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Specializing
in Insurance Bad Faith and Personal Injury
Litigation for over 25 years. Litigated in excess of
1,000
insurance bad faith actions. Received verdicts or settlements
in excess of $1 million in more than 60 cases.
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Trial
Lawyer Awards And
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Trial Lawyer of the Year
(2002 - Consumer Attorneys of San Diego)
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Trial Lawyer of the Year
(1981, 1986, 2002 - San Diego Trial Lawyers Assn.)
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Outstanding Trial Lawyer
(1981, 1987, 1990 - San Diego Trial Lawyers Assn.)
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President,
California Trial Lawyers Association
(1989)
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President, San Diego Trial Lawyers Association (1983) |
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Recognized and listed in "Top 100 Lawyers in California" (2003, 2004, 2005 - Los Angeles Daily Journal)
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Selected from a pool of 770,000 attorneys nationwide as one of the Best Lawyers In America from 1987 to the present |
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2000
Bernard E. Witkin Award
to Honor a Member of the San Diego Legal Community for
Civic Leadership and Excellence in the Teaching, Practice,
Enactment or Adjudication of the Law
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Robert
E. Cartwright, Sr. Award
in Recognition of Excellence in Trial Advocacy and Dedication
to Teaching Trial Advocacy (1999)
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Vice
Chairman, California Amicus Curiae Committee (Arguing
landmark cases in the California Supreme Court on behalf
of the California Trial Lawyers Association)
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Special Recognition for Consumer Advocacy (1998, 2000 - Consumer Attorneys of San Diego) |
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| Authored
Publications: |
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Insurance
Bad Faith Litigation,
Matthew Bender (1984); |
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California
Practice Guide: Bad Faith,
Rutter Group (1986); |
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Levine
on Trial Advocacy: Jury Selection,
Rutter Group (2004); |
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Levine on Trial Advocacy: Opening Statement,
Rutter Group (2005); |
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Editor:
Bad Faith Law Update,
Matthew Bender (1986); |
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Demonstrating
and Preserving the Deterrent Effect of Punitive Damages
in Insurance Bad Faith Actions,
13 U.S.F. L.Rev., 613 (1979); |
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Strict
Product Liability and Comparative Negligence: The
Collision of Fault and No-Fault,
14 U.S.D. L.Rev. 337 (1977); |
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The
Evolution of Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Emerging
Damages Issues, 16
CTLA L.J. 131 (1977); |
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Legal
Dimensions of Drug Abuse in the United States,
(Charles Thomas) Springfield, Illinois (1974). |
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In
addition, Mr. Levine has written extensively on all aspects
of
trial techniques, from jury selection to closing argument,
and
has authored numerous Law Review articles on punitive damages,
product liability and negligence.
Many of these articles have been cited in the California Supreme
Court and appellate court decisions.
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| Academic
and Trial Technique Lectures: |
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Professor
of Law - University of San Diego (1972-1992): Torts,
Product Liability, Insurance Bad Faith Law. Recognized
as one of the most dynamic and outstanding lecturers
to members of the legal profession. He has lectured
to lawyers throughout the United States and Canada on
trial techniques, insurance bad faith litigation, punitive
damages and personal injury law.
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HERE to find out about lectures/seminars available
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Member
of the State Bars of California, New York and Texas.
United States Supreme Court
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| Education: |
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Mr.
Levine was a Senior Fellow at N.Y.U. Law School where
he received his LL.M. and J.S.D. degrees as a recipient
of a Ford Foundation Fellowship.
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| Board
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Children’s
Advocacy Institute
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San
Diego County Bar Foundation
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YMCA
Youth & Family Services (He received the YMCA
PRYDE Program "Volunteer of the Year"
for selfless service to the youth of the YMCA PRYDE
Critical Hours Program - 2000)
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| Representative
Cases: |
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on case name to view details... |
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Montrose
v. Doe Insurance Companies
(confidential settlement)
$60 million combined recovery
for bad faith refusal to defend large corporation in
underlying contamination civil action
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California Consumers v. The Columbia House
$55 million estimated settlement
value on
behalf of nationwide consumer class against
music club giant Columbia
House for claims of deceptive
advertising |
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Avalos v. Rancho San Diego NITTA Ent., Inc., et. al.
$6.0 millions verdict for negligence and premises
liability |
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Wells v. Baltimore Life Ins. Co..
$5.5 million settlement during trial for wrongful
denial of $50,000 life insurance policy |
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