MEMBERS OF FIRM
Philip L. Pillsbury, Jr. born San Francisco, California, February 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., 1973); Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, 1974-1975 and Issue Editor, 1975-1976, Lewis and Clark Law Review. Member, Cornelius Honor Society. Instructor: "Mental and Emotional Damages," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1982; "Compelling, Opposing and Enforcing Discovery in State Court," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985; "Handling Trial Objections", Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988; Contributor, "California Tort Damages," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988; "Marine Insurance II: From Generalities to Specifics - Analysis of Extra Contractual Exposure in Specific Claims Situations," Pacific Admiralty Seminar, 1990. Co-Author: Continuing Education of the Bar Practice Series, "Depositions of Expert Witnesses," and "Handling Trial Objections," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985; "Negotiation and Settlement of Claims," Bancroft-Whitney, 1990; Chapter Author: "California Liability Insurance Litigation Practice," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991. Chapter Author: "Negotiation and Settlement," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1992. Civil Litigation Practice: Annual Updates (CEB, 1996-1998). Board of Visitors, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 1995. Chairman, 1992-1995 and 1998-2003 and Board of Directors, 1992-2003, St. Luke's Hospital. Vice Chair, Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation, 1990-2003. Board of Directors, Episcopal Charities, 2002. Board of Trustees, The Thacher School, 2007-2008. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Consumer Attorneys of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Philip L. Pillsbury, Jr.
Arnold R. Levinson admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1972); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1973-1975. Regular Contributing Editor, Insurance and Bad Faith Issues, Continuing Education of the Bar, Civil Litigation Reporter, 1986. Author: "Insurance Litigation," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981; "Thoughts on Trying a Plaintiff's Extracontractual Damages Case," Extracontractual Damages, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 1983. "Disability Claims," Stanford Law School's Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 1996; "Medical Claims," University of Southern California Law School's Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 1996; "Recent Developments in Punitive Damages Cases since BMW v. Gore," Consumer Attorneys of California, 36th Annual Convention, 1997; "Disability Claims," University of Southern California Law School's Second Annual Insurance Law Institute, 1997; "Litigating Bad Faith Health and Disability Claims," American Conference Institute, Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, 1997; "Effective Deposition Techniques in Bad Faith Cases," American Conference Institute, Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, 1998; "Disability Insurance," Lorman Bad Faith Seminar, 1998-1999; "Basic Training: Insurance Litigation," The Rutter Group, 1999; "Is ERISA Preemption a Relic of the Past? UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America v. Ward," American Association for Justice, Insurance Law Section, 1999-2000. Member: State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California (Member, Board of Directors, 1998); American Association for Justice (Vice Chair, Insurance Section, 1999-2000); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1995; President, 1995). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Consumer Law.Email: Arnold R. Levinson
Terrence J. Coleman admitted to bar, 1994, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1991); University of San Francisco (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member, McAuliffe Honor Society, 1991-1994. Member, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1992-1994. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research & Writing and Evidence. Author: "Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.: An Inequitable Approach to Defining Accountant Liability," 28 U.S.F. L. Rev. 239. Co-Author: "Insurance Bad Faith Claims are Not Preempted," Trial, Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, June 2001; "Overcoming the 'Genuine Issue' Rule in Insurance Bad Faith Cases," Trial Journal of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, March 2002; "Using the 'Treating Physician Rule' in Disability Bad Faith Cases," Forum Magazine, Consumer Attorneys of California, December 2001; "Fundamentals of Insurance Litigation," CEB Seminar, 2001. Extern Clerk to the Hon. Ming W. Chin, California Court of Appeal, 1993. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice (Chair, Insurance Section, 2003;); Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Terrence J. Coleman
Rebecca Grey admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., 1990); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Consumer Attorneys of California; San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (At Large Board Member). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Rebecca Grey
Vedica Puri admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: Saint Xavier's University, Bombay, India (B.A., First Class, 1991); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Appointed Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Superior Court. Member: San Francisco Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Commercial Litigation.Email: Vedica Puri
ASSOCIATE
Brian H. Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1996); University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, National Employment Lawyers' Association, 2005. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section, 2003). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation.Email: Brian H. Kim
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Celia M. Jackson (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: Rutgers University (A.B., 1972); University of California at Berkeley (M.S.W., 1976); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1986). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Commercial Insurance; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Property Insurance Coverage.Email: Celia M. Jackson
Eric K. Larson (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1986); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Eric K. Larson
Richard D. Shively (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: New College of the University of South Florida (B.A., 1979); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. Stuart R. Pollak, San Francisco Superior Court, 1982-1983. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith; Products Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense; Government Contracts.Email: Richard D. Shively