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Koning and Associates

Koning & Associates is a regional adjusting company serving the insurance industry for more 38 years. Koning & Associates was founded by its current President, Chris Koning in 1985 in San Jose, California. Based on a commitment to integrity and providing prompt, thorough, and cost-effective investigations, the company has grown in response to the demand of its core clients. Through the years, Koning & Associates has been blessed in gathering a group of seasoned adjusters and investigators with an average of 22 years of experience. Over 230 insurance companies and third-party administrators have depended on Koning & Associates’ knowledge and expertise to provide accurate property and liability investigations. Today, Koning & Associates has grown to over 50 employees and currently provides services throughout California, Arizona and Nevada through its 15 offices.

Backus, Carranza & Burden

The lawyers and legal staff at Backus, Carranza & Burden have major civil litigation experience extending over 40 years in the fields of construction, health care, real estate, professional liability, business, premise liability, and product liability. We are renown for our competence in handling complex legal matters. Our firm is rated by Martindale Hubbell as a Preeminent Law Firm with the highest rating of AV. Mr. Backus has achieved numerous distinctions, including being recognized as a Superlawyer for Nevada and the Mountain States and being inducted into the trial lawyer honorary society of Litigation Counsel of America. The law firm is ranked as one of Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report. When you ask other lawyers of our reputation – which we invite you to do – you will most likely get very positive comments about us. We have been involved in handling some of the largest and most complex cases in the country. We have successfully represented very large international businesses and local Nevadans. We pride ourselves in our ability to represent our clients in tough cases.

We Listen to Our Clients. In order to achieve a high level of success in negotiating, arbitrating or litigating a matter for one of our clients, we believe that it is of paramount importance to take the time necessary to not just meet with our clients, but to listen intently to what they have to say.

We Are Educators. We pride ourselves in being called upon to educate our brother and sister lawyers locally, nationally and internationally. We have presented educational seminars to our clients, to industry participants and to the public. We have in house seminars to update and train our legal team. Most importantly, in every case, we strive to educate our client, since a well-informed client has the best advantage at getting a victory. Knowledge is Power!

We Plan Our Client Representation. Every case is different and will take a different path to resolution. We at Backus, Carranza & Burden believe that it is essential to plan out each case early on. We try to develop a critical analysis of what it will take both from a cost- and time-perspective to achieve a successful result for our clients. Providing our clients with a litigation plan and budget gives them the opportunity to make decisions during critical milestone stages in the representation to be better able to control their destiny.

We Understand The Importance of Legal Metrics. We understand that legal metrics can accomplish operational improvements, predictive modeling, early case resolution, effective litigation planning and budgeting, law firm and attorney performance assessment and enable alternative fee arrangements for clients. We understand the most important aspect of our representation is the end result and how efficiently we get there, rather than the billable rate we earn.

Want to Know What Our Firm Values Are? This is what we believe in and these are the established long-term “firm values” at Backus, Carranza & Burden:

Do fabulous work.
Be known for innovativeness.
Attract exciting people.
Have a collegial, zany and laughter-filled environment.
Be ethical.
Be responsive to clients.
Have exciting clients.
Make a technology statement.
Take risks.
Take initiative.
Spend energy on solutions, not on emotions.
Shoot for total quality.
Break with tradition.
Experiment wisely.
Try easier, not harder.
Stay calm, cool and deliberate.
Smile.
Smile more.
Have lots of fun.
Love what you do.

Bledsoe, Diestel, Treppa & Crane LLP

For nearly 70 years, Bledsoe, Diestel, Treppa & Crane LLP has provided its clients with high quality legal representation in state and federal courts throughout California. A-V rated and with a proven record of success in all venues, our partners and associate attorneys have excellent academic credentials, extensive experience in all phases of the litigation process, and are well known and highly regarded throughout the legal community. Bledsoe attorneys also recognize the importance of keeping clients apprised of case status as well as providing precise legal analysis of issues affecting case outcome.

The Bledsoe firm was founded in 1947 by Leighton Bledsoe, Paul Dana and Rogers Smith. Since its founding, the firm has focused on the defense of civil litigation matters. Over the years, the firm has counseled clients and defended parties against a wide variety of claims earning Bledsoe the reputation of one of the great trial firms in San Francisco. Our attorneys are well-versed in the complex dynamics of high-profile, high stakes litigation and trial work. We and are experienced in assisting clients in navigating this intricate process. The firm’s activities have not been confined to the trial level of litigation. An examination of the California Appellate and Supreme Court official reports shows over 175 cases in which the firm was either lead counsel, associate counsel or amicus curiae.

The firm and all those who were or are its partners or associates are and have been litigators. On one occasion, three partners and one associate occupied four separate but adjoining courtrooms at the San Francisco City Hall, each trying a jury trial. With this rich foundation, regardless of practice area or venue, our attorneys are able to evaluate the merit, costs and probable outcome for each matter. While always prepared to aggressively litigate any matter in trial, we also make informed decisions with regard to those matters more suited to Alternative Dispute Resolution and other pre-trial settlement options.

SGR, LLC

Since our founding in 1974, the tradition of Senter, Goldfarb & Rice L.L.C. has always been to avoid the “legalese” and the old formalities of practice. Instead, we present our cases in a straightforward, to-the-point, “plain English” style. Big-picture, common-sense mentality is applied to every case. Efficiency of effort and expense is the everyday approach. Winning for the client is the objective, whether through early resolution or trial and appeal.

SGR has evolved by developing best in class legal talent in a broad array of sub-specializations – general tort defense, civil rights and governmental defense, complex business torts and disputes, construction defect litigation, employment controversies, insurance coverage and bad faith defense, workers’ compensation, health care law and beyond. In line with its founding ideas, SGR is a full-service defense practice.

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McKay, de Lorimier & Acain

McKay, de Lorimier & Acain is a medium sized firm with offices in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles County. Our attorneys are experienced litigators in all State and Federal Courts throughout the state of California.

Our primary emphasis is on general civil litigation and trial practice. We have extensive experience in personal injury and property damage matters, including products liability, premises liability, construction, land subsidence, motor vehicle and legal malpractice, and intentional torts such as employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and malicious prosecution. We have represented a number of school districts and municipalities and are familiar with the claim requirements and immunities of the California Government Code. In addition, we are experienced in insurance law, including reinsurance, excess insurance and bad faith.

We recognize that ninety percent of all Superior Court cases filed in the Southern California Courts are resolved without trial. For that reason, it is our strategy to evaluate liability and damages in every case at the earliest possible opportunity in order to determine if the case can be resolved by negotiated settlement, motion for summary judgment or voluntary dismissal. If the matter is not amenable to an early resolution, we undertake discovery of relevant facts and issues in order to prepare the case for trial. Our belief is that a well-prepared case will result in a successful resolution, whether by settlement or by jury verdict.

We pride ourselves not only on the high quality of our work but also on the establishment and maintenance of an excellent working relationship with our clients. We are committed to personal, prompt and economical client services, and understand that communication is crucial to this commitment. Thus, we emphasize effective communication among our attorneys, but more importantly, between ourselves and our clients. Our commitment to effective and timely communication with our clients assures them of the opportunity to participate in making informed decisions about the resolution of their legal matters.

McKay, de Lorimier & Acain is a member of Eagle International Associates, a network of law firms concentrating in the defense of all types of litigation, and adjusters who provide multi-line adjusting services. Thus, we are able to offer to our client’s referrals to qualified attorneys and adjusters throughout the United States, Canada and much of Europe.

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