B. Casey Yim selected by Aspatore Books as author of new authoritative book, “Claims, Defenses, and Strategies in Legal Malpractice Cases”

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BOSTON – B. Casey Yim has been recognized as a leader in the legal community by being selected as the author of the recently released book, Claims, Defenses, and Strategies in Legal Malpractice Cases, published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business.

Claims, Defenses, and Strategies in Legal Malpractice Cases

(ISBN: 9780314292360)

 Claims, Defenses, and Strategies in Legal Malpractice Cases is an essential guide for the litigator, experienced or novice, who sets out to take on legal malpractice cases, either for plaintiffs or defendants. It contains a wealth of information and legal sources of substantive law, procedure, and strategy to use in just about any given legal malpractice case setting. It covers virtually all significant topics in the area of legal malpractice trials essential to both sides of the bar. This book also includes appendices filled with useful tried and proven jury instructions, trial briefs and forms of successful motions, and authorities to support them. It is a valuable research tool for attorney-defendants, law firm administrators, LPL insurers, and their claims professionals. This book further provides novel and cutting edge tactics and strategies to effectively minimize risk and loss, and to control defense costs and legal fees, while still bringing about successful results for the insured defendant attorney and law firm.

This book can be purchased immediately by calling 1-800-328-9352 or by visiting: http://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/Other/Claims-Defenses-and-Strategies-in-Legal-Malpractice-Cases/p/100265201.

About B. Casey Yim

  1. Casey Yimis of counsel to the firm of Murchison & Cumming LLP, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. His practice targets professional liability (legal and medical malpractice) and commercial and contract litigation cases. He is regularly tapped as lead counsel in jury trials and binding arbitrations involving complex cases of high dollar exposure and involving high profile personalities and issues.

About Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters Business

Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business, exclusively publishes C-Level executives and partners from the world’s most respected companies and law firms. Each publication provides professionals of all levels with proven business and legal intelligence from industry insiders—direct and unfiltered insight from those who know it best. Aspatore Books is committed to publishing an innovative line of business and legal titles that lay forth principles and offer insights that can have a direct financial impact on the reader’s business objectives.

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Phone: 1-800-328-9352

Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Volunteer for Arcadia’s Annual Law Day

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LOS ANGELES – Murchison & Cumming, LLP, Partner Michael D. McEvoy, Jr. and Senior Associate Mary C. Trinh were proud to participate in the 11th Annual Law Day held on May 10, 2014, at the Arcadia Library. The event was chaired by former Arcadia Mayor Gary Kovacic and sponsored by the Arcadia Chinese American Association.

Mr. McEvoy and Ms. Trinh were part of a panel of over forty attorney volunteers who provided free one-on-one legal consultations to local San Gabriel residents on a wide range of legal matters, including landlord-tenant issues, insurance problems, workers’ compensation, business disputes, real estate litigation, consumer rights, personal injury and medical malpractice.

“Unfortunately, most of the general public does not know what legal options are available to them when they encounter problems. With the struggling economy, many people are limited in their ability to seek legal advice to deal with these problems,” said Mr. McEvoy. “It feels good to give back to the community, and to provide legal advice to those who otherwise would not have access to that information,” added Ms. Trinh.

Murchison & Cumming, LLP attorneys have participated in Law Day since 2009 and look forward to volunteering their services again to the event in the future. Mr. McEvoy specializes in the defense and management of complex wildland fire litigation, the defense of utility companies and defending property owners, managers, and individuals in subrogation, habitability and premises liability cases. Ms. Trinh specializes in general liability matters, with a focus on the defense of product liability, premises liability and medical malpractice cases.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Lisa Angelo to serve as Co-Panelist with the Honorable Robert L. Hess at the LACBA Inn of Court

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LOS ANGELES – On May 7, 2014, Lisa D. Angelo and the Honorable Robert L. Hess of the Los Angeles Superior Court will present, “The Final Countdown: 110 Days Before Trial,” at the LACBA Inn of Court, Litigation Section Meeting.

The key element in trial preparation is planning. Between the Superior Court’s increased caseload and decreased budget, the need to plan and prepare for trial is paramount. Don’t be forced into a last minute stipulation with opposing counsel or ask the court for a trial continuance in the days leading up to trial. In a two-part program consisting of 20 subject areas and a detailed timeline of events breaking down last 110 days before trial, Ms. Angelo and Judge Hess will provide information and useful tips to comply with “The Six P’s – “Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance.”
About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Murchison & Cumming to Update Insurance and Business Professionals on 2013 Case Law at Year in Review

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LOS ANGELES – On April 29, 2014, Murchison & Cumming, LLP will present its annual “Year in Review: California Case Law Update,” taking a look back at the significant Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions during 2013. The program will take place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

Lee Jay Berman will serve as the program’s keynote speaker, presenting, “12 Ways to Make Your Mediator Work Harder for You.” Murchison & Cumming’s attorneys will present on key appellate rulings impacting their specialized areas of practice, including Civil Procedure, Employment, Health Law, Professional Liability, Product Liability, General Liability, Construction Defect, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, along with presentations discussing “Libations Liability”, “Duty to Defend Criminal Complaints” and “How to Win the E-Discovery Battle”, to an audience of business and insurance executives, claims and risk management specialists, and members of the bar.

