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| | Address | 500 Ygnacio Valley Road
Suite 450, P.O. Box 8068 | | Walnut Creek, California 94596 | | (Contra Costa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Morison Ansa Holden Assuncao & Prough, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Commercial Litigation with emphasis on Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation, Employment Litigation and Appellate Practice Law. | | Year Established: 1996 | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
American International Group; ACE USA; Hartford Insurance Cos; Investors Underwriting Manager Inc.; Evanston Insurance Co.; RLI Insurance Co.; St. Paul/Travelers; UPS, MTD Products & MTD, LLC; KONE Inc.; Masco Corp.; Ferro Corp.; Cosmetic Essence, Inc. Coverall North America, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp.; TriMas Corp.; General Electrics. |
Other Office Locations of Morison Ansa Holden Assuncao & Prough, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
| | William C. Morison (Partner) born Corona, California; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; 1993, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (A.B., 1977); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1981). Member, State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice, 1987-1992, Chair, 1991-1992. Member: Contra Costa County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Antitrust; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property). Reported Cases: Sholodge, Inc. v. The Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois, 168 F.3d 256 (6th Cir. 1999); Advance Watch Co., Limited v. Kemper National Ins. Co., 99 F.3rd 795 (6th Cir. 1996); Golden Eagle Ins. Co v. Travelers Companies 103 F.3rd 750 (9th Cir. 1996); Faust v. The Travelers, 55 F.3rd 471 (9th Cir. 1995); Farmington Cas. Co. v. Cyberlogic Technologies 996 F. Supp. 695 (E.D. Mich. 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: William C. Morison | | Thomas Holden (Partner) born Yuma, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1982); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member, 1985-1986, and Executive Editor, 1986-1987, Hastings Law Journal. Extern for U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, 1987. Reported Cases: Advance Watch Co. Limited v. Kemper National Ins. Co. 99 F.3rd 795 (6th Cor. 1996); Firemans' Fund Ins. Co. v. Vounesi, 48 Cal.App. 4th 451, 671 (1996); Peterson v. Superior Court, 10 Cal.4th 1185, 836 (1995); Faust v. The Travelers 55 F.3rd 471 (9th Cir. 1995); Farmington Cas. Co. v. Cyberlogic Technologies 996 F.Supp. 695 (E.D. Mich. 1998). Email: Thomas Holden | | Michael D. Prough (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1990); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, University of California Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Civil Procedure I; Civil Procedure II. Law Clerk to Hon. Eugene F. Lynch, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1993-1994. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Advance Watch Co. Limited v. Kemper National Ins. Co. 99 F.3rd 795 (6th Cir. 1996); California Amplifier v. RLI Insurance Company, 94 Cal.App. 4th 102 (2001). Email: Michael D. Prough | | Marc J. Derewetzky (Partner) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1999, Nevada. Education: Hamilton College; State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with honors, 1980); Hastings College of Law, University of California, San Francisco (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Remedios Extern for U.S. District Judge Robert J. Schnacke, 1987. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Law; Products Liability; Admiralty Law. Email: Marc J. Derewetzky | | Jon K. Adams (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., 1975; J.D., with highest distinction, 1987). Order of the Coif. Member, 1985-1986 and Articles Editor, 1986-1987, Kentucky Law Journal. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Appellate Practice. Email: Jon K. Adams | | Philip D. Witte (Partner) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1979); University of Chicago (J.D., 1983). Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "A Map for the Insurance Coverage Maze," California Lawyer, January 1996; "Determining When Harm is Inflicted on Purpose," Best's Review, July 1994; "When School Athletes Cry Foul and Sue," Best's Review, February 1994; "Insurer's Dilemma: When the Facts Contradict the Complaint," San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 6, 1993; "Despite Rules, Coverage for Willful Acts Remains Murky," San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 3, 1993; "Selected Environmental Impairment Liability Coverage Issues," Coverage, Fall 1990; "Negligent Bad Faith? Analysis of Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress," California Litigation, Spring 1988. Formerly with: Gordon & Rees; Kenney & Markowitz; Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft; Pillsbury & Winthrop. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco and American Bar Association, 1983-2000. Arbitrator and Mediator, Superior Courts of San Francisco, Marin and Santa Cruz Counties. Panelist, American Arbitration Association. Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Republic Indemnity Co. of America v. Schofield, 47 Cal.App.4th 220 (1996); Wilson v. Fair Employment and Housing Commission, 46 Cal.App.4th 1213 (1996); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Business Litigation. Email: Philip D. Witte | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Brian E. Sims (Senior Counsel) born Amarillo, Texas; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1982); University of Chicago (J.D., 1986). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; Equal Rights Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Brian E. Sims | | ASSOCIATES | | Marc Matthews (Associate) born Bradenton, Florida; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., 2000); University of Florida (J.D., 2003). Member: Palm Beach County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%). Email: Marc Matthews | | Edward C. Hsu (Associate) born Torrance, California, September 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2001); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Sherolyn Lee (Associate) born South Korea; (Admission pending). Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., Psychology, 2002); St. John's University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: New York State Bar Association; Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Sherolyn Lee | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Richmond, Virginia Office: 600 East Main Street, Suite 2150, 23219. Telephone: 804-343-7200. Fax: 804-343-0913.
Las Vegas, Nevada Office, in affiliation with Derewetzky & Associates, LLP: 330 South Third Street, Suite 1010, 89101. Telephone: 702-366-0386. Fax: 702-366-1158.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: Four Penn Center, 1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, 19103. Telephone: 267-528-0750. Fax: 267-528-0726.
East Brunswick, New Jersey Office: Two Tower Center Boulevard, Suite 1600, 08816. Telephone: 732-590-1805. Fax: 732-590-1760.
Ellicott City, Maryland Office: 3545 Ellicott Mills Drive, Suite 201, 21043. Telephone: 410-203-1247. Fax: 410-203-2301.
White Plains, New York Office: 50 Main Street, Suite 1000, 10606. Telephone: 914-682-2068. Fax: 914-682-7784.
Tampa, Florida Office: Westshore Center, 2202 N. West Shore Boulevard, 33607. Telephone: 813-639-7500. Fax: 813-639-7501.
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