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Ashley E. Hannagan

Partner

Contact Information

(408) 684-2674
ahannagan@bgsplaw.com
Silicon Valley
287013

Areas of Practice

Catastrophic InjuriesComplex LitigationGovernment Entity LitigationInsurance Bad Faith LitigationInsurance Coverage LitigationInverse CondemnationMotor Vehicle LitigationMunicipal LiabilityPollutionPremises LiabilityPublic Entity RepresentationRide Share LitigationToxic Torts & HabitabilityTransportation Liability Defense

Professional Summary

Ashley E. Hannagan is a Partner at Behar | Gibbs | Savage | Paulson LLP and manages the firm’s Silicon Valley office, handling cases throughout California. She brings more than 14 years of litigation experience across a broad range of practice areas.

Her background in prosecution and civil litigation informs her disciplined, trial-focused approach to complex matters and client advocacy.

Prior to joining BGSP, Ashley was an associate at Casey Law Group in Los Gatos and later served as Senior Counsel at Ford, Walker, Haggerty, & Behar. Earlier in her career, she served as a Deputy District Attorney in Sacramento County and El Dorado County, where she tried more than 50 cases to verdict after beginning as an intern with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.

She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2012, where she received a scholarship and focused on advocacy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society with a minor in Global Peace and Security from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2008), where she also played on the Women’s Club Soccer Team.

Credentials, Associations, Achievements

State of California, Member (2012)

United States District Court, Northern District of California, Member

Association of Northern California Defense Counsel (ANCDC), Member

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC), Member

Education

Graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2012

Undergraduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, 2008

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