Napa County Insurance Claims Lawyers

I am a civil trial lawyer and am driven by the strong desire to enforce the rights of injured victims. I like to see level playing field regardless of socioeconomic condition of the parties. To that end, I almost exclusively represent the regular folk, consumers, injured victims against insurance companies, corporations and conglomerates. There is nothing more satisfying to me when we obtain fair compensation and achieve justice in a David v. Goliath context.

In April of 1998, Scott formed The Law Offices of Mann & Elias, a Los Angeles based law office handling employment law and personal injury cases. Mann & Elias have successfully settled hundreds of claims, and completed nearly 100 jury and bench trials. Since the founding of the office, they have recovered over $18 Million in settlements and verdicts for their clients. Practice area includes: Workplace Discrimination Wrongful Termination Retaliation Harassment at work Whistle blower Car accidents Truck accidents Motorcycle accidents Wrongful death Dog bites Product liability Premises liability Our success is based on our considerable trial experience (over 40 years combined), excellent advocacy skills, intense preparation and research, experienced and specialized staff, and...

Jacob has devoted his entire legal career to representing plaintiffs in civil court. His focus is on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, employment, and general litigation, including complex, coverage, and business disputes.

Known for his thorough preparation, judgment, and mastery of detail, he has earned a reputation with his clients and peers for his unmatched dedication to his cases. Jacob has handled hundreds of cases for his clients and their loved ones and has helped them recover over $9 million in verdicts and settlements throughout his career.

Thomas Palffy is a construction law specialist serving Los Angeles, CA. and the surrounding areas. Mr. Palffy has been selected as a "Super Lawyer" and has an AV Preeminent Rating 5.0 out 5 on Martindale-Hubbell.

Attorney Lisa S. Kantor is a Los Angeles long term disability lawyer with the firm of Kantor & Kantor. Admitted to practice in both state and federal courts, she is a seasoned litigator with experience in a variety of civil litigation cases. Visit www.kantorlaw.net for more information.

Raeet (Rita) D. Taddesse is a Partner with Fernandez & Lauby LLP. She has handled a wide variety of complex matters, including quasi class actions, professional liability, securities fraud, intellectual property, trade secrets, unfair competition, slip & fall, construction accidents, construction defect, antitrust, banking, real estate, community association, and insurance litigation. Ms. Taddesse has experience in mediation, arbitration, trial, and appellate practice. Ms. Taddesse graduated with honors from California State University at Long Beach in 1994 and obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Whittier College School of Law in 1996, where she was on the Dean's Honor List. Ms. Taddesse is admitted...

I've tried over the years to avoid the pitfalls of bad lawyers. I try to be humble, polite and hard working. I never lie to a client. I strive for excellent results for a fair price. I never steal from my clients. A good nightâs sleep is worth far more than ill-gotten gains. The highest duty of every lawyer is loyalty to his client. A good lawyer returns calls from his clients and works on his cases to move them along as quickly as the court allows. I show clients what they canât do for themselves....

John F. Ramey has practiced for over 22 years in Southern California since relocating to the region after practicing law in North Carolina. He has practiced in the area of construction law, personal injury, attorney and medical malpractice and products liability. John has represented many prominent contractors, manufacturing corporations, property management companies and retailers in cases of construction defect, work site injury and premises liability claims. He has extensive trial experience in both state and federal courts, and has tried over forty-five cases in state and federal courts. His trial experience includes personal injury, property damage, construction defects and professional malpractice...

In practice since 1977. Practice currently limited to Living Trusts.

I graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1980. I am proud of the thousands of clients that I have been able to assist in the past 40 years. Many have been Spanish speaking and from disadvantaged communities. I have had the pleasure of obtaining multimillion dollar verdicts for my clients. I have also represented clients with much smaller claims, yet I keep all my clients well informed of the progress on their legal matter and meet frequently with them. In addition to my personal injury practice, I also have a thriving criminal defense practice.
Last year my daughter,...

Michael Tam is an associate in the Riverside office of Fernandez & Lauby. Mr. Tam graduated from University of California, San Diego in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science. In 2008 he received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Diego School of Law. While in law school Mr. Tam received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Professional Responsibility. Additionally, during his time in law school, Mr. Tam was a research assistant for a renowned corporate law professor and participated in the Tax Clinic for low income tax payers. He also...

