Jared M. Katz

Practice areas

General Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense, Insurance Coverage, Real Estate: Business

Focus areas

Bad Faith Insurance, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Litigation

Jared M. Katz, an attorney affiliated with Mullen & Henzell L.L.P. and based in Santa Barbara, California, offers his legal services to clients across the state. His practice encompasses a wide range of legal areas, including complex litigation, real estate disputes, business litigation, insurance coverage matters, and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Katz’s extensive legal expertise spans various issues such as fraud, tort, contract disputes, both commercial and residential real estate matters, financial disputes, breach of fiduciary duties, bailment and transportation claims, as well as trust disputes, among others.

Mr. Katz’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree with honors from Princeton University in 1989, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He furthered his education at Loyola Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 1994. During his time at Loyola Law School, he also served as an Editor of the International & Comparative Law Journal. Mr. Katz actively participates in mediation panels for the Central District of California and serves as a Settlement Master for the Santa Barbara Superior Court, demonstrating his understanding of the importance of both negotiation and litigation in legal practice.

Licensed to practice law in California, Mr. Katz is admitted to practice before all federal courts in California. He is an engaged member of the legal community, holding memberships in the State Bar of California, the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, the William Gordon American Inns of Court, and the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. In addition to his legal commitments, Mr. Katz contributes to his community through volunteering with the UCLA Parents’ Council, the Dos Pueblos High School Foundation, and coaching youth sports. He also holds the position of Chair of the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee for the Santa Barbara Region, which encompasses the Central Coast of California.