Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

Ronald S. Berman

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: rsberman@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1972
• U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California

Additional Biographical Details:

Formerly on The Insurance Committee of the City of Hope

Memberships:

• American (Torts and Insurance Section and Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability)
• State Bar of California (Former, Executive Committee of the Law of Practice Management and Technology Committee and its Subcommittee on Rules of Professional Conduct)
• General Counsel, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, 1987-1996
• JD/MBA Association of Los Angeles
• General Counsel, California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, 1993, 1995
• Former, Los Angeles Bar Association and its Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Plus), Original General Counsel
• Defense Research Institute and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (President, Los Angeles Chapter)

Publications:

• Author: "Defending Another Attorney," Case & Comment, March/April 1988
• "Mistakes That Don't Have to Happen," Insurance Advocate, April 9, 1988
• Co-Author: "The Non-Client Plaintiff," The Malpractice Prevention Reporter
• Co-Author: "Insurance Producer Liability in Plain Language"
• Co-Author: "Real Estate Agent & Appraiser Liability in Plain Language"
• "Legal Malpractice Insurance: Do We Know More About Buying a TV Set," The Bottom Line, December 2006
• "The Tripartite Relationship in Insurance," Strafford Legal Teleconference, May 5, 2009 Various presentations throughout the country on the California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations
• "Law Office Technology: Is It Habit Forming," The Bottom Line, December 2009 Presentations to various regional and national conferences on the subject of repossession of collateral and the relationship of Federal and State Fair Debt Collection Practices Acts

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1960
• University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A., 1964
• Loyola Law School, J.D., 1970

Honors:

St. Thomas Moore Honor Society

Military:

Captain, U.S. Army Reserve, 1968

Born: 1938

Evan A. Berman

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: eaberman@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1990
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1991

Memberships:

• American Bar Association

Education:

• University of Washington, B.A., 1987
• Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1990

Born: 1964

Stephanie Berman Schneider

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: sjschneider@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Memberships:

• American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations
• Professional Liability Underwriting Society (Southern California Steering Committee Chairperson, 1997-1999; Education Committee)
• National Association of Insurance Women (President, South Bay Chapter, 2000-2001)
• City of Hope National Insurance Industry Council

Publications:

• Author: "View at Your Own Risk: Gang Movies and Spectator Violence," 12 Loyola Law School Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, 477
• "Five Risk Prevention Strategies for the Medical Spa Industry," Spa Management, March 2010

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1990
• Loyola Law School Los Angeles, J.D., 1993

Law Review:

Chief Articles Editor, Loyola Law School Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal

Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa

Born: 1968

Spencer A. Schneider

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: saschneider@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California

Memberships:

• American Bar Association (Tort and Insurance Practice Section)
• State Bar of California
• Association of Southern California Defense Counsel

Education:

• University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (with high honors), 1991
• University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1994

Honors:

American Jurisprudence Award

Born: 1969

Mark Lowary

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: melowary@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1993

Education:

• California State University, Fullerton, B.A., 1989
• Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1993

Born: 1966

David R. Casady

Sacramento, CA

• Telephone: 916-846-9391
• Fax: 916-672-9290
• E-Mail: drcasady@b3law.com

Practice Areas

• General Liability
• Civil Litigation

Admitted

• California, 2010

Additional Biographical Details:

Three Year Scholar, University of La Verne Academic Tutoring Program

Memberships:

• State Bar of California

Education:

• University of California, Riverside, B.A., 1998
• University of La Verne College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2010

Honors:

CALI Award Recipient; Dean's List

Karen E. Adelman

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: keadelman@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California, 2003

Memberships:

• American, Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations

Education:

• University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1996
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1999

Law Review:

Member and Contributor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review

Honors:

American Jurisprudence Awards

Born: 1974

Kelly M. Henry

Riverside, CA

• Telephone: 951-682-8300
• Fax: 951-682-8331
• E-Mail: kmhenry@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 2001

Education:

• California State College at San Bernardino, B.A., 1996
• Western State University College of Law, J.D., 2001

James W. McCord

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: jwmccord@b3law.com

Admitted

• Ohio, 1966
• California, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Central District of Ohio, 1966
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1972

Memberships:

• Los Angeles County Bar Association

Education:

• The Ohio State University, B.S., 1963
• The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., 1966

Born: 1941

Brian T. Gravdal

San Diego, CA

• Telephone: 760-931-4870
• Fax: 760-914-4460
• E-Mail: btgravdal@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 2005
• Illinois, 2006
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Additional Biographical Details:

Second Chair 13 Day Jury Trial, TBI/Cook Co, IL, 2011

Memberships:

• American, Los Angeles County and Riverside County Bar Associations
• Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Publications:

• Author: "Illinois Appellate Court Strikes Down Legislation Revising Gross Weight Limits for Commercial Vehicles, but Decision Temporarily Stayed," SmithAmundsen Transportation Alert, February 2011
• "FMCSA Prohibits Texting by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers," SmithAmundsen Transportation Alert, September 27, 2010
• Co-Author: "Federal and State Trends Toward Prohibition of Texting While Driving," SmithAmundsen Transportation Alert, January 4, 2011
• Contributor, USLAW Network Compendium of Law, 2009
• "The Illinois Supreme Court Introduces New Element of Compensable Damages: Shortened Life Expectancy," IDC QUARTERLY, Vol. 18, No. 4, 52 (4th Qtr. 2008)
• "The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' Quixotic and Unjustified Expansion of its Authority and the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man: The Case of Michael Domingues," 11 SW. J. OF L. & TRADE AM. 257 (2005)

Reported Cases:

Summary Judgments: 2006, Wrongful Death; 2012, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Education:

• University of Northern Iowa, B.A. (Dean's List), 1997
• Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 2005

Rose L. Carter

Riverside, CA

• Telephone: 951-682-8300
• Fax: 951-682-8331
• E-Mail: rlcarter@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 1998
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2006

Education:

• Mount St. Mary's College, A.A.S./RN, 1978
• University of Phoenix, B.S.N./R.N., 1987
• Western State University College of Law, J.D., 1997

Gina Genatempo

Riverside, CA

• Telephone: 951-682-8300
• Fax: 951-682-8331
• E-Mail: ggenatempo@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 16

Admitted

• California, 2000
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Education:

• Pepperdine University, B.A., 1989
• Chapman University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2000

Born: 1968

David Ryan

Los Angeles, CA

Years of Experience: 39

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Appeals

Admitted

• California, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education:

• University of California at Los Angeles School of the Law, B.A., 1974
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 1977

Born: 1952

Krysta M. Sebastian

Los Angeles, CA

Admitted

• California, 2012

Education:

• University of California, San Diego, B.E., 2009
• Loyola Law School, J.D., 2012

Language:

• Tagalog

Born: 1987

Sandra J. Enerle

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: sjenerle@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 31

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Property and Casualty Insurance (Corporate)

Admitted

• California, 1992

Education:

• California State University, Northridge, B.A., 1978
• University of La Verne College of Law, J.D., 1992

Born: 1955

Rochelle McKenzie

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: rmmckenzie@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 8

Admitted

• California, 2014
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2022

Education:

• California Polytechnic University, B.A., 2011
• Whittier Law School, J.D., 2014

Born: 1987

Anjou Cary

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: ascary@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 10

Admitted

• California, 2012

Education:

• University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Political Science, 2007
• Southwestern Law School, J.D., 2011

Born: 1965

Aris Shatteen

Los Angeles, CA

Admitted

• California, 2016
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California, 2021

Education:

• Loyola Marymount University, B.A. Communications, 2011
• Southwestern School of Law, J.D., 2016

Dora M. Gamero

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: dmgamero@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 3

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury

Admitted

• California, 2020

Education:

• California State University, Sacramento, B.A., 2015
• Lincoln Law School, J.D., 2019

Ellen Y. Hung

Roseville, CA

• E-Mail: eyhung@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 21

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Insurance Defense

Admitted

• California, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Education:

• University of California, Davis, B.A., 1998
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 2001

Language:

• Cantonese
• Mandarin Chinese

Born: 1975

James H. Goldman

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: jgoldman@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 6

Admitted

• California, 2017
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2019

Education:

• California State University, San Bernardino, B.A. Political Science (with high honors), 2012
• Whittier Law School, J.D., 2015

Born: 1971

Jordan Conahan

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: jeconahan@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 2

Practice Areas

• General Civil Defense
• Insurance Coverage & Defense
• Personal Injury Defense

Admitted

• California, 2021

Education:

• George Mason University, B.A. (with honors), 2016
• Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 2019

Born: 1994

Lucas Shimizu

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: lshimizu@b3law.com

Admitted

• California, 2022

Education:

• Saint Mary's College of California, B.A., 2014
• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 2021

Matthew J. Marnell

Los Angeles, CA

• E-Mail: Mjmarnell@b3law.com

Years of Experience: 40

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Tort Liability

Admitted

• California, 1982
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990

Memberships:

• San Bernardino County Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates

Education:

• Loyola Marymount University, B.A. Communications (cum laude), 1978
• Loyola Law School, J.D., 1982

Born: 1955