Anne L. Rauch

Anne Rauch is a board-certified appellate specialist with decades of experience handling all aspects of writs and appeals in construction, common interest development, real property, corporate, tort claims and more. She also assists trial attorneys with dispositive motions and trial/post-trial motions, which can greatly increase chances of success on appeal. Ms. Rauch works hard to take the stress of an appeal from busy trial attorneys who need to move on to the next trial. Her appellate specialist certification is certified by the Board of Legal Specialization of the California State Bar.

Ms. Rauch earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and has practiced law since 1996. She has handled all aspects (from early investigation, through trial, appeals, and reconstruction) of large loss construction defect claims for condominium associations. Ms. Rauch previously co-managed the civil litigation practice for a boutique firm specializing in common interest developments, and has mentored junior attorneys in all aspects of discovery and litigation. She is currently a partner at Berding Weil LLP, and is the head of the firm's appellate practice.

Ms. Rauch is a contributing editor for CEB's “Advising California Common Interest Developments,” (Chapter 11 – “Construction Defect Claims”), and also contributes to CEB's MCLE on-demand course content in the area of construction defect claims and appellate law. She is a member of the California Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Appellate Inns of Court, The Lawyers Club of San Diego, Consumer Attorneys of California, and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.