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Stephen C. Klein

Stephen Klein is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, and has been with the firm since its inception in 1976. He is a business litigator specializing in the trial and appeal of disputes involving reinsurance, insurance coverage and bad faith claims.

Mr. Klein has tried and arbitrated cases in California, Oregon, Connecticut, New York, Arizona and Michigan on behalf of insurers and reinsurers. Mr. Klein is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for Arizona, the Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California, and the Eastern District of Michigan. He is also admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Klein is an ARIAS certified arbitrator, and has spoken at national conferences on reinsurance, insurance coverage and civil litigation issues.

Education

  • Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1975
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1972

Articles & Publications

  • Reinsurance, California Insurance Law & Practice (Matthew Bender 1991)
  • Issuance of Insurance Policies, California Insurance Law & Practice (Matthew Bender 1986)

Reported Opinions

  • Truck Ins. Exchange v. County of Los Angeles, 95 Cal. App. 4th 115 (2002)

Professional Memberships

  • The State Bar of California
  • American Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • ARIAS-U.S.
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
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