Professional Liability
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One of the largest practice groups at the firm, the Professional Liability group includes attorneys throughout our California offices. We defend a wide variety of professionals in both litigation and non-litigation matters.
Our representation includes:
- Legal Malpractice for attorneys and judges.
- Real Estate Professionals, including commercial and residential real estate agents and brokers, mortgage brokers, real estate appraisers.
- Real Estate Inspectors, including both home inspectors and pest control inspectors.
- Title and Escrow for title companies and foreclosure trustees.
- Insurance Professionals, including insurance agents and brokers.
Co-Chairs:
Joshua J. Bettencourt
- Senior Counsel | Oakland/East Bay
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- jbettencourt@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Von Ryan Reyes
- Shareholder | Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- 408.286.0880
- vreyes@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Co-Chairs:
Joshua J. Bettencourt
- Senior Counsel | Oakland/East Bay
- 5108327770
- jbettencourt@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Von Ryan Reyes
- Shareholder | Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- 408.286.0880
- vreyes@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Members:
Elsa S. Baldwin
- Senior Counsel | Oakland/East Bay
- 510.832.77770
- ebaldwin@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Andrew J. Chan
- Partner | Oakland/East Bay
- 510.832.7770
- achan@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Archie Chin
- Senior Associate | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- achin@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Graham M. Cridland
- Shareholder | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- gcridland@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Albert M. T. Finch
- Shareholder | Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- 415.362.7126
- afinch@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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George J. Hernandez, Jr.
- Shareholder | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- ghernandez@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Sharon L. Hightower
- Shareholder | Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- 408.286.0880
- shightower@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Royce Y. Huang
- Senior Associate | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- rhuang@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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William A. Jenkins
- Shareholder | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- wjenkins@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Mark L. Kiefer
- Shareholder | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- mkiefer@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Douglas M. Kilduff
- Senior Counsel | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- dkilduff@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Angela G. Kim
- Shareholder | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- akim@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Rebecca Menendez
- Senior Associate | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- rmenendez@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Joseph J. Minioza
- Shareholder | Oakland/East Bay
- 510.832.7770
- jminioza@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Nicholas I Myers
- Associate | Los Angeles
- 213.489.4411
- nmyers@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Michael D. Ott
- Senior Counsel | Fresno/Central Valley
- 559.449.2600
- mott@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Charles S. Painter
- Shareholder | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- cpainter@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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G. Dennis Rodgers
- Partner | Oakland/East Bay
- 5108327770
- drodgers@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Brian M. Sanders
- Shareholder | Oakland/East Bay
- 510.832.7770
- bsanders@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Gabriel Ullrich
- Associate | Sacramento
- 916.483.5181
- gullrich@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Keren H. Wasserman
- Associate | Fresno/Central Valley
- 559.449.2600
- kwasserman@ericksenarbuthnot.com
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Professional Negligence
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Settled claims against real estate agents and brokers for "nuisance" amounts before engaging in costly discovery or taking any depositions.
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Secured a dismissal for a real estate broker before discovery was initiated.
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Were awarded a defense verdict on a claim against a licensed pesticide applicator for inadvertently spraying Round-Up on an orchard of nectarines, destroying the trees. The plaintiff claimed $500,000 in damages. The jury found no fault on the part of our client.
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Succeeded in having cases dismissed against three separate appraiser clients, without incurring any discovery costs.
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Andrew J. Chan Promoted to Partner
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Los Angeles Office Prevails on a Motion for Summary Judgment based on Waiver, Release, and Primary Assumption of the Risk Doctrine
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Los Angeles Office Prevails on Motion to Strike Punitive Damages
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Joshua Bettencourt Named Co-Chair of The Firm's Professional Liability Practice Group
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Joseph J. Minioza Announced as Firm President
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Los Angeles Office Prevails on Motion for Summary Judgment
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California Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Intentional Tortfeasors Not be Afforded Apportionment of Fault in Multi-Defendant Lawsuits
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MICRA Limits Noneconomic Loss Caused by Physician Assistants’ Unsupervised Acts
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Case Update - Protecting Confidential Settlement Agreements from Attorney Disclosure
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“Hocus Pocus: Turning Professional Negligence Lawsuits into Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Lawsuits in California, and Implications for the Other 49 (States).”
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