Elizabeth A. Thomasian is Managing Partner of the Fresno office. She handles a wide range of personal injury and property damage cases, including premises liability, construction defect, habitability, and fire loss cases. Located in the Central Valley, a large portion of her practice also consists of agriculturally-based litigation, including crop loss, tractor and equipment-related accidents, big rig accidents, and animal loss cases, such as people being harmed by horses or cattle.
- Represented client in binding arbitration hearing wherein the arbitration award that client had to pay was approximately $750,000 less than the last amount demanded by injured party.
- Successful in terminating motion which resulted in judgment in favor of client and sanctions against plaintiffs.
- Successfully negotiated multiple cases down over a difference of seven figures at mediation and in informal negotiations.
- San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review – “Should the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 be reined in or turned out to pasture.” August 2013
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Central Districts of California
Memberships
- Fresno County Women’s Lawyers
- Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
Community Involvement
- Western Heritage Foundation
- Horse and Pony Project Leader for the Madera County, Sierra Shadows 4-H Club
Education
- J.D., San Joaquin College of Law, 2014
- B.S., Agricultural Communications, California State University, Fresno, 2011
- Women’s Equestrian Team, Division I
Honors
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star distinction in Personal Injury, 2024-2025
- 2021 National Collegiate Equestrian Association Distinguished Alumni
- 2019 San Joaquin College of Law Distinguished Alumni