Program Chair Edmund G. Farrell, III, leads the event held each spring and conducts local Year in Review presentations for clients. The program will be presented in private client seminars across the country during the spring of 2014.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.murchisonlaw.com.

Partner Jean Lawler to Speak on Attorney-Client Privilege in Insurance Litigation at ACCEC Insurance Law Symposium

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Jean M. Lawler will present “Waiving Goodbye to the Attorney Client Privilege in Insurance Litigation: Express, Implied, and Subject Matter Waivers”, together with a co-presenter, at the inaugural American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC) Insurance Law Symposium to be held March 21, 2014 at the University of Mississippi Law School in Oxford, Mississippi.

Ms. Lawler, a founding member of the Board of Regents of the ACCEC, is a senior partner and the immediate past managing partner of Murchison & Cumming, LLP. She is a former chair of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group and regularly represents insurers, brokers and agents in complex coverage, bad faith and professional liability litigation. Her presentation will include a discussion about the legal and practical effects of using “advice of counsel” as an affirmative defense in bad faith litigation seeking extracontractual and punitive damages, including the scope of the implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege when the “advice of counsel” defense is asserted and ways to plan and prepare in advance of litigation for potentially eventually waiving the privilege where suit against the insurer is anticipated.

ACCEC brings together preeminent lawyers representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders to improve the quality of the practice of insurance law and to increase civility and professionalism in it’s field. Their mission includes educating all sectors involved in insurance disputes — including the judiciary, legal and insurance professionals, and businesses — on critical topics such as best practices in policy formation and claims handling, developing trends in insurance law, and bad faith.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.murchisonlaw.com

Robert M. Scherk Elected to American Board of Trial Advocates Membership

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SAN DIEGO – Associate Partner Robert M. Scherk has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the San Diego Chapter of ABOTA. Membership requirements include trial ability/experience, personal character, and reputation among the bench and bar.

ABOTA membership is one of that nation’s highest honors for trial lawyers, and Mr. Scherk joins Murchison & Cumming Senior Partners Guy R. Gruppie, Friedrich W. Seitz, Michael B. Lawler and Michael D. McEvoy as ABOTA members.

Mr. Scherk has tried more than 24 cases to verdict, and arbitrated or mediated hundreds more to successful conclusion. All of Mr. Scherk’s trials have been Superior Court jury trials, except for three bench trials, and one tried in US Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Scherk’s trial experience ranges from product and premises liability, to legal malpractice, wrongful death, conversion, motor vehicle, and interference with contractual relations. Mr. Scherk has sat as a Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Superior Court and has served on attorney settlement panels for both the Los Angeles and San Diego Superior Courts. He is a member of the Tort and Trial section of the American Bar Association, is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and was listed as a Top Lawyer in Professional Liability by San Diego Magazine.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Edmund Farrell Admitted to Membership in Professional Liability Defense Federation

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Edmund Farrell has been admitted to membership in the Professional Liability Defense Federation, a not-for-profit organization designed to bring together attorneys, claims professionals and risk management specialists to share expertise and information helpful to the successful defense of professional liability claims.

Mr. Farrell joins Jean M. Lawler, Dan L. Longo and a nationwide network of professional liability counsel and claims professionals who are focused on the defense of malpractice claims, board disciplinary proceedings and other E&O issues.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Five Murchison & Cumming Partners Recognized as 2014 Super Lawyers

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Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have earned the distinction of having been chosen by their peers as 2014 Southern California “Super Lawyers.” The annual listing, based on peer evaluations, was recently released by Thomson Reuters and will be published in the Southern California Super Lawyers magazines, in leading city and regional magazines across the country.

The Murchison & Cumming Partners selected for the 2014 list are:

Dan L. Longo, Managing Partner of the firm, Co-Chair of the Health Law and Professional Liability practice groups. He is a member of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute, and serves as Vice Chair of USLAW Network’s Professional Liability practice group. This marks Mr. Longo’s third consecutive Super Lawyers mention. Mr. Longo is a frequent lecturer and panelist for such organizations as the Liability Insurance Research Bureau, California State Bar, PESI, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and the USLAW Network.

Jean M. Lawler, the firm’s former Managing Partner and Past Chair of the Insurance Law practice group and Co-Chair of the International Law practice group. This is her ninth consecutive year on the list. A specialist in insurance law, she is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers and the “Who’s Who” directories of American Women and American Law. Ms. Lawler is a Past President of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an international legal organization. She has also served as a Director of DRI, Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Friedrich W. Seitz, Chair of the firm’s Wild Land Fire Litigation practice group, and Co-Chair of its Business Litigation, Product Liability/Utilities and International Law practice groups. This is his tenth consecutive Super Lawyer mention. A respected trial lawyer and member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomat rank, Mr. Seitz is also a member of the IADC and FDCC and is a former Chair of the FDCC Product Liability Substantive Law Section.