Jeff LaFave has gained an outstanding reputation for his expertise as a plaintiff’s trial attorney. Mr. LaFave has an impressive 19-year track record representing injured families, homeowners, renters, workers and children. For almost two decades, he has specialized in environmental litigation, including representing adults and children made sick by poor indoor air quality in their homes, workplaces and schools. Mr. LaFave has pioneered indoor air quality litigation since helping to successfully resolve the first known mold exposure lawsuit brought in 1992. He has represented hundreds of injured people in poor indoor air quality, sick building, water damage and toxic exposure...

For over thirty years, attorney Fred J. Knez has been representing individuals and corporations in serious personal injury and business litigation (plaintiff and defendant). Attorney Knez graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California in 1979, was a member of the Honor Board and Law Review, admitted to practice law in California in 1980, admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court in 1981, admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 1983, and in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1984. Attorney Knez began his private practice in 1984.

Thom loved pursuing his legal education and is thrilled to put his knowledge to use in the personal injury world. He most looks forward to protecting the financial interests of children who’ve been injured.

Thom Bunnell has worked for Harris Personal Injury Lawyers in the Oceanside office for nearly two years. Thom earned his undergraduate degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. During his time at BYU, Thom published an article in BYU’s academic student journal, Studia Antiqua. He then received his Juris Doctorate degree from California Western School of Law where he graduated Cum...

Alise began her career in law school with the intention of helping those with limited resources. While attending law school, she pursued this career goal by becoming one of thirteen selected from her class to join the California Innocence Project. This experience solidified her desire to help those in need, provide a voice to her clients and seek justice.

Alise is a compassionate professional who keeps her clients well informed and supported during what can be the most physically and emotionally exhausting times of their lives. Alise’s ability to think outside the box, attention to detail, and experience with large bureaucracy...

Brandon is committed to direct, effective representation of clients and their interests. His practice includes complex environmental litigation, insurance coverage, and business disputes. Brandon represents clients in a wide variety of toxic tort litigation, bad faith insurance cases, and construction disputes. He successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He collected over $2.0 million in construction funds. He won summary judgment motions for clients in a number of cases. Brandon represented clients in environmental and personal injury defense cases, including several substantial exposure federal and state environmental clean-up litigations involving CECRLA and RCRA, as well as analogous state statutes...

Josh went to law school with hopes of becoming a corporate attorney, but quickly found that his passion lies in the courtroom. Josh joined Harris Personal Injury Lawyers to help individuals get their lives back on track after a traumatic event. He is compassionate and caring and enjoys being able to work with his clients one on one and to find resolutions for their individual needs.

Over the past several years, Josh has helped hundreds of clients recover millions of dollars in damages from insurance companies, corporations, and public entities. Josh is a problem solver. He is always looking for...

Cyndie M. Chang is the Managing Partner of the firm's Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. Ms. Chang manages risks and resolves business challenges. She advises and partners with clients to defend them in commercial disputes, enforce their rights, mitigate exposure, and litigate their commercial disputes. She has often handled corporate litigation involving mergers & acquisitions, asset or stock sales, fraud, securities, purchase and sale agreements, business or partner break-ups. She also has handle many other complex or class action disputes involving contracts, trademarks, licensing, products liability, product safety and recall, construction defect, trade...

Eliel Chemerinski was born in Buenos-Aires, Argentina. He graduated from University of Florida in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Economics and Latin American Studies. He received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1988 from Tulane Law School. Mr. Chemerinski is admitted to practice before all the courts in the State of California including United States Central District Court as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Chemerinski has handles an extensive range of legal services across numerous industries. He has been providing exceptional personal client service and dedication for more than twenty years for individuals,...

We specialize in consumer protection law in California and our lemon law layers serve Fresno, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, as well as lemon law law firm serving Sacramento, Bakersfield and San Jose. Specifically, we focus on car dealership lies, defective vehicles, solar panels and home contractgor repairs, in addition to other unfair business practices targeted at consumers like you. Our lemon law lawyers assist clients in claims against BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ford, GM, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Kia, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota Honda and many other RV and motorcycle manufacturers. Our auto fraud lawyers assist clients sue dealerships that...

Professional experience spanning thirty years in the practice of law, including fourteen years as City Attorney/City Prosecutor and four years as Del Norteâs County Counsel. Member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California of the U.S. District Courts as well as the State Bar of California. Member and past memberships in the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, California Trial Lawyersâ Association, California District Attorney's Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and Past President of the Del Norte County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate and Land Use...

