Experience

Rating: 8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2008

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

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Work Experience

1996 - 2000

Associate, Nyhan Pfister Bambrick & Kinzie, PC

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Associations

2011 - Present

Council on Litigation Management

National Chair - Product Liability Committee

2009 - Present

Los Angeles County Superior Court ADR Dept

Settlement Officer

2008 - Present

Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

2007 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Litigation Committee

2006 - Present

Construction Management Association of America

Legal Counsel Committee

2006 - Present

American Bar Association

Section on Tort & Insurance Practice

2004 - Present

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Construction Committee

2004 - Present

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Product Liability Committee

2010 - 2011

Council on Litigation Management

National Chair - ADR Committee

1996 - 2007

Chicago Bar Association

Judicial Evaluation Committee

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Sample of Legal Cases

Gaboff v. Sony Pictures Entertainment et al

Dismisal

Law v. Paloform

Settlement

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Education

N/A

St Louis Univ SOL

law

N/A

Washington Univ

undergraduate

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Speaking Engagements

2015

Markel event

The Psychology of Negotiation

2015

Gallagher Bassett event

The Psychology of Negotiation

2015

CLM Annual Conference

The Psychology of Negotiation

2015

Advisen Data Privacy Conference

Simulated Data Breach Response

2014

PLUS Annual Conference

Legalized Marijuana: Will The PL Insurance Industry Inhale?

2014

National Human Resources Association Employment Law Summit

Privacy & Data Security for Employers

2014

CLM Products/ADR Conference

The Psychology of Negotiation

2014

CLM LA Chapter

The Psychology of Negotiation

2014

CLM Annual Conference

It Still Ain’t Fun and Games!: Update on Emerging Sports & Recreation Risks

2013

Surplus Line Association of California

Mock Trial and Presentation on Surplus Line Broker Ethics

2013

CLM Annual Conference

Litigation Management of Emerging Risks in Sports and Recreation Claims

2012

Marine Summit

Negotiation Strategy- The Psychology of Bargaining

2012

CLM Annual Conference

Product Liability in the Internet Age

2011

Mercury Insurance Co. Regional Training

Advanced Strategies for Success at Mediation

2011

CLM Annual Conference

Protecting Privacy in the Corporate Environment: The View from 10,000 Feet

2011

CLM Annual Conference

Reducing Billing Write Downs: Drafting Informative Invoices

2009

Construction Claims Legal Seminar

Defense of Construction Claims

2007

Annual Conference

Defense of Construction Claims

2005

Product Safety and Liability Prevention Seminar

Panel Moderator

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Publications

2015

Claims Management Magazine The Measles are Back: How to Inoculate Against Business Interruption and Other Epidemic Claims Risks

2015

Wilson Elser Client Alert Twitter Terrorism: Criminals choose the Hack Attack

2015

Wilson Elser Client Alert Fourth District Reverses the Lower Court’s Ruling in Construction Defect Litigation

2014

Litigation Management Magazine Peer to Peer Ride-Share

2014

Wilson Elser Client Alert California Appellate Court Limits Liability Under California’s Medical Confidentiality Act for Disclosure of Medical Information

2013

Wilson Elser Los Angeles Superior Court Faces Dire Budget Cuts

2013

Litigation Management Magazine Truth, Lies and Consequences: Responding to Questions During Negotiation

2013

Wilson Elser Client Alert California Protects Minors from the Internet by Imposing Restrictions on Online Marketing or Advertising of Product Minors Cannot Legally Purchase

2013

Wilson Elser Client Alert Court Confirms the Limited Duty of an Insurance Broker to Procure Only Coverage Requested by the Insured

2013

Wilson Elser No Recovery for Emotional Distress If Claimant Had No Contemporaneous Awareness That Defective Product Was Cause of Injury

2013

Wilson Elser California Supreme Court Grants Review of Appellate Ruling in Beacon v. Skidmore

2013

Wilson Elser California Appellate Court Confirms Cap on Past Medical Expenses Applies to Medicare Payments and Should Be Imposed before Further Reductions for Contributory Negligence

2012

Wilson Elser California Court Holds Broker Has No Duty to Advise Additional OCIP Insured of Carrier’s Insolvency

2012

Wilson Elser California Supreme Court Reaffirms Qualified Work Product Protection of Witness Statements

2012

Wilson Elser California Supreme Court Affirms Strong Policy in Favor of Arbitration, Affirming Mandatory Arbitration Clause in CC&Rs for Construction Defect Litigation

2012

Wilson Elser California Appellate Court Extends "Completed and Accepted” Doctrine to Architects’ Field Operations

2012

Wilson Elser CA Court of Appeal Holds Design Professionals Owe a Duty of Care to Condo Homeowners for Professional Negligence

2012

Litigation Management Magazine Get in Their Head: Psychological Influence Tactics in Negotiation

2011

Chartis Legal Insight Subcontractors’ Revolt Takes Hold in California: New Law Ban Indemnity for Active Negligence in Construction Contracts

2011

Litigation Management Magazine Rewriting the Rules: Additive Manufacturing Creates New Rules for Products Liability

2010

For The Defense (DRI, Defense Research Institute) Non-Traditional Attorney Advertising on the Internet

2008

California Litigation The Impact of Green Building Initiatives on Construction Defect and Design Claims

2007

DRI Professionalism Perspectives Are we Ready for Nanoethics?

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Languages

English

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