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Robert Reins Pohls
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Biography
Rob Pohls is the principal of Pohls & Associates, a general practice law firm that is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has earned a national reputation for representing life, health, disability and long term care insurers in all forms of litigation in state and federal courts throughout California.
Practice Areas
6
Practice Areas
Insurance
50%
39 years
Employee Benefits
15%
39 years
Business
10%
39 years
Employment and Labor
10%
39 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in California for 38 years
State: California
Acquired: 1987
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Location
Law Offices of Robert Reins Pohls
111 Deerwood Road, Suite 200, San Ramon, CA, 94583
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Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2008 | Life Insurance
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Rob Pohls is probably the best insurance defense lawyer I have dealt with in my 38 years of handling disability, health and life insurance claims. His knowledge and ability in the insurance field is unmatched. In the legal field, Rob is what they refer to as a lawyer's lawyer. I have dealt with some ...
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"I whole heartedly endorse Rob Pohl's excellent legal skills. I have known Mr. Pohls for over 15 years. He is one of the brightest and most highly skilled lawyers I have had the pleasure of working with. When I think of Rob Pohls, I think of the phrase "High Powered Litigator.""
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Experience
Honors
2001
Best In Brief, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
1999
Distinguished Service Award, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Law Section, Health & Disability Insurance Law Committee
Work Experience
1999 - Present
Principal, Pohls & Associates
1997 - 1999
Senior Associate, Archer McComas, et al.
1996 - 1997
Senior Associate, Fleming & Associates
1989 - 1996
Senior Associate, Bowles & Verna
1987 - 1989
Associate, Ropers Majeski, et al.
Associations
2011 - Present
Defense Research InstituteNational Spokesperson on Health Care Reform
2010 - Present
Northern California Life Insurance AssociationMember
2010 - Present
Defense Research InstituteAnnual Meeting Program Chair, LH&D Committee
2007 - Present
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
2006 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember, Insurance Law Committee
2003 - Present
Association of Life Insurance CounselMember
2002 - Present
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
2000 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
1999 - Present
Contra Costa County Bar AssociationMember
1990 - Present
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice SectionMember and Former Vice Chair, Life Insurance Law Committee
1990 - Present
American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice SectionFormer Chair (2000), Health & Disability Insurance Committee
1990 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember, Life, Health & Disability Law Committee
2007 - 2010
Association of Certified Fraud ExaminersAssociate Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Estate of Grant v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.
Won on motion for summary judgment
Beckstrand v. Electronic Arts Group Long Term Disability Plan
Settled
Starr-Gordon v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Settled after favorable ruling on motion for summary adjudication.
Magsayo v. Primerica Life Insurance Co.
Won on motion for summary judgment.
Borsuk v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Settled
GE Capital Assurance Co. v. Golden
Settled
Miranda v. AFLAC
Defense arbitration award.
Yudnich v. The Harvest Life Insurance Co.
Settled
Congress of California Seniors v. Quackenbush
Defense judgment after court trial.
AMEX Life Assurance Co. v. Superior Court (Slome Capital)
Davenport v. Blue Cross of California
Defense arbitration award.
Tool v. National Employee Benefit Services, Inc.
Motion to dismiss granted.
Damascus v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Won on motion for summary judgment.
Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company v. LeDuc
Won on motion for summary judgment
Johnson v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Won on motion for summary judgment
Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company v. Marin Bay Park Trust
Won on motion for summary judgment
Education
1987
University of California at Davis School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
Bucknell University
BA
Speaking Engagements
2012
ICA Roundtable
The Supreme Court's Ruling on the Constitutionality of PPACA
2012
DRI Webcast
The Affordable Care Act Upheld: What Now for Our Clients?
2012
Annual Education Conference
Complex Claim Investigations
2012
Annual Education Conference
Long Term Care: Beyond the Nursing Home
2012
1st National Advanced Forum on Life Insurance and Annuity Litigation
Making Sense of the Interplay Between Securities Law/Broker-Dealer Rules and Insurance Statutory Requirements in Connection with the Sale of Variable Life Insurance and Annuities
2011
Western Claim Conference
Proving Insurance Fraud
2011
Eastern Claim Conference
Health Care Reform: The Grand Design
2011
DRI Webcast
What Do Health Insurance Litigators Face in 2012 and Beyond?
