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Erin-Mindoro - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

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.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South Orange County Office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available

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Heather-Whitmore - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

Heather Whitmore is a partner in Berger Kahn’s South Orange County office.. Heather joined Berger Kahn after graduating from Loyola Law School in 1998. She provided coverage analysis for commercial lines and personal policy insurers. She also represented insurers in coverage and “bad faith” lawsuits, and successfully resolved many cases by summary judgment for her clients. Early in her career, a second-year lawyer, she was co-counsel in the Barratt American, Inc. v. Transcontinental Ins. Co., 102 848 (2002) trial, where the Court of Appeal clarified the scope of recoverable defense costs under California law.. Heather later joined Palmieri Tyler’s business litigation department. At Palmieri Tyler, Heather represented clients in a variety of business and insurance disputes. Heather’s clients ranged from large corporations to small, family-owned businesses, where she successfully resolved their business litigation disputes spanning a wide range of subject (contracts, bankruptcy, employment, and trusts). She successfully arbitrated and tried cases in both federal and state courts.. With over 20 years of practice, Heather continues to focus on insurance coverage and litigation.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South Orange County Office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available

Heather Whitmore Avvo Reviews
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Mallory-Yumol - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

Mallory Yumol is an associate in the Berger Kahn South Orange County office. Mallory focuses her practice on insurance coverage, examinations under oath, and business litigation.. Mallory earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a B.A. in Sociology and Gender and Women’s Studies with high distinction in general scholarship.. Mallory graduated from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in May of 2017. While at UCLA Law, Mallory was active in UCLA Law Review, where she served as Managing Editor and Staff Member from 2015-2017.. During law school, Mallory gained trial experience as a certified legal intern for the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office. She successfully argued and conducted examinations at several criminal motions and preliminary hearings — including a winning motion that led to case dismissal and a jury trial that obtained two out of three counts not guilty.. After graduation, Mallory was a recipient of the UC Presidential Service Fellowship, under which she received funding to spend a year at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office’s Writs and Appeals Unit. There, she drafted motions to dismiss, appellate briefs, traverse motions, and petitions for writ of habeas corpus.. Prior to joining Berger Kahn, Mallory was an attorney at the Law Office of Amy Einstein at Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers in Lancaster, California. Mallory gained extensive trial experience as a court-appointed attorney for parents in juvenile dependency proceedings, where she handled a caseload of over 200 cases. In these proceedings, Mallory conducted direct and cross-examinations of witnesses, made oral arguments, and obtained settlements, permanent restraining orders and juvenile custody orders on behalf of parents.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South Orange County office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available

Miles-Dawson - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

Miles is an associate at Berger Kahn’s Irvine office, and he primarily focuses his practice on insurance coverage.. At Berger Kahn, Miles advises insurance companies as to claims-related rights and obligations and preparing coverage opinions on diverse subject matters often requiring extensive legal analysis and claims investigation.. Miles graduated cum laude, in the top 15% of his class, from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law in May 2020 with an emphasis in Environmental, Land Use, and Real Estate Law. At Chapman, Miles was a merit scholar and received CALI Awards for the highest class grades in Criminal Law, Contracts I, and Contracts II. Miles also served as treasurer for the school’s Environmental Law Society, and as an academic fellow for a contracts course from 2018-2019.. Before attending Chapman, Miles received a B.A. in Philosophy, Ethics & Public Policy in June 2016 from the University of California at Santa Barbara.. Prior to his time at Berger Kahn, Miles worked as an intern at Wilson Keadjian Browndorf and at the Santa Ana City Attorney’s Office, where he familiarized himself with the legal field through extensive case research, consultation on litigation strategy, and the drafting of motions, contracts, and discovery. Soon after, Miles served as a law clerk for the Torrance City Attorney’s Office, where he worked on litigation against the city, including drafting a successful dispositive motion.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South OC Office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available

Nandita-Nayyar - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

Nandita Nayyar is an associate in Berger Kahn’s South Orange County office. Nandita focuses her practice on insurance coverage and examinations under oath.. Nandita is an alumna of the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated in May of 2015 with a B.A. in History. Afterward, she went on to attend Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, graduating in the top 23% of her class. During her time at Chapman, Nandita was involved in multiple extracurricular activities, including the International Academy of Dispute Resolution Competition, ABA Client Counseling, and the Constitutional Jurisprudence Clinic. Nandita also served as a Board Member for the Diversity Social Justice Forum. While in law school, Nandita gained a great amount of experience. Nandita was a judicial extern for the Honorable Justice William W. Bedsworth in the California Court of Appeal 4th District in Santa Ana and for the Honorable Shelyna V. Brown in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. She also worked as a Certified Law Clerk in the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Gang Unit. Most recently, prior to joining Berger Kahn, Nandita worked as a Summer Intern at Wilson Keadjian Browndorft LLP in Irvine.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South Orange County Office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available

William-Macon - Insurance lawyer in Lake Forest, California

Walker Macon is an associate in Berger Kahn’s South Orange County office. Walker graduated from Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law in May of 2020, ranking in the top 15% of his class. At Chapman, Walker was an active writer for the school’s Law Review, serving as a Senior Articles Editor in his last year. Prior to Chapman Law, Walker graduated from Elon University with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Communications.. Before working at Berger Kahn, Walker was a paralegal and assistant to the Head of Global Compliance at Universal Music Group in Santa Monica. He also served as a judicial extern under the Honorable Terry J. Hatter, Jr. at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and as a legal intern for AJI Legal and AMD Law Group.
Specialization: Insurance lawyer
Berger Kahn - South Orange County Office.
1 Spectrum Pointe Drive, Suite 340
California Insurance Lawyers.
Other Areas of Specialization: Insurance.
City Lake Forest.
Zip code: 92630

Contact: Not Available