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Douglas Maurice Carasso

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Practice Areas

30% Business
25% Insurance
25% Employment / Labor
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Contact Information

Callahan & Blaine

3 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 900

Santa Ana, CA 92707

Office: 714-241-●●●● - show
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About me: Douglas M. Carasso is a Senior Attorney specializing in insurance bad faith and coverage issues, as well as general business litigation. AV Rated in Martindale-... more

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Client Reviews	Client Rating 1 review Former client? Write a review “Very professional and capable attorney” Posted by: planetchang, 2008-11-26 12 months ago. Flag as objectionable Client Review: My company retained Doug Carasso to assist in setting up a medspa in Beverly Hills. Doug was very knowledgeable and he did an excellent job of doing... more
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Résumé

Licenses

19 years since Douglas Maurice Carasso was first licensed to practice law in CA.

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We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Work Experience

Position	Duration
Senior Associate at Callahan & Blaine	2004–present
Senior Associate at Shernoff Bidart & Darras, LLP	1997–2004

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
USC Law School	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1990
University of California at Los Angeles	Classics	B.A. (Magna Cum Lauda)	1987

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (Callahan & Blaine)	LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell	2009
One of Orange County's Top Attorneys	O.C. Metro Magazine	2009

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	American Bar Association
Member	Consumer Attorneys of California

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
From TXO to Campbell to Beckman Coulter: How Potential Damages Can Maximize Plaintiffs' Punitive Damages Recoveries	Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Forum Magazine	2005
From TXO to Campbell: How Potential Damages Can Maximize Punitive-Damage Recoveries	Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Forum Magazine	2003

Punitive Damages in Insurance Bad-Faith: Cases After State Farm v. Campbell	Los Angeles Daily Journal	2003
Campbell Isn't Death Knell for Large Punitive Damages Awards	Los Angeles Daily Journal	2003
Liability of Insurance Agents and Brokers for Malpractice	The Advocate Magazine	2003
Consider Breadth of Interruption Cover	Business Insurance	2002
Instigator's Liability for Drunk-Driving Accident	Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Forum Magazine	2002
Recovery of Business-Interruption Insurance After the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks	Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Forum Magazine	2001
Insurance Issue: Provider Coverage Decisions Aren't Immune from Punitive Damages	Los Angeles Daily Journal	2001
In Recovery: Business-Interruption Insurance	Los Angeles Daily Journal	2001
Insuring Businesses Interrupted by Terrorist Attacks	Los Angeles Daily Journal	2001
Insuring Businesses Interrupted by Terrorist Acts	New York Law Journal	2001
How to Overcome the Inevitable Motion for Summary Judgment in an Insurance Bad Faith Case	The Trial Lawyer: Journal of Strategy, Technique & Case Management	2001
Contributing Author to Book "Fight Back and Win: How to Get HMOs and Health Insurance to Pay Up"	Bottom Line Books	1998
How to Take the Perfect Deposition	Orange County Lawyer Magazine	1996
MICRA Revisited: The Applicability of MICRA's Limitation on Damages for Noneconomic Losses	Verdictsearch publication	1994
MICRA's Ability to Limit Damages (for Noneconomic Loss)	Healthcare Perspectives - Healthcare Professional LIability Division Farmers Insurance Group of Companies	1993
A Brief History and Current Status of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress	Verdict - Association of Southern California Defense Counsel	1993

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Cases

Title:: Colley v. Lakeside Park HOA
Practice Area:: Personal Injury
Outcome:: $653,009 Jury Verdict for Plaintiff
Description:: No information

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Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagement Name	Conference	Date
Legal Writing	MCLE: Legal Writing for Attorneys	2008
Legal Writing	"The Art and Science of Legal Writing"	2007

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