2011
Annual Education Conference
LTC Mind Control: What Makes a Good Claim Examiner?
2010
Quarterly Meeting
Legal Considerations for Life Underwriters
2010
Annual Meeting
National Health Care Reform: What is it and What Does it Mean?
2010
Annual Education Conference
Rescission is Not a Four-Letter Word
2010
Annual Education Conference
LTC Overview: Where It's Been and Where It's Going
2010
Annual Education Conference
Health Care Reform: What Does it Mean?
2010
Annual Education Conference
Mediating Disputed Health Insurance Claims
2010
Annual Education Conference
Proving Life Insurance Fraud
2009
Western Claim Conference
Introduction to Long Term Care Insurance
2009
ERISA/Life, Health & Disability
Mediating Disputed Health Insurance Benefit Claims
2009
Annual Education Conference
National Survey of Life Insurance Caselaw
2007
2007 ABA Annual Meeting
The Anatomy of a Bad Faith Case
2003
ERISA/Life, Health & Disability Insurance
Enforcing Exclusions and Limitations in Life, Health & Disability Insurance Policies
2002
5th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims
Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Involving Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2001
Midwinter Meeting of Life Insurance Law, Health & Disability Insurance Law and Other Committees
Long Term Care Insurance -- Selected Considerations
2001
4th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims
Defense Strategies for Subjective Disability Claims
1999
1999 ABA Annual Meeting
Hot Topics in Health & Disability Insurance
Publications
2012
DRI Today
Medicaid Expansion May Fall If Supreme Court Determines it Coerces States
2012
Defense Research Institute
The Affordable Care Act Upheld: Now What For Our Clients?
2012
DRI Today
Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate May Affect the Fate of the Entire Affordable Care Act
2012
DRI Today
Supreme Court Likely to Move Forward on Affordable Care Act Cases
2012
DRI Today
Constitutionality of Individual Mandate May be a Closer Vote than Originally Thought
2012
ICA News
Impact of the Supreme Court's Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act
2012
California Broker
Four Things Agents Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act
2011
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Preparing for the Supreme Court Arguments About the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
2010
ICA News
How to Effectively Manage Competing Death Benefit Claims
2010
DRI Annual Meeting
National Health Care Reform: What is it and What Does it Mean to You?
2009
Western Claim Conference
Introduction to Long Term Care Insurance
2008
The Practical Litigator
Litigating Subjective Disability Claims
2008
DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar
The Effective Use of the Advice of Counsel Defense
2007
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
California Appellate Courts Continue Their Assault on Arbitration Provisions in Health Care Service Plans
2003
DRI ERISA/Life, Health & Disability Claims Seminar
Enforcing Exclusions and Limitations in Life, Health & Disability Insurance Policies
2002
ACI 5th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims
Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Involving Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2002
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
California Appellate Court Refuses to Order Insurer to Identify Other Psychiatric DI Claimants Whose Claims Were Denied
2001
ACI 4th National Advanced Forum on Litigating Disability Claims
Defense Strategies for Subjective Disability Claims
2001
2000
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
California Supreme Court Rejects Comparative Bad Faith Defense
2000
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
Common Law Right to Fair Procedure Can Limit Insurer's Right to Remove a Physician From its List of Preferred Providers
1999
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
California Court Holds that Insurers Must Give Special Notice to Preserve the Contractual Limitations Defense
1999
Life Insurance Law Committee Newsletter (ABA)
Defense Strategies for Premium Offset Litigation
1999
Life, Health & Disability News (DRI, Defense Research Institute)
McCarran-Ferguson Should Preempt the Americans With Disabilities Act
1997
ABA Life Insurance Law Committee Newsletter
Surveillance Videos Can be Withheld From Disclosures
1996
ALI-ABA
Americans with Disabilities Act
1996
ALI-ABA
Employee Benefits Litigation
1996
ALI-ABA
Developments in Managed Care
1996
DRI Life, Health & Disability News
Reconciling Ninth Circuit ERISA Cases on Equitable Estoppel
1996
The Recorder
Federal Law Could Void Proposed ADR Initiative
1996
ALI/ABA
Age Discrimination in Employment Act