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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.

Jean Lawler and Dan Longo Admitted to Membership in Professional Liability Defense Federation

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LOS ANGELES—Jean M. Lawler and Dan L. Longo were 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.

As PLDF members, Ms. Lawler and Mr. Longo join 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 Network. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.

LASC Grants Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Toxic Tort Case

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On April 4, 2013, the Los Angeles Superior Court granted a Joint Motion for Summary Judgment to Murchison & Cumming’s client in a multi-million dollar toxic tort case handled by Dan L. Longo and Lisa D. Angelo.

In December 2007, a pipe burst in the plaintiff’s apartment in Beverly Hills, California. Soon after, the plaintiff’s house flooded. The plaintiff’s landlord hired a series of contractors to clean and restore the plaintiff’s apartment back to its same or similar condition prior to the flood. The following month, by the plaintiff’s request, the landlord hired an environmental consultant to sample the apartment for mold. By January 18, 2008, the plaintiff’s pre-existing sinus and respiratory problems worsened and he was ultimately rushed to the hospital where he was informed for the first time that his medical conditions may be related to mold exposure. Two days later, the environmental consultants the landlord hired to assess the apartment prepared and tendered a “Mold and Bacteria Assessment Report” where they found only mold inside the apartment. Dissatisfied that the environmental consultant’s report only found mold and not bacteria in the apartment, the plaintiff hired his own environmental consulting firm who also found only mold in the apartment. The plaintiff insisted that the first environmental consulting company hired by his landlord return to his apartment in February, 2008 to conduct a second inspection for both mold and fecal bacteria. On February 18, 2008, the environmental consultants returned to the apartment and collected new samples which were sent to an outside laboratory for testing. In a second “Mold and Bacteria Assessment Report” issued February 20, 2008, the first environmental consulting company again found only traces of mold in the plaintiff’s apartment, not fecal bacteria, which the plaintiff continued to believe was in his apartment. Meanwhile, the plaintiff’s respiratory symptoms worsened and on April 22, 2008, he was again rushed to the hospital. On this occasion, however, the plaintiff was informed he had suffered a vertebral artery dissection stroke during his first hospital visit in January 2008 and that his stroke was most likely caused by mold and bacteria exposure.

Two years later, on April 22, 2010, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against his former landlord, the restoration company she hired to remediate the apartment in January 2008, the environmental consultants that found mold in the apartment in January and February 2008, a general contractor that performed construction work in and about the apartment between 2007-2008 and a former plumbing company that worked on pipes in the apartment in 2006, well before the 2007 pipe burst and flood.

In the court’s three-page written ruling granting the restoration and environmental consultant’s joint motion for summary judgment, the court explained that as of January 18, 2008, the plaintiff was on inquiry notice for purposes of the two-year statute of limitations and even if it was fecal bacteria and not mold that contributed to the plaintiff’s injury or the severity of the injury, the difference is immaterial for purposes of triggering the statute of limitations. The court held, “Plaintiff need not know of specific facts establishing causation to trigger the statute of limitations such as definitive diagnosis. ‘[T]he statute of limitations begins to run when the claimant ‘suspects or should suspect’ that his or her injury was’ caused by [someone’s] wrongdoing …. ‘ [citing Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.(1988) 44 Cal. 3d 1103,1110, fn. omitted.]” Rivas v. Safety-Kleen Corp. (2002) 98 Cal. App. 4th 218,228.” The court further held, “[e]ven assuming, for argument’s sake, the January, 2008 events somehow would not be sufficient, the February, 2008 events, which included Andersen’s return visit and Plaintiff’s own inspection results later that month, also fall outside of the period and are dates which are equally fatal to plaintiff’s limitations argument. Plaintiff’s argument that the stroke was a latent disease, and, therefore, that the claim did not accrue until Plaintiff discovered it– is unavailing. Plaintiff did not allege that his only injury was the stroke. Plaintiff’s verified FAC alleges he suffered ‘severe allergic reactions, respiratory and sinus problems, vomiting, dizziness and ultimately a stroke.’”

Six Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Recognized as 2013 Super Lawyers

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LOS ANGELES–Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have earned the distinction of having been chosen by their peers as 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers®. The annual listing, based on peer evaluations, was recently released by Thomson Reuters and will be published in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines across the country.

The Murchison & Cumming attorneys selected for the 2013 list are:

Jean M. Lawler, Managing Partner of the firm, Past Chair of the Insurance Law practice group and Co-Chair of the International Law practice group. This marks Ms. Lawler’s eighth consecutive year on the list. A specialist in insurance law, she is listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers. Ms. Lawler is a Past President of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and has served as a Director on the Boards of the Defense Research Institute, Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (ASCDC). She presently serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the FDCC Foundation; she is a member of the College of Coverage & Extra Contractual Coverage Counsel.

