Firm: Gray•Duffy, LLP
Practice Areas: Insurance
Gary Gray, co-founder and managing partner of Gray•Duffy, LLP, has a demonstrated expertise in insurance coverage – primary, excess/umbrella and recovery/subrogation, as well as first- and third-party cases, bad faith, and declaratory relief issues. He has been the lead attorney in hundreds of insurance coverage disputes, significant bad faith cases, andconstruction defect cases, including the defense of developers and general contractors. Additionally, Mr. Gray has considerable experience handling, arbitrating and trying tort and casualty cases, including products liability, errors and omissions, vehicular accidents, and premises liability.. In recent years, he has concentrated on construction defect and similar forms of strict liability and negligence cases, including injury from exposure to toxic mold. He has also been involved with litigation involving errors and omissions for real estate and insurance brokers, and employment liability. He has a particular expertise in representing crane and other heavy equipment operators.. Mr. Gray received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge. Mr. Gray is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and was born in Palo Alto, California.
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Firm: DarrasLaw
Practice Areas: Insurance
Frank N. Darras is the founding partner of DarrasLaw, the largest disability and long-term care insurance litigation firm in the country.. DarrasLaw focuses on cases involving:. Headquartered in Ontario, California, DarrasLaw helps people from all walks of life, from professional athletes, doctors, lawyers, and business owners to blue-collar workers. Darras gives the same stellar disability advice to truckers, dentists, dockworkers, and CEOs alike. DarrasLaw helps policyholders recover the insurance benefits they paid dearly for and richly deserve, regardless of occupation.. Darras reviews 2,500 new disability referrals a month from all over the country. This volume allows DarrasLaw to monitor insurance company claims, policies, and procedures continuously. If an insurance carrier institutes an unreasonable new delay or denial strategy, Darras is able to identify the problem and analyze the impact before the average disability lawyer encounters it for the first time. Not only has this resulted in quicker results for his clients, it has also helped him earn the respect of the insurance industry. Call or email Mr. Darras today for a free consultation.
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Firm: Musick Peeler & Garrett
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Berger Kahn - South Orange County Office
Practice Areas: Insurance
Erin Mindoro Ezra is the managing partner of Berger Kahn’s South Orange County office. She focuses her practice on insurance coverage and labor and employment.. Erin has successfully represented clients in wage and hour disputes, sexual harassment, discrimination, accommodation, retaliation, and other employment disputes.. In addition to litigation, Erin also works with business owners, managers, and human resource departments to help ensure sound practices that prevent employment litigation and minimize workplace disputes. She has also worked with employment contracts and developing personnel policies to ensure legal compliance.. With both a JD and MBA degree, Erin excels in dealing with the complex legal issues juxtaposed against the practical realities today’s California businesses face.. Erin has garnered recognition from Super Lawyers Rising Stars to the lists of “Up-and-Coming 25: Orange County Rising Stars,” “Up-and-Coming 100: Southern California Rising Stars,” and “Up-and-Coming 50: Women Southern California Rising Stars.” In addition, Erin has been selected to the Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” from 2013-present, “Top Women Attorneys in Southern California” in 2013-present, and is an Avvo Clients’ Choice awardee in 2014 for her glowing client reviews and a perfect “10” rating.. Before joining Berger Kahn, Erin was an associate at O’Connell and Aronowitz in the firm’s Plattsburgh, New York office, where her practice concentrated on litigation.. In her practice, Erin has successfully handled appeals, including published opinions in Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Bennett, 74 A.D.3d 1542 (3rd Dep’t 2010), McCormick v. Bechtol, 68 A.D.3d 1376 (3rd Dep’t 2009), and Klotz v. Warick, 53 A.D.3d 976 (3rd Dep’t 2008).. Known for her insightful legal commentary, Erin is frequently published in top legal publications, including Law360, the Daily Journal, O.C. Lawyer and other leading legal and HR publications. Some of Erin’s employment publications include:. “Job Applicant Background Check Basics for Employers”Women on Business – November 23, 2015. “Simplifying Background ChecksHRM America – November 11, 2015. “4 C’s to Correctly Classifying Independent Contractors”Women on Business – August 3, 2015. “Are Nail Salons Lousy with the Law?Daily Journal – June 20, 2015. “Taking a Pregnant Pause: Potential Pitfalls in Applying the Business Judgment Rule and the Mixed Motive Defense in Employment Cases”O.C. Lawyer – October 1, 2014. “Don’t Get Hit by an Employment Lawsuit”Nails Magazine – August 2014. “Thinking Outside the Checked Box: Six Legal Tips to Get More Out of Your Employment Application”You The Entrepreneur – August 7, 2014. “Mixed Emotions on the Mixed Motive Defense”Law360 – May 18, 2014. “Nailing Down Independent Contractor Status”HG Legal Resources. Erin is committed to excellence in the legal profession and community service, frequently serving the Orange County legal community through her nonprofit board memberships and volunteer service.
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Firm: Griffith Freeman & Liipfert, LLC
Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: +1 (843) 781-6427
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Bronwen Price Attorneys at Law
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: 415-772-6000
Firm: McCathern PLLC
Practice Areas: Insurance
Evan Selik is a partner at McCathern, PLLC in Los Angeles. Evan represents employees in wrongful termination litigation and employment discrimination cases. Evan also handles wage and hour class actions and consumer class actions.. Evan earned his Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan in 2006 where he graduated in the top 5% of his class. Prior to attending law school, Evan graduated with a double major in political science and Spanish from Indiana University in 2003.. Evan has a wealth of knowledge in the consumer, insurance and employment field by representing clients against insurance carriers that act improperly as well as employees wronged by their employer. Evan has a stellar track record in trying cases and achieving great results. Evan’s vision is to provide his clients with aggressive representation to level the playing field against corporations and insurance companies who often engage in illegal conduct, unchallenged. His knowledge and experience coupled with his dedication to his clients makes him an invaluable asset to the McCathern team.. Evan was named to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2015 to 2017 and he was named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list in 2018. Evan was also recognized as a winner of the Top 50 Court Awards in California in the year 2017 for his victory in Tricolor Auto Group L.L.C. v. 603 San Fernando Road L.L.C. Evan is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association (CELA) and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA).
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Firm: Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo LLP
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Green, Campbell & Daly, P.C.
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold LLP
Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: 415-781-7900
Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: 714-954-0790
Firm: Ferdinand Trampe, Esq.
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Silicon Valley Law Group, A Law Corporation
Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: 408-573-5700
Firm: Breidenbach Huchting & Hamblet
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Ramsay Title Group,LLC
Practice Areas: Insurance
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Firm: Ernest R. Fraley
Practice Areas: Insurance
Contact: (619) 465-2580
Firm: Rissman Weisberg
Practice Areas: Insurance
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