Farmer Case & Fedor

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Law Firm in San Diego, California
 
Address
402 West Broadway, Suite 1100
San Diego, California 92101
(San Diego Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 619-338-0300  
Fax: 619-338-0180
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http://www.farmercase.com
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Farmer Case & Fedor practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Motor Vehicle and Premises Liability, Medical Malpractice, Director's and Officer's Liability, Construction Defect and Injury Defense, Suits by and against Insurers, Insurance Contracts and Coverage, Employment Law, Business Transactions and Litigation.
Year Established: 1997
Firm Profile:
Farmer Case & Fedor is principally engaged in the practice of insurance defense litigation and related law, in the Federal and State courts of California and Nevada, with a focus upon construction defect and injury claims, automobile and trucking liability matters, premises liability, product liability, environmental matters, intellectual property matters, business torts, director's and officer's liability actions, professional liability matters including medical, hospital, real estate, legal and design professional liability, and coverage opinions and litigation, together with suits by and against insurers and subrogation matters. Representative clients include major national multi-line insurers, excess and surplus lines insurers, specialty and program insurers and self-insured's through claim administration programs.

The firm is also engaged in the general representation of small to medium-sized businesses, including matters such as business formations, contracts, employment matters and other business related transactional work. The firm offers litigation services to support this area of practice. Representative clients include contractors, health care professionals, e-businesses, commercial property owners and managers, retailers, restaurants and other similar businesses.

Ultimately, an attorney's worth is measured by the value of his or her services to the client. To Farmer Case & Fedor, the concept of "value" connotes that blend of cost effectiveness and outcome which results in a sense of satisfaction with the work performed. The firm and its individual members are deeply committed to this concept of value in the services performed for all of its clients.

Firm Size: 15
Representative Clients:
American States Insurance Company; California Insurance Guarantee Association; Cascade Ins. Co; Colonial Penn Insurance; Deep South Surplus Lines; DHL, Inc.; Diamond State Insurance Co.; Everest National Insurance Co.; Golden Eagle Ins. Co.; Gulf Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Infinity Insurance Group; Infinity Leader Group; Federated Mutual Insurance Company; Market Insurance Co.; Nevada Insurance Guaranty Association; Safeco Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; Unicare Insurance Company; VGM Insurance Co.; Wells Fargo Bank; Zurich American Insurance Company.

Other Office Locations of Farmer Case & Fedor
Henderson, Nevada, U.S.A.
PARTNERS
John T. Farmer (Managing Partner) born Highland Park, Illinois, December 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1974); University of Montana (J.D., 1977). Member: San Diego County and Orange County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Montana; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association (Director and Former Officer). (Also at San Francisco and Costa Mesa Offices). Reported Cases: La Jolla Mesa Vista Improvement Assn. v. La Jolla Mesa Vista Homeowners Assn., 220 Cal. App. 3d 1187 (1990). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Homeowners Association Law; Products Liability; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Employment Law; Business Transactions; Business Litigation. Email: John T. Farmer
Anthony T. Case (Partner) born Bogota, Colombia, July 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1998, Nevada. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. (Also practicing individually in Las Vegas, Nevada). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Subrogation; Automobile Liability; Landlord and Tenant Law; Governmental Defense; Products Liability; Business Transactions; Business Law. Email: Anthony T. Case
John M. Fedor (Partner) born Passaic, New Jersey, April 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: California State University, Chico (B.A., with distinction, 1986); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Merris A. Washington (Partner) born Westminster, California, April 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1993); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 1997) Dean's List. San Diego District Attorney. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Automobile Liability; Child Support. Email: Merris A. Washington
Phillip L. Hack (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1992, Texas. Education: Ohio University (B.S., 1979); University of Toledo (J.D., 1983). Recipient: Certificate of Distinguished Service, Ohio Attorney General. Assistant Attorney General, Ohio, 1983-1987. Member: San Diego and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association.
ASSOCIATES
Dennis S. O'Neill (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, May 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., in Political Science, with distinction, 1975); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1979). Real Estate Broker, California, 1984—. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; State Bar of California; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Homeowners Association Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Defects. Email: Dennis S. O'Neill
Hayley B. Chambers (Associate) born New York, N.Y., February 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in California). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1987); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, 1992-1993. Extern, Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1992. Member: Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada; Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Email: Hayley B. Chambers
Kathryn Holbert (Associate) born Cedar City, Utah, February 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Nevada. (Not admitted in California). Education: Southern Utah University (B.S., 1998); University of Nevada (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation; Real Estate Malpractice. Email: Kathryn Holbert
Stephanie Tyson (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, May 20, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S., District Court, Southern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2003); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation; Personal Injury; Automobile Liability; Subrogation. Email: Stephanie Tyson
Daniel P. Fallon (Associate) born Cedar City, Utah, February 2, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 2000); University of San Diego (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation; Real Estate; Errors and Admissions. Email: Daniel P. Fallon
Lisa L. Freund (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana; 2007, California. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1998); Indiana University (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Litigation; Real Estate Malpractice. Email: Lisa L. Freund
Jamie R. Moriyama (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2001); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; State bar of California. Email: Jamie R. Moriyama
Lee Jurewitz (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2004, Nevada. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1994); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1999). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. Email: Lee Jurewitz
Keith Ciceron (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2006, Arizona. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 2001); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; San Diego Defense Lawyers Association. Email: Keith Ciceron
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Henderson, Nevada Office: 2510 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 206, 89074. Telephone: 702-579-3900. Fax: 702-739-3001.

San Francisco, California Office: 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100, 94104. Telephone: 415-677-9816. Fax: 415-677-9539.

Costa Mesa, California Office: 535 Anton Boulevard, Suite 300, 92626. Telephone: 714-662-5832. Fax: 714-662-5927.

Maintains an office in more than one location.


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