Michael B. Lawler, co-chair of the firm’s Health Law and Employment Law Practice Groups. A Past President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, this marks the ninth consecutive year that he has been named to the list. Mr. Lawler, a seasoned trial lawyer, has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America. He has served on the National Board of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a member of its Los Angeles chapter and is a member of the FDCC.

Guy R. Gruppie, Chair of the firm’s Vertical Transportation practice group, Co-Chair of the Emerging Risks & Specialty Tort Litigation practice group and immediate Past Chair of the General Liability & Casualty practice group. Mr. Gruppie specializes in the defense of complex and high-stakes litigation. This is his sixth consecutive year as a Southern California Super Lawyer. He is a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the FDCC, having served as Co-Chair of the FDCC Trial Tactics Substantive Law Section from 2004-2008.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Dan L. Longo Named Managing Partner of Murchison & Cumming, LLP

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LOS ANGELES, CA – January 1, 2014 – Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that Dan L. Longo has been named Managing Partner of the Firm, effective January 1, 2014. As Managing Partner, Mr. Longo will focus his efforts on continuing the firm’s highly regarded technological advancements and maintaining the highest level of client service. In addition to his duties as Managing Partner, Mr. Longo will continue to co-chair the Firm’s Health Law and Professional Liability practice groups.

“Dan’s reputation for excellence, his proven leadership and strategic vision is sure to benefit our clients and to bring continued success to the Firm. I am pleased that he has agreed to step into this role,” said Jean Lawler, former managing partner. Ms. Lawler served as managing partner from 2008 through 2013, and will continue as a Senior Partner with the firm and as Co-Chair of the Firm’s International Law Practice Group.

Mr. Longo is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, the Professional Liability Defense Federation, the Orange County Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Longo is a frequent lecturer and panelist for such organizations as the Liability Insurance Research Bureau, California State Bar, PESI, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and the USLAW Network.

During his 30 years with Murchison & Cumming, LLP, Mr. Longo has served 6 years on the Firm’s executive committee, from its founding through 2011, has been the partner-in-charge of the Orange County/Irvine office since the spring of 2008 and has served in many other management and leadership roles in the Firm.

Mr. Longo is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Loyola University School of Law where he served as President of the Loyola Student Bar Association.

Resident in Murchison’s Irvine office, Mr. Longo can be reached at (714) 953-2244 or by email at dlongo@murchisonlaw.com.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a Firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation Firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The Firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The Firm is a member of the USLAW Network and Insuralex. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

Murchison & Cumming Names a Senior Partner and Two Partners

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LOS ANGELES – Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that William D. Naeve has been named Senior Partner and that Mhare O. Mouradian and Bradley T. Wibicki have been named Partners.

Mr. Naeve practices in Murchison & Cumming’s Irvine office where he Co-Chair’s the Firm’s Management Protection, Directors & Officers, Employment Law and Class Action & Consumer Litigation practice groups. He focuses his practice in the areas of employment and first and third party bad faith, defense of business litigation, employment termination and discrimination, ERISA, wage & hour, health law, and life & disability bad faith claims and litigation. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell is admitted to practice before all California and Nevada state courts; the United States Supreme Court; the United States Court of Appeals,  Ninth Circuit; the United States District Court, for the Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; and the United States District Court, District of Nevada. He has served as Judge Pro Temp in the Orange County Superior Court.

 Mr. Mouradian focuses his practice in the areas of complex civil litigation, business litigation and corporate and real estate transactional matters. He is resident in Murchison & Cumming’s Los Angeles office, where he is a senior member of the Firm’s Vertical Transportation practice group and also handles business litigation and transactional matters from the Firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Mouradian is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, has been named as a “Top Attorney” for civil litigation by Pasadena Magazine for four consecutive years and has made the list for Southern California Rising Stars® for five consecutive years. Mr. Mouradian represents businesses and individuals in federal and state courts, involving claims of business torts, breach of contract, fraud, partnerships disputes, unfair business practices, theft of trade secrets and negligence. He also has experience in product liability, toxic tort and environmental law, professional liability, premises liability and employment law. Apart from assisting clients in legal matters, Mr. Mouradian enjoys participating in Pro Bono work.

Mr. Wibicki practices in the Firm’s Las Vegas office, where he is a member of the Firm’s Health Law/Long Term Care Facilities for the Elderly practice group and its Ad Hoc Committee. He focuses his practice in the areas of insurance law, premises liability, product liability and general liability. Previously handling transactional work in Illinois, including real estate and contractual matters, he maintains strong ties to the state and to his alma mater, Chicago’s John Marshall Law School. During his graduate career, Mr. Wibicki served as a student-licensed attorney for the City of Chicago Department of Building and Land Usage.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.