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| | Address | | 3250 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 603 | | Los Angeles, California 90010 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 213-386-6900 | | Fax: 213-381-1762 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mbglaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McKay, Graham & de Lorimier practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Law (Reinsurance and Excess Insurance Included), Personal Injury, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Construction, Land Subsidence, Motor Vehicle, Medical and Legal Malpractice and Intentional Torts Law. General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
McKay, Graham & de Lorimier is located in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles County. Our attorneys are experienced litigators in all State and Federal Courts in Central and Southern California. We recognize that ninety percent of all Superior Court cases filed in the Central and Southern California Courts are resolved without trial. For that reason, it is our strategy to evaluate liability and damages in every case at the earliest possible opportunity in order to determine if the case can be resolved by negotiated settlement, motion for summary judgment or voluntary dismissal. If the matter is not amenable to an early resolution, we immediately undertake discovery of relevant facts and issues in order to prepare the case for trial. Our belief is that a well-prepared case will result in a successful resolution, whether by settlement or by jury verdict. McKay, Graham & de Lorimier is a member of Eagle International Associates, which is an international network of law firms concentrating in the defense of all types of litigation, and adjusters who provide multiline adjusting services. Thus, we are able to offer to our clients referrals to qualified attorneys and adjusters throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Pacific Rim. | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Acceptance Insurance Co.; American Reinsurance Co.; AXA Group; Bavarian Reinsurance Co.; Canadian Reinsurance Co.; C.G.U. Insurance Company; Church Mutual Insurance Co.; Club Med Sales, Inc.; Condor Insurance Company; EMD Chemicals, Inc.; General Casualty Co.; Grange Insurance Co.; GuideOne; Heraeus Tenevo, Inc.; InterContinental Hotels Group; Kemper Insurance Companies; Lexington Insurance Co.; Mars, Inc.; Minnesota Fire & Casualty Company; National American Insurance Company of California; Progressive Insurance Companies; Prudential Insurance Companies; Safeco Companies; Self-Insured Management Systems; Sherwin-Williams Co.; Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation; Swiss Reinsurance Co.; United Rentals, Inc. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| | John P. McKay (Member) born Oakland, California, July 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: California State University at Fullerton (B.A., 1963); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1968). Judge Pro Tem: Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1981-1982; Orange County Superior Court, 1985—. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Panel of Arbitrators, Los Angeles Superior Court; Panel of Arbitrators, Orange County Superior Court; Joint Association Settlement Officer, Los Angeles County Superior Court. Lecturer: How to Handle a Motor Vehicle Case, 1978; How to Prepare a Case for Trial, 1979; Primary and Excess Carrier Duties, 1980; Punitive Damages, 1981; Negotiating Settlement in Personal Injury Litigation, 1981; Calculating and Proving Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases, 1985; Negotiating Settlements in Personal Injury Litigation, 1986, California Continuing Education of the Bar Programs; Management of Catastrophic Injuries, Craig Hospital, 1988; Determining, Proving & Limiting Damages, National Business Institute, 1989; Trial Practice, 1994-1995; Violence in the Workplace, Pacific Claims Executive Association, 1995; Ultimate Trial Notebook, American Board of Trial Advocates Masters of Trial, 1995; Ultimate Guide to Auto Cases, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, 1996; Trying the Wrongful Death Case in California, National Business Institute, 1997; Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society All Industry Day, 2000; Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Reinsurance Arbitration, 2002. Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Special Committee of the Bench and Bar on Discovery, 1978-1979; Law and Discovery Subcommittee, 1979-1980; Superior Court Committee, 1979-1980; State Court Committee, 1989-1991; Judicial Committee, 1989-1991) and American (Member, Special Committee on Excess and Reinsurance, 1983-1989) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Defense Research Institute (Lecturer, Industry Wide Litigation, 1980); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Robert A. Banyard Inn of Court. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Excess and Reinsurance. Email: John P. McKay | | Robert L. Graham (Member) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 10, 1940; admitted to bar, 1972, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1963); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., 1971). Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1983—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Los Angeles Superior Court. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. [With U.S. Army (Security Agency), 1963-1967]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Robert L. Graham | | Paul A. de Lorimier (Member) born Salinas, California, July 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: California State University at Los Angeles (B.A., 1978); Southwestern University (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Religious Institutions; Construction Law. Email: Paul A. de Lorimier | | Nancy A. Ramsey (Associate) born Burbank, California, August 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1987); postgraduate work in History, 1988-1989; University of West Los Angeles ( J.D., 1995). Recipient: Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Civil Procedure, 1993; American Jurisprudence Award, 1993; Best Petitioner's Brief, Moot Court Competition, 1992. Law Clerk: Kopald & Kopald, 1991; Ramsey, Prestholt & Holmberg, 1992; Greenberg and Panish, 1992-1995. Lecturer: "Substance Abuse and Emotional Distress in the Legal Profession," 1996 and "Chemical Dependency and Emotional Distress: How to Identify It and Where to Go for Help: Practical Tips for Lawyers," 1997, Southern California Defense Counsel. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; Consumer Attorneys Association of California. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Products Liability. | | Michael P. Acain (Associate) born Harbor City, California, June 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 1999). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Executive Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, 1998-1999. Author, "Revenue Sharing: A Simple Cure for the Exploitation of College Athletes," Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Mass Torts; Diet Drug Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Michael P. Acain | | OF COUNSEL | | Michael A. Byrne (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, December 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1972, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1964); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1967). Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Los Angeles Superior Court. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Lecturer, 1982—); Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage. Email: Michael A. Byrne |
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