Northern California Office
Partner-In-Charge
Partner
415-524-4305
415-391-2058 fax
ktownsend@murchisonlaw.com
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Bar Admissions

• California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2003
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2013

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California (J.D., 1990)
  • Student Bar Association, Class Representative
• California State University, Chico, California (B.A., 1986)

Kasey C. Townsend

Kasey C. Townsend is Partner-in-Charge of Murchison & Cumming's Northern California office, where she handles general litigation including construction defect and injury, employment law, premises liability, food liability, habitability and representing HOA Board of Directors for the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay areas. She has extensive experience in all phases of litigation including Mediation, Arbitration and Trial. Ms. Townsend is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Her career at Murchison & Cumming began in the San Diego branch office, as an Associate Attorney specializing in civil litigation defense including personal injury, employment, property and construction law. In 2003, Ms. Townsend opened a branch office in Northern California and became Partner in Charge of that office continuing an active civil litigation defense practice retained by individual companies, private clients and insurance companies.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada (ADCNCN)
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Published Works

• California Real Estate Reporter, Case Commentary

Representative Published Decisions

• Aas vs. Superior Court, 24 Cal. 4th 627