problems for
our clients
since 1950
Attorney Information
Location
155 Grand Avenue, Suite 1050
Oakland, CA 94612
T: 510.832.7770
F: 510.832.0102
and
Corporate Office
570 Lennon Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Tel: 925.947.1702
Fax: 925.947.4921
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Practice Groups
Healthcare – Co-Chair
Insurance Coverage – Co-Chair
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Real Estate
Admitted to Practice
– All courts in the State of California
– U.S. District Courts, Northern and Eastern Districts of California
– U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
– U.S. Supreme Court
Education
J.D., Golden Gate University
B.A., University of Wisconsin
Presentations and Articles
– “Fair Claims Practices Regulations,” for private clients, 2008, 2006, 2005
– “Avoiding Malpractice: Standard of Care for Therapists,” presented to the Contra Costa Chapter of Psychologists, 2005
– “What is Harassment in the Workplace?,” private client, 2004
– “Important Elements of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA),” private client, 2000
– “GAPOSIS – Gaps of Coverage in the Commercial General Liability Policy Forms,” presented to the Insurance Educational Association, CPCU Contra Costa Chapter, Women’s Insurance Organization and Independent Insurance Agents
LOIS A. LINDSTROM, Managing Partner, Chair of the Board of Directors
In addition to being the Managing Partner of the firm's Oakland/Walnut Creek office, and Chair of the Board of Directors, Lois Co-Chairs the Healthcare and Insurance Coverage practice groups for the firm. Lois is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell.
While Lois has developed experience in several areas of practice, the primary focus of her practice is Professional Liability including healthcare professionals. This includes assisting her clients in matters involving their professional boards, and administrative hearings and appeals. She has successfully appealed an Administrative Judgment which resulted in restoring a psychologist's license and dismissing all claims by the Board of Psychology against him.
Before becoming an attorney, Lois worked in the insurance industry handling litigated matters and serving as a claims manager. She continues to use her knowledge from this experience in her practice involving insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.
Lois also handles a diverse practice including employment law, premises liability, products liability, governmental entities and construction matters.
With her extensive and successful experience in mediation, Lois is well respected by mediators, including judges and other attorneys.
Lois has trial and appellate practice experience with published and unpublished cases. Two of her published cases are: Dunham v. Condor Insurance Co . (1997) 57 Cal.App. 4th 24 and Cheema v. Livingston Unified School District, Ninth Circuit, 67 F.3d 883.
She provides seminars and training in several areas including presentations to local therapist groups on malpractice, insurance groups on regulations and coverage, and on healthcare matters involving MICRA. She also has presented on employment law issues involving harassment and discrimination.
Lois has been elected to the 2010 Board of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada. Lois is a member of the Tort Practice Group and Management Group of the California Bar Association, American Bar Association, Alameda County Bar Association, Contra Costa Bar Association, Defense Research Institute and California Psychological Association.
CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.