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John E. McPherson

John McPherson is a partner in the Los Angeles office, and joined the firm in 1987. His primary practice areas include insurance regulation and general business and corporate transactions.

Mr. McPherson regularly drafts all necessary documents and represents insurers before the California Department of Insurance in connection with mergers and acquisitions,

reinsurance transactions, spin-offs of existing operations, agent and broker licensing, rewrite/renewal rights agreements, insurance company formations, capitalizations and reorganization projects.

Along with others at Barger & Wolen LLP, Mr. McPherson structures and provides regulatory counsel on a nationwide basis in connection with automobile extended service contract programs. He regularly reviews and drafts a broad range of everyday business documents, including employment and independent contractor agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, limited liability company management agreements, and shareholder buy/sell agreements.

Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1986
  • University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., English, 1982
  • San Diego State University, B.A., English, Phi Beta Kappa, 1977

Professional Memberships

  • The State Bar of California
  • Conference of Insurance Counsel
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