CONEJO VALLEY ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL

Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.) has vast experience adjudicating and resolving thousands of complex commercial, real property/environmental, trust and family law disputes as a respected trial judge and litigator. Judge Reiser spent more than 20 years on the Ventura County Superior Court, serving as both supervising probate judge and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) judge for more than a decade. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he litigated hundreds of civil cases to successful conclusion in trial and appellate courts throughout California.

Judge Reiser regularly teaches California judges trust, probate, and conservatorships through the Judicial Council of California’s Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER). Judge Reiser is known for using his thoroughness, intellect, attention to detail and breadth of knowledge to develop creative solutions to disputes of all types.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

• More than a decade of exclusive assignment to trust and estate matters on the bench
• More than a decade serving as the only assigned CEQA judge in Ventura County, following years of land use experience as a private attorney
• Handled large-scale civil and appellate litigation, including environmental and real property, land use, water, complex banking and commercial litigation, real property secured transactions, mass toxic torts, trust litigation, insurance coverage and contract law as a litigator

Background and Education

• Judge, Ventura County Superior Court, 1998–2019     
  • 2010–2019: Probate, conservatorships, trusts, guardianships, CEQA
  • 2008–2010: Civil trials and motions, CEQA
  • 2004–2008: Criminal trials, arraignments, motions, preliminary hearings
  • 2002–2004: Probate, conservatorships, trusts, guardianships, family law
  • 2000–2002: Criminal trials, arraignments, motions, preliminary hearings (Superior Court Appellate Division)
  • 1998–2000: Civil trials and motions
• Of Counsel; Ferguson, Case, Orr, Paterson & Cunningham, LLP; 1997–1998
• Principal, Law Office of Glen M. Reiser, 1992–1997
• Partner; Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton; 1978–1992
• Graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National Session, 1981
• J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1978
• B.A., High Honors, University of California, Santa Barbara,  1975
• United States Military Academy, 1971–1972