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Qualified as an expert on insurance matters & insurance claims handling in cases in Los Angeles County, Solano County, San Mateo County, San Francisco County, Sacramento County & Contra Costa County & also in the US District Court for the Northern District of California & also at arbitration. His testimony has been accepted on a wide variety of issues in the areas of insurance company claims handling & practice including evaluating coverage positions, the investigation of claims, compliance with insurance regulations & overall insurance industry claims handling principles, customs & practices. Also qualified as an expert on civil litigation standards, case evaluation & settlement practices. Specialist in civil trials, arbitrations & appeals since graduating from the University of California, San Francisco, Law School (formerly Hastings College of the Law) in 1966. His firm has its principal office in San Francisco

Licenses and Certifications

JD, 1966, Univ of CA, San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of the Law); AB, 1961, Indiana Univ. Licensed to practice law in CA & IN. Certified in Civil Trial Law & Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy & is a Charter Fellow of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys

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Additional Information

Honors/Awards: Super Lawyer each year since 2006, Top 100 Trial Lawyer, National Academy of Jurisprudence. Publications: He is co-author of “Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases: Reaching the Settlement,” published by Thomson Reuters Publishing Company, Fifth Edition, released in 2024. He has also co-authored two books on insurance coverage & bad faith & over 200 published articles on topics relating to law practice & procedure. Membership in Professional Societies: Charter Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He is also a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar & Million Dollar Advocates Forum.