Lascher & Lascher was founded by the late Edward L. Lascher, one of California’s preeminent appellate lawyers and author of the column “Lascher at Large.” For more than 40 years, Lascher & Lascher has provided its clients with excellent legal advice and representation.

Pioneer in Appellate Practice

Edward Lascher was one of the first California lawyers to focus his practice on appeals.  He handled such noteworthy cases as Kusior v. Silver (1960) 54 Cal.2d 603; Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co. (1964) 61 Cal.2d 256; Elmore v. American Motors Corp. (1969), 70 Cal.2d 578; Jones v. Citrus Motors Ontario, Inc. (1973) 8 Cal.3d 706; Krouse v. Graham (1977)  19 Cal.3d 59; and Seamans Direct Buying Service v. Standard Oil Co. of California (1984) 36 Cal.3d 752.

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The Historic Ewing House

Visitors to Ventura and architectural historians alike may be familiar with the firm's 1894 Victorian building overlooking Downtown Ventura and the Pacific Ocean.  One of the city’s best preserved historic buildings, the office has long had a place in Southern California legal history.  It originally was the home of Ventura County Superior Court Judge Felix Ewing and his family.  Before becoming a judge, Ewing served a term as district attorney.  In private practice before his election to the D.A.’s office, he was a prominent attorney and businessman, who, with partner Nehemiah Blackstock, boasted what was then one of the state’s best law libraries.  He later became a local banking executive and remained involved in Ventura civic life.

A handful of residents lived in the building until it was bought by Edward Lascher in 1971.  Lascher committed himself to maintaining the building’s turn of the century character. He worked closely with a local contractor to transform it to a law office while preserving its 19th Century character.

Visitors marvel at the building’s parquet floors with four distinctive designs, carved redwood staircase, leaded glass and curved windows, and birdseye maple pocket doors.  Batchelder tiles are featured in one of the office’s five fireplaces, on the wrap around porch, and in the fountain in the grotto next to the building.

The grounds surrounding the Law Offices of Lascher & Lascher include a winding driveway and wall constructed from stones quarried in the nearby Sespe wilderness.