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STACEY A. MILLER

STACEY A. MILLER is a Partner and Senior Trial Counsel of the Firm’s Sherman Oaks, California, office.  Ms. Miller represents a variety of clients in personal injury, premises liability, construction defect, and contract disputes.  She also represents financial and credit establishments and vehicle lending institutions, on such matters as creditor representation and asset protection in all Bankruptcy matters, defense of Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices and Rosenthal Act claims, Consumer Legal Remedies Act defense, and civil replevin and money judgment actions.  Read More

CHARLES D. MAY

CHARLES D. MAY is a Partner of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.  His practice focuses on all phases of civil litigation, including arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, trial and appellate work.  Mr. May represents a broad range of clients, including self-insured entities, on matters related to business and contracts/real estate contracts, civil litigation defense, business litigation, administrative law, and first and third party general liability defense.

Education 

J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1984
B.S., Read More

CHRISTOPHER S. MAILE

CHRISTOPHER S. MAILE is a Preeminent AV Rated Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California office, having achieved the highest rating available to attorneys nationwide. He is also a fellow of the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance which is comprised of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys who, through education and collaboration, promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense.  Read More

TIMOTHY D. LAKE

TIMOTHY D. LAKE is a Partner of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office and is Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group.  Mr. Lake also serves as a member of the California State Bar Insurance Law Committee, and the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee.  He has authored numerous publications on insurance coverage related topics and has been an invited guest speaker at numerous events in the insurance industry. Read More

ERIC B. KUNKEL

ERIC B. KUNKEL is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.  Mr. Kunkel’s practice is focused on appellate law, including the handling of cutting-edge appeals and writ petitions.  His appellate work includes first party claims and complex class-action lawsuits and has involved the substantive issues of negligence, the employer-employee relationship, contract disputes, insurance coverage and agency law, and personal injury.  Mr. Kunkel has prepared and argued numerous briefs before the state appellate courts, and has handled appeals brought in the Ninth Circuit.   Read More