Insurance Law Committee, Business Law Section
State Bar of California

The Center for Insurance Law and Regulation has historically maintained a close and collegial relationship (borne of a common interest in the subject of insurance) with the Insurance Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California. The current members of the Insurance Law Committee are set forth below. The Center for Insurance Law and Regulation is not a part of the State Bar Business Law Section and does not speak for it. The information set forth below regarding the membership of the Insurance Law Committee is provided only for the information of the public.

Officers

Kimberley Dellinger-Dunn
Co-Chair
Personal Insurance Federation of CA
1201 K St Ste 1220
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.pifc.org

H. Thomas Watson
Co-Chair
Horvitz & Levy LLP
www.horvitzlevy.com

California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist with extensive appellate experience in both insurance and healthcare law.

Phillip Lo
Vice Chair—Membership
Partner
Lynberg & Watkins
888 S Figueroa St 16th Fl
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5449
www.lynberg.com

Focus on general civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense litigation.  Experience in insurance defense covers construction defect, construction risk, professional liability - architects & engineers, toxic tort, copyright infringement, general professional liability - including insurance agents/brokers and security companies, as well as advising clients in these areas of law.
 

Carol Lucas
Vice Chair—Programs
Shareholder
Buchalter Nemer
1000 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.buchalter.com/bt/index.php

Prof. Robert W. Peterson
Vice Chair—Communication
Center for Insurance Law and Regulation
School of Law
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
law.scu.edu/insurancelaw/

Past Chairs

Stephen Masterson
Chair—2010-2011
Of Counsel
Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro LLP
10250 Constellation Blvd., 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
www.glaserweil.com

Thomas (Tom) Welsh
Chair—2009-2010 Insurance Law Committee - Business Law Section
Co-Vice Chair—2008-2009 Insurance Law Committee
Partner - Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Practice - Representation of regulators, receivers and other parties interested in the insolvency, restructuring and liquidation of major insurance companies,  in complex litigation of disputes arising from insurer insolvencies and related insurance company tax matters.

Robert Cerny
Chair—2008-2009
Barger & Wolen LLP
633 W 5th St 47FL
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3510

Rex Frazier
Chair—2007-2008
Personal Insurance Federation CA
1201 K St #1220
Sacramento, CA 95814

Prof. Robert W. Peterson
Chair—2006-2007
Center for Insurance Law and Regulation
School of Law
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
law.scu.edu/insurancelaw/

Barry Leigh Weissman
Chair—2005-2006
SNR Denton US LLP
601 S Figueroa St Ste 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704

Darrel J. Hieber
Chair—2004-2005
Skadden Arps
300 South Grand Avenue
Suite 3400
Los Angeles, California 90071

Franklin Tom
Chair—2003-2004
Health Net Inc/Legal
21650 Oxnard St #1560
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Marvin Mohn
Chair—2001-2002
Tawa Management Ltd
The Isis Bldg
193 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SG
UNITED KINGDOM

Pat MacDonough (Deceased)
Chair—2000-2001

Charles (“Chuck”) L. Crouch III
Chair—1999-2000
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director
Magna Carta Companies
11755 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1850
Los Angeles, CA 90025
www.mcarta.com

Douglas Lutgen
Chair—1998-1999
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
California State Automobile Association
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah
Mail Stop W280
3055 Oak Rd
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

State Bar Liaison

Arnold S. Rosenberg (Primary)
Assistant Dean and Director,
Graduate Program in International Tax and Financial Services
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
1155 Island Ave.
San Diego, California 92101
Tel.: 619-297-9700
Dir.: 619-961-4214
Cell: 760-705-7717

James Menton (Back up)
Peitzman Weg & Kempinsky LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd #1450
Los Angeles, CA 90067

Members

Carey S. Barney
Partner
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
300 S Grand Ave Ste 2600
Los Angeles, CA 90071
www.lockelord.com/cbarney

Representing publicly and privately held US and international insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries in both the life/health and property/casualty insurance fields in regulatory and transactional matters. Counseling clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, market conduct, reinsurance, product development, licensing and marketing alliances.

Charles (“Chuck”) L. Crouch III
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director
Magna Carta Companies
11755 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1850
Los Angeles, CA 90025
www.mcarta.com

Magna Carta Companies is a property and casualty mutual insurance group operating through Public Service Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliated insurers. Headquartered in New York City, the group has offices in several states and specializes in providing commercial multi-peril and workers’ compensation coverage to medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. Mr. Crouch works out of the group’s Los Angeles office.
 

Kimberley Dellinger-Dunn
Personal Insurance Federation of CA
1201 K St Ste 1220
Sacramento, CA 95814
www.pifc.org

Michelle Dicks
General Counsel for OwnerGUARD Corporation
www.ownerguard.com

Insurance agency that provides credit insurance, debt cancellation contracts, service contracts and vehicle protection products. Practice involves drafting insurance policies and other contracts, advising on coverage and licensing issues, responding to regulatory inquiries, assisting with product filings, reviewing and commenting on pending legislation and regulation, managing litigation, and performing limited advising in human resources and trademarks.

Amy Dobberteen
Assistant General Counsel, Risk Manager
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
300 University Ave. Ste. 100
Sacramento, CA 95825
www.molinahealthcare.com

Laszlo Komjathy, Jr.
Counsel for Conservation & Liquidation Office
Dept of Insurance
45 Fremont St 23rd Fl
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.insurance.ca.gov

Sheryl Lawrence
Counsel, PMI Mortgage Insurance Co.
3003 Oak Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
(925) 658-6037 or (800) 288-1970 x 6037
Sheryl.Lawrence@PMIGroup.com
www.pmi-us.com

Focus on state and federal regulatory compliance matters for PMI, which is a residential mortgage guaranty insurance company, offering coverage nationwide to insure against the risk of borrower default on first lien home loans. 
 

Phillip Lo
Partner
Lynberg & Watkins
888 S Figueroa St 16th Fl
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5449
www.lynberg.com

Focus on general civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance defense litigation.  Experience in insurance defense covers construction defect, construction risk, professional liability—architects & engineers, toxic tort, copyright infringement, general professional liability—including insurance agents/brokers and security companies, as well as advising clients in these areas of law.
 

Robert W. Peterson
Professor of Law
Director, Center for Insurance Law and Regulation
School of Law
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053
law.scu.edu/insurancelaw/

Patricia Staggs
Dept of Insurance
45 Fremont St Fl 21
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.insurance.ca.gov

H. Thomas Watson
Past Co-Vice Chair
Horvitz & Levy LLP
www.horvitzlevy.com

California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist with extensive appellate experience in both insurance and healthcare law.

Barry Leigh Weissman
SNR Denton US LLP
601 S Figueroa St Ste 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704

John Worden
Schiff Hardin LLP
1 Market Spear St Twr 32FL
San Francisco, CA 94105

Advisory Committee

William Gausewitz
Michelman & Robinson LLP
915 L St Ste 1110
Sacramento, CA 95814

Randy Gerchick
Kumar & Gerchick
