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Insurance Law Is All I Do
I have been specializing in insurance law--including providing insurers with coverage advice, defending them in bad faith actions and representing them in all forms of equitable actions--for over four decades. I also provide insurance consultation and expert witness services on insurance matters. I have tried many cases to juries and courts representing insurers in state and federal courts as the sole or target defendant and have handled scores of successful appeals for insurers involving insurance law issues.
A Focus on Results
The first step is to gain a shared understanding of the facts and issues so that we can agree on a plan of action to achieve the best possible results. I pride myself on my knowledge of insurance law, which works to my clients' advantage as I can provide quick and decisive opinions and recommendations based upon my extensive background in insurance law and insurance litigation.
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1979 - J.D.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976, B.S., Magna Cum Laude
Some Representative Matters:
Before California Supreme Court: Isaacson v. California Insurance Guarantee Association, 44 Cal.3d 775 (1988); Far West Financial Corp. v. D & S Co., 46 Cal.3d 796 (1988); Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Macri, 4 Cal.4th 318 (1992).
Before California trial and appellate courts: Zenith Insurance Co. v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2020 Cal.App. Unpub LEXIS 6536 (2020); Zenith Insurance Co. v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub LEXIS 5905 (2018); Watts v. Safeco Ins. Co., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub LEXIS 5798 (2018); Monterey Ins. Co. v. Peerless Indem. Ins. Co., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub LEXIS 5124 (2018); Golden Eagle Insurance Corp v. Lemoore Property & Mgt Co., 2012 WL 1670475 (2012); Associated Indemn. Corp. v. Peerless Ins. Co., 2010 WL 4402986 (2010); Total Call Intern'l v. Peerless Ins. Co., 181 Cal.App.4th 161 (2010); Ins. Com'r v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co., 2007 WL 908519 (2007);
Before Federal Courts: Colony Ins. Co. v. United Specialty Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125269 (C.D. Cal. July 14, 2022); Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. v. Peerless Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187543 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 29, 2015) Systems, Inc. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 93 F.3d 578 (9th Cir. 1996); Iolab Corp. v. Seaboard Surety Co., 15 F.3d 1500 (9th Cir. 1994); Cubic Corp. v. Ins. Co. of N. Am, 33 F.3d 34 (9th Cir. 1994).
Recognitions:
Recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine as a Super Lawyer in insurance coverage every year from 2007 through 2025
Conferred Rank of Associate in American Board of Trial Advocates in 2007
Rated AV Preeminent by LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell