Deirdre E. Barkley Frank

Deirdre Frank is a personal injury attorney with more than four decades of experience representing people who need help after an injury or loss. She built her career at respected firms in Los Angeles, Century City, and Oxnard, and is also trusted by the courts as a mediator, arbitrator, and judge pro tem. Known for steady leadership and civic engagement, Ms. Frank has served as President of the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, taken on multiple leadership roles with the National Women’s Political Caucus, and supported the profession through board service with local and statewide legal organizations. Her public service includes chairing the Ventura County Civil Service Commission and serving on the City of Oxnard Planning Commission. She is equally committed to access to justice, contributing extensive pro bono work through court arbitration, fee dispute resolution, mock trial mentoring, and helping develop the Ventura County Bar Association’s “Lawyers in the Classroom” program. Ms. Frank handles workers compensation cases, injury matters involving dog bites and other animal attacks, wrongful death caused by negligence, and Social Security Disability claims. Outside the office, she enjoys local politics, international travel, cooking, autobiographies, astrology, and life by the ocean.