Friedrich W. Seitz, the firm’s former Managing Partner, Chair of the firm’s Wildland 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 Employment Law practice group. 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 respected trial lawyer, has been recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” and a “Leading Employment Lawyer in California.” He has served on the national board of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a member of its Los Angeles Chapter and a member of the FDCC and IADC.

Dan L. Longo, Partner-In-Charge of the firm’s Orange County office and Co-Chair of the Health Law and Professional Liability practice groups. A veteran trial lawyer, Mr. Longo was a contributing writer for Aspatore Books’ Inside the Minds series on “Elder Law Health Care Client Strategies.” This is his second consecutive Super Lawyers mention. Mr. Longo is a member of the IADC, the ASCDC, and the Defense Research Institute, and serves as Chair of USLAW Network’s Professional Liability practice group.

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. This is Mr. Gruppie’s fifth 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. Mr. Gruppie has served as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School, teaching California Civil Procedure.

James P. Collins, Jr., eight-time Super Lawyer and respected Orange County trial lawyer, handling professional liability defense, employment law, defense of first party insurance claims and business litigation. Mr. Collins is a Past President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and was a Founding Partner of the former firm of Cotkin & Collins. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the FDCC.

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.

A Primer on the Taxes Embedded in the Healthcare Reform Act

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By: Dan L. Longo

IADC Professional Liability Committee Newsletter

The following is an excerpt from, “A Primer on the Taxes Embedded in the Healthcare Reform Act,” originally published in the November 2012 issue of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Professional Liability Committee Newsletter.

We are now all aware that the United States Supreme Court has upheld most of the provisions contained in the Healthcare Reform Act, aka the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“The Act”). Many of us, however, are not aware of several of the new taxes contained in The Act, which may have a significant impact on our clients in the Healthcare Industry for many years to come.

One such tax is a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of “medical devices.” Importantly, this is a tax on sales, not on profits. The tax is paid by the manufacturer or importer, not the ultimate consumer. Of course, it is anticipated that the cost will be passed along to hospitals, patients, and health insurers in the form of higher costs for the taxable items. Included are “big ticket” items such as MRI and X-ray machines and other hospital equipment. The tax also applies to smaller items for individual patients such as hip and knee joint replacements, other prosthetics, dental implants, pacemakers, etc. Excluded from the tax are items generally purchased by the public at retail for individual use. This would include such items as eyeglasses and other items commonly purchased at a local drug store.

Budget committees estimate that this tax will generate approximately $2 billion in 2013, increasing to more than $3 billion by 2022, with a total ten year impact in excess of $20 billion. Although the long term impact on the medical device industry is uncertain, one concern is that manufacturing jobs in the U.S. may be sent overseas to supply markets where this excise tax does not exist.

For the full article, please use the following link: A Primer on the Taxes Embedded in the Healthcare Reform Act.

Murchison & Cumming Attorneys to Speak and Chair at USLAW Conference

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dan L. Longo, Steven C. Spronz and Tim M. Agajanian are slated to speak at the Fall 2012 USLAW Network Client Conference in Washington D.C. The three-day conference begins on October 4, 2012.

Serving as the event’s Professional Liability Track Vice Chair, Mr. Longo will discuss “Healthcare Reform after Supreme Court Review/Where Do We Go From Here?” Mr. Spronz, Business and Advisory Services Track Vice Chair, will speak on the topic of “International Licensing, Distribution and Outsourcing.” Mr. Agajanian will present on the “Effective Use of Provisional Remedies in Business Litigation.”

Mr. Longo is Partner-in-Charge of Murchison & Cumming’s Orange County office and serves as a Co-Chair of the Professional Liability and Health Law practice groups. He focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance agent/broker E&O and directors and officers liability in a variety of litigation matters. Co-Chair of the firm’s Business & Real Estate Transactions practice group, Mr. Spronz focuses on matters involving corporate and real estate transactional and financing matters. Mr. Agajanian is a Co-Chair of the Business Litigation practice group, focusing his practice on matters involving business law and commercial litigation, general liability and casualty litigation, and business transactions.

About the USLAW NETWORK
USLAW NETWORK is a national organization composed of 64 independent, defense-based law firms with over 4,000 attorneys covering the United States and Latin America. Among the firms, there are over 150 offices in 47 US states. An alliance with the Trans-European Law Firm Alliance (TELFA) gives them access to 25 European law firms each representing its own jurisdiction and a similar relationship with ALN Limited enables USLAW to partner with 10 firms in East and Central Africa. To learn more about USLAW, please visit www.uslaw.org.

LASC Grants Summary Judgment to Insurance Brokerage Corporation and its CEO

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On June 12, 2012, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David L. Minning granted the defendants’ summary judgment in a breach of contract and general negligence case handled by Dan L. Longo and Lisa D. Angelo.

