Attorney Profiles - Of Counsel

David W. Gordon

PRACTICE AREAS
David Gordon specializes in providing advice on insurance coverage matters and risk management, and litigating declaratory relief, inter-carrier and insurance bad faith lawsuits. For 29 years, he has represented policyholders and carriers in a wide range of disputes involving virtually all lines of personal and commercial insurance. He has served as a consultant, mediator, arbitrator and expert witness on numerous matters, and has settled hundreds of cases. He has extensive appellate experience, and is well-versed on the issues unique to insurance disputes.

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Gordon is familiar with the issues arising out of CGL, D&O, E&O, commercial property, homeowners, auto, workers’ compensation, specialty lines, reinsurance and self-insurance. The underlying subject matters of insurance-related disputes in which he has been involved include construction defect, IP, sexual misconduct, environmental, securities, general commercial and complex personal injury actions. Mr. Gordon has particular expertise in complex risk management programs and the correlation of self-insured retentions with stop loss excess coverages.

PUBLISHED DECISIONS
Mr. Gordon has numerous published appeals on insurance issues, including: Balmoral Hotel Tenants Assn. v. Lee, 226 Cal.App.3d 686 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Dec 27, 1990) (NO. A043696); Interstate Group Administrators, Inc. v. Cravens, Dargan & Co., 174 Cal.App.3d 700 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Nov 21, 1985) (NO. A010544); San Diego Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Ins. Society, Inc., 162 Cal.App.3d 358 (Cal.App. 4 Dist., Dec 03, 1984) (NO. D000811, CIV. 31043); Giovanna v. Vigilant Ins. Co., 156 Cal.App.3d 368 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Apr 24, 1984) (NO. A014918); Lunghi v. Clark Equipment Co., 153 Cal.App.3d 485 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Mar 22, 1984) (NO. A014969); Ricard v. Pacific Indemnity Co., 132 Cal.App.3d 886 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Jun 17, 1982) (NO. CIV. 47847); Reserve Insurance Co. v. Pisciotta, 30 Cal.3d 800 (Cal., Feb 18, 1982) (NO. S.F. 24323); Transport Indemnity Co. v. Alo, 118 Cal.App.3d 143 (Cal.App.1 Dist., Mar 16, 1981) (NO. CIV. 46480); Miller v. Elite Ins. Co., 100 Cal.App.3d 739 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Jan 08, 1980) (NO. CIV. 42394); Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. v. Aetna Ins. Co., 85 Cal.App.3d 521 (Cal.App. 1 Dist., Oct 16, 1978) (NO. CIV. 41248); DeWitt v. Western Pacific R. Co., 719 F.2d 1448 (9th Cir.(Cal.), Nov 09, 1983) (NO. 82-4249); Lassen Canyon Nursery, Inc. v. Royal Ins. Co. of America, 720 F.2d 1016 (9th Cir. (Cal.), Sep 23, 1983) (NO. 81-4602); Nelson v. International Paint Co., 716 F.2d 640 (9th Cir. (Cal.), Sep 20, 1983) (NO. 83-1739); Cheng v. Boeing Co., 708 F.2d 1406 (9th Cir. (Cal.), June 20, 1983) (NO. 82-4267, 82-5283, 82-4284, 82-4288, 82-4289, 82-4290, 82-4291, 82-4292, 82-4293); and Valentine v. Aetna Ins. Co., 564 F.2d 292 (9th Cir. (Cal.), Nov 7, 1977) (NO. 75-1721, 75-1734, 75-2152).

EDUCATION
Mr. Gordon earned his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1976, where he was a member of the Thurston Society and the Order of the Coif. He obtained a B.A. from California State University at Chico in 1973.

BAR ADMISSIONS
Mr. Gordon is admitted to practice in the State of California and in all of the federal courts in California.