Gerald Marcus began his career as a licensed private investigator, developing and preparing personal injury cases for one of the largest personal injury law firms in Los Angeles County at the time. His investigative work (1980-1986) overlapped with his time at the Southern California Institute of Law (1982-1985) at the Ventura Colleges of Law campus. There, Mr. Marcus’ work earned him honors from the Sandra O’Connor society.
In 1987, Mr. Marcus founded The Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus and the Professional Accident Injury Network, Inc. (P.A.I.N.), to represent accident victims. Both are run according to his...

Admitted to practice law in the State of California in 1999 after graduating from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California, with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration (BA) from The Central London Polytechnic, London, England. In 2000, after completing a course in Mediating the Litigated Case at the Pepperdine University School of Law, I served as a volunteer Mediator at the Los Angeles Superior Court. I started practicing law in 2000 and managed to garner valuable and extensive experience in Estate Planning, Real Estate law, Business Contracts, Commercial transactions and Personal Injury cases. My ancillary experience in insurance, real estate,...

A decorated U.S. Navy Veteran, Karo Karapetyan’s career has subsequently been validated by awards for achievement and performance. In his professional experience as an attorney, business owner, financial adviser, and real estate broker, he provides clients with the tried and tested insights required to serve as counsel for real estate litigation and transactions, employment law cases, and personal injury law matters. Mr. Karapetyan received his J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law where graduated a Summa Cum Laude class Valedictorian, and the recipient of several Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence. He received his undergraduate degree in Professional...

Attorney Corinne Chandler is a long-term disability lawyer with the Los Angeles firm of Kantor & Kantor. She is an active member of the State Bar of California and is licensed to practice in state courts, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. More information is available at www.kantorlaw.net.

Attorney Stacey Cutting brings ample amounts of experience and skills to Schimmel & Parks, APLC and is a devoted Southern California civil litigation lawyer. While she highly skilled in various areas of law, Attorney Cutting focuses much of her practice handling cases involving construction defects, personal injury, employment law, insurance bad faith, and consumer class actions. She plays an essential role in the discovery processes of cases, completes trial preparations, creates motion papers, and assists with various key parts of litigation processes. Before committing her life to judiciary work, Attorney Cutting attended California State University, Northridge, where she earned her...

I am a trial attorney. I have tried numerous business and injury cases.
I have been to the California Supreme Court, and I was voted a top attorney under 40.
I can try a case, and I can also prepare complex business agreements. For example: I have prepared a number of unique employment agreements, each suitable to the business environment for which they were drafted.
I am aggressive and confident.
I win cases and understand the jury trial system. I believe that I have the experience to know when to settle and when to fight.
I believe that all attorneys should show their...

Elena has been a licensed attorney in California since 2013. She previously worked with insurance companies where she learned about settlement negotiation and litigation. Now she uses her insider knowledge to passionately fight for injured people. She knows how to push insurance companies to the limit and will fight hard to try to get you the maximum payment.

Elena is a California girl. She was born and raised in Orange County, obtained her degree from UC Berkeley, and then went on to law school in San Diego where she received six American Jurisprudence Awards. She is a litigation attorney at...

I represent patients who have been denied healthcare benefits under employer provided ERISA health plans. Healthcare is only as good as the means to pay for it. When health plans and insurance companies deny benefits, it derails a patient’s course of treatment and impacts their health. Whether the denial involves mental health treatment, medication, durable medical equipment, surgery, cancer treatment, or other healthcare needs, I have the expertise to craft successful administrative appeals and litigate cases to recover health benefits for patients.

If you are searching for the representation of an insurance bad faith lawyer, it may be in your best interest to contact Mansell & Mansell, APC. The team has over 90 years of combined experience, and they limit the number of cases they take on. In doing so, the attorneys are able to provide every client with the amount of personalized attention they deserve. To learn more about working with a Los Angeles insurance bad faith attorney from the firm, do not hesitate to call the office today!

The Law Offices of Scott Glovsky was founded in 1999 in Pasadena, CA, and specializes in insurance bad faith, catastrophic personal injury, and health-related litigation. Scott has appeared in the Michael Moore documentary SiCKO and in People Magazine, and his cases have been profiled on CNN and other major networks. A Cornell Law School graduate, Scott has received the Consumer Attorneys Association of California’s “Street Fighter of the Year Award” and the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ President’s Award of Merit.