The case arose from the purchase of several insurance policies for coverage concerning a new construction project located in Los Angeles, California. In August 2006, the plaintiff purchased the policies through the defendant’s brokerage company. According to the complaint, the plaintiff specifically asked one of the defendant’s brokers to purchase a policy that covered construction defects. The plaintiff further alleged he was repeatedly assured by the defendant’s broker that one of the policies purchased for the project included extra coverage for construction defects. In June 2007, the construction project began to show signs of construction defects. The plaintiff filed a claim for defects coverage. The claim was denied because the policy did not cover construction defects. On March 24, 2010, the plaintiff sued the insurance brokerage firm and its Chief Executive Officer for breach of oral contract and general negligence. Both causes of action have two-year statutes of limitation.

During discovery, the plaintiff produced numerous documents including the original claim denial letter and emails between himself and his insurance broker discussing the denial letter. The claim denial letter was dated January 28, 2008. The emails between the plaintiff and his broker, concerning the denial letter, were dated February 4-5, 2008 and March 24, 2008.

The defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on several grounds including statute of limitations. In opposition, the plaintiff argued that according to California’s “discovery rule,” the two-year statutes of limitation did not start to accrue until he received the March 24, 2008 email because that was the email “unequivocally” informing him that the claim was denied because it did not cover construction defects. In a three-page ruling granting summary judgment, the court held that the plaintiff’s claims were time-barred under the “discovery rule,” by virtue of the February 2008 emails wherein the plaintiff wrote to the defendant’s insurance broker, “this is not the policy I thought I was buying.” The court reasoned, “the statute of limitations begins to run when the plaintiff suspects or should suspect that his or her injury was caused by wrongdoing…”

Two Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Elected for IADC Membership; Two Elected for ADTA

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LOS ANGELES–Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that Dan L. Longo and Bryan M. Weiss have been elected to membership in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), and that Kasey C. Townsend and Heather L. Mills have been elected to membership in the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA).

The IADC and ADTA are preeminent professional associations that serve the interests of defense trial attorneys, the defense bar and their clients, the IADC having been in existence since 1920 and the ADTA since 1941. Membership in each Association is limited and by nomination only. Several of the firm’s partners are long-time members of each organization and the firm is honored to have Mr. Longo, Mr. Weiss, Ms. Townsend and Ms. Mills admitted as members and pleased to continue its tradition of service to the defense bar.

Partner-In-Charge of the firm’s Orange County office and Co-Chair of the Health Law and Professional Liability practice groups, Mr. Longo primarily represents skilled nursing facilities, board and care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, and legal and medical professionals in a variety of litigation matters. Co-Chair of the firm’s Insurance Law practice group, Mr. Weiss represents insurers in declaratory relief, bad faith actions and insurance-related appeals, and provides coverage advice to insurers.

Ms. Townsend is Partner-In-Charge of the firm’s San Francisco office where she handles general litigation including construction defect and injury, employment law, premises liability, food liability, habitability, and represents HOA Board of Directors for the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay areas. Co-Chair of the Emerging Risks & Specialty Tort Litigation practice group, Ms. Mills is an experienced trial attorney defending cases involving complex legal issues and significant damages.

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.

Six Murchison & Cumming Attorneys Recognized as 2012 Super Lawyers

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LOS ANGELES – Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have earned the distinction of having been chosen by their peers as 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers®. The annual listing, based on peer evaluations, was recently released by Thomson Reuters and will be published in the February issues of Southern California Super Lawyers magazine, Los Angeles magazine and Orange Coast magazine.

The Murchison & Cumming attorneys selected for the 2012 list are:

Jean M. Lawler, Managing Partner of the firm, Past Chair of the Insurance Law practice group and Co-Chair of the International Law practice group. This marks Ms. Lawler’s seventh 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) and has served as a Director on the Boards of the Defense Research Institute, Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Friedrich W. Seitz, the firm’s former Managing Partner, 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 ninth 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 Employment Law practice group. A Past President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, this marks the eighth consecutive year that he has been named to the list. Mr. Lawler, a respected trial lawyer, has been recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” and a “Leading Employment Lawyer in California.” He has served on the national board of the American Board of Trial Advocates, is a member of its Los Angeles Chapter and a member of the FDCC and IADC.

Dan L. Longo, Partner-In-Charge of the firm’s Orange County office and Co-Chair of the Health Law and Professional Liability practice groups. A veteran trial lawyer, Mr. Longo was a contributing writer for Aspatore Books’ Inside the Minds series on “Elder Law Health Care Client Strategies.” 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.

Guy R. Gruppie, Co-Chair of the firm’s Emerging Risks & Specialty Tort Litigation practice group and immediate Past Chair of the General Liability & Casualty practice group. This is Mr. Gruppie’s fourth 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. He has served as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School, teaching California Civil Procedure.

James P. Collins, Jr., seven-time Super Lawyer and respected Orange County trial lawyer. Mr. Collins is a Past President of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and was a Founding Partner of the former firm of Cotkin & Collins. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the FDCC.

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.