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
GAIL T. GONZAGA is a Senior Associate of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Landlord/Tenant Law
- Transportation Law
Education
J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1996
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California Read More
STEPHANIE FORMAN is Managing Partner of the Firm and oversees its daily business operations from the Firm’s Sherman Oaks, California office. Ms. Forman is AV Preeminent Rated, having achieved the highest rating available to attorneys nationwide. Her practice focuses on all phases of civil litigation in both Federal and State courts, including arbitration, mediation and trial. She represents a broad range of clients with a focus on retailer liability, primarily in the areas of premises liability, product liability, wrongful death and mass tort litigation; and has extensive experience counseling companies on administrative and regulatory compliance issues, including environmental and diverse risk assessment matters. Read More
WILLIAM A. BRENNER is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.
Practice Areas
- General Civil Litigation
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Business Litigation
- Personal Injury
Education
J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1999
B.S., New York University, 1994 (Finance & International Business)
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California Read More
J. CHRISTOPHER BENNINGTON is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office. With 30 years of legal experience in insurance coverage and bad faith, Mr. Bennington has represented clients in a broad range of first and third party claims. He has extensive knowledge in the analysis of insurance policy provisions and carrier claims handling practices, and has helped clients recover millions of dollars in policy benefits for claims arising in a number of areas, including construction defects, life insurance, product liability, and toxic exposure. Read More
