Insurance Defense Attorneys in California | Profiles & Reviews

If you need legal help with insurance defense matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving defending insurance companies and policyholders in coverage disputes, liability claims, and regulatory proceedings, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for insurance defense matters in California is generally 4 years written, 2 years oral, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on insurance defense in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The insurance defense attorneys listed here practice throughout California and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how insurance defense law works in California — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to insurance defense law in California. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Karyne Ghantous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ghantous Law Corporation
 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 200 San Ramon CA 94583
(925) 242-2431
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1994)
English
Bar #191309
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law
Darshan Patel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DPA Attorneys at Law
 1650 Hotel Circle North Suite 120 San Diego CA 92108
(760) 372-0007
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish
Bar #312423
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Sarah Ashley Pavlik - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hylton & Associates, APC
 21052 Oxnard St Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 999-2269
English, French
Bar #291109
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Kirk Allen Lauby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lauby, Mankin & Lauby LLP
 7700 Irvine Center Drive Suite 800 Irvine CA 92618
(951) 320-1444
Pepperdine University School of Law (2004)
Bar #82241
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Reshma Amarlal Bajaj - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gordon & Rees
 3719 Branding Iron Pl Dublin CA 94568
Foreign School
Bar #227106
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Divorce Family Law
Christopher Quinn Heckman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
SacValleyLaw LLP
 445 Normal Avenue Chico CA 95928
(530) 846-5691
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #300526
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Environmental Law
Micheal Anthony Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Micheal A. Thompson, APC
 410 Tuolumne St Vallejo CA 94590
(707) 643-2122
Univ of San Francisco
English
Bar #120424
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Estate Planning
Adam Stoddard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zenere Cowden & Stoddard APC
 2005 De La Cruz Blvd., Ste. 240 Santa Clara CA 95050
(408) 475-5575
Lincoln Law School (2006)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Construction Law
Terrance James Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Duane Morris LLP
 One Market Plaza, Spear Tower Suite 2200 San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 957-3130
Loyola University School of Law (2002)
Bar #227671
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Tahj Emmanuel Gomes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington & Heithecker
 330 W 5th St Chico CA 95928
(530) 345-1647
California St Univ Chico
English
Bar #205254
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Insurance Defense
Paul B. Arenas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marron Lawyers, APC
 3711 Long Beach Blvd, #601 Long Beach CA 90807
(563) 432-7422
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
English
Bar #167863
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Charles Salvatore LiMandri - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
LiMandri & Jonna LLP
 16236 San Dieguito Road Building 3, Suite 3-15 Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
(858) 759-9930
Georgetown University Law Center
English
Bar #110841
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Environmental Law Insurance Defense
Ronald R. Webb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Ronald R. Webb, APC
 5440 Morehouse Dr, Ste 3700 San Diego CA 92121
(858) 558-1191
University of San Diego, School of Law
Bar #175308
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Dan Rowan Cortright - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Rowan Firm
 P.O. BOX 2061 Sebastopol CA 95473
(707) 360-1009
University of San Francisco School of Law (1996)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Rebekah Ryan Main - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Rebekah Ryan Main
 8588 Utica Ave. Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730
(909) 891-0906
California Southern LS
Bar #244327
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Family Law
Andrew John Chan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ericksen Arbuthnot
 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 350 Concord CA 94520
(510) 832-7770
University of Miami School of Law (2004)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Construction Law Insurance Defense Intellectual Property
Richard Allen Madsen Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Madsen Law Firm
 Civic Plaza 1655 North Main Street, Suite 240 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 974-0800
California Polytechnic St U
Bar #146174
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Peggy Chang - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Beckman, Feller & Chang P.C.
 2298 Durant Ave Berkeley CA 94704
(510) 548-7474
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bar #144364
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Howard Fields - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard M. Fields
 21900 Burbank Blvd., Suite 300 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 804-0860
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #70820
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Insurance Defense
Paul Sherrick White III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Paul S. White
 2435 Ventura Boulevard, Suite A Camarillo CA 93012
(805) 419-0770
University of Arizona (1988)
Bar #166045
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Elder Law
Dana Sack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sack Rosendin LLP
 One Kaiser Plaza Suite 1015 Oakland CA 94612
(510) 286-2200
Harvard Univ
Bar #92425
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Insurance Defense Real Estate Law
Cory B. Chartrand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fores Macko Johnston
 300 N. Palm Street Turlock CA 95381
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
German
California Bar
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Colleen Frances Van Egmond - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Swingle, Van Egmond & Heitlinger
 912 11th St #100 Modesto CA 95354
(209) 522-2211
Univ of California Davis
Bar #242220
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
Michael Heath Wellen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Toschi Collins & Doyle
 21860 Burbank Blvd Ste 370 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 657-0255
Southwestern University School of Law (2006)
English
Bar #249559
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Insurance Defense Medical Malpractice
Erica Lynn Rosasco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rosasco Law Group APC
 2202 Plaza Drive Rocklin CA 95765
(916) 672-6552
California St Univ Stanislaus
English
Bar #220836
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Bruce James Berger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey LLP
 2540 W Shaw Ln Fresno CA 93711
(559) 449-0571
Whittier Law School
California Bar
Active License
Insurance Defense Personal Injury
Mark Anchor Albert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Mark Anchor Albert and Associates
 445 S Figueroa St #3100 Los Angeles CA 90071
(213) 699-1355
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1988)
English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #137027
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Dominic Gerardo Flamiano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NorCal Logistics Lawyers Group, P.C.
 2575 Collier Canyon Road Livermore CA 94551
(925) 493-7500
University of California - Berkeley (1986)
Bar #142445
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Insurance Claims Insurance Defense Personal Injury
Lori Carver Hershorin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hershorin & Henry LLP
 26475 Rancho Pkwy S Lake Forest CA 92610
(949) 859-5600
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Bar #155977
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Employment Law
William M. Kaufman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 777 Cuesta Drive Suite 200 Mountain View CA 94040
(650) 691-2888
Santa Clara University School of Law
English
California Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Collections Construction Law
Frank Satalino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Frank Satalino
 19 Velarde Court Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688
(949) 735-7604
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1986)
Bar #143444
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Raymond Babaian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Valiant Law
 4150 Concours Ste 260 Ontario CA 91764
(909) 677-2270
California St Univ Fullerton
English
Bar #232486
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Barry Scott Pearlman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pearlman, Brown & Wax, LLP
 15910 Ventura Blvd 18FL 18th Floor Encino CA 91436
(818) 501-4343
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #103780
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Insurance Defense
Robyn Susan Hosmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robyn S. Hosmer
 330 North Brand Blvd. Ste. 900 Glendale CA 91203
(818) 548-7800
Univ of California Davis
Bar #153628
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Insurance Defense Personal Injury
Ryan N. Dunlevy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hardy Erich Brown & Wilson
 1000 G Street Suite 200 Sacramento CA 95814
(916) 449-3800
California Bar
Active License
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
Duane A Newton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1030 Nevada St. Suite 104 Redlands CA 92374
(909) 792-6060
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Insurance Defense
Timothy John Broussard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chung & Reynolds P.C.
 38 Corporate Park Irvine CA 92606
(949) 261-7700
Whittier Law School (1993)
Spanish
Bar #185372
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Employment Law
Steven Craig Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Smith Campbell Clifford Kearney Gore
 1800 N Broadway Suite 200 Santa Ana CA 92706
(714) 550-7720
Brigham Young University (1981)
French
Utah Bar
Active License
Business Law Estate Planning Insurance Claims
Nathaniel Lancashire Marston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Nathaniel L. Marston
 6520 Platt Avenue 351 West Hills CA 91307
(310) 557-9005
Hamilton Coll
Bar #207164
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Insurance Defense Landlord Tenant
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