s.
• $25.3 million verdict on behalf of client who was sexually abused over the course of four years at the Westerly School in Long Beach.
• $25 million verdict for a former student of Dos Pueblos High School in the Santa Barbara Unified School District who was sexually abused by an assistant coach.
• $14 million settlement in sexual abuse case against Moraga School District on behalf of two adult females who were victimized by their middle school teacher in the 1990s. Each victim obtained $7 million, which is the largest amount “per victim” ever paid by any school district in any state.

Natalie is regularly recognized for her advocacy for victims and her impact on plaintiffs’ law. Her honors and professional achievements include:

• Daily Journal Top Plaintiff Lawyers
• Daily Journal Top Women Lawyers
• Los Angeles Times B2B Consumer Attorneys of Southern California
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist: 2022
• Law360 Rising Star
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
• Los Angeles Business Journal Women of Influence: Attorneys
• Best Lawyers in America

Natalie serves on the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA). As part of her leadership role, she frequently mentors young and emerging lawyers and gives talks about creating a successful career in law.

In addition to regularly speaking at CAALA conferences, Natalie has been invited to speak on sexual abuse litigation by the National Victims of Crime Bar Association and the Western Trial Lawyers Conference. Her writing has appeared in The Advocate, including bylined articles “Protecting Your Plaintiff in Sexual-Misconduct Cases” and “Seven Key Evidentiary Issues in Sexual Assault, Abuse and Harassment Cases.”

Natalie obtained her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California where she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar and Chair of the Negotiation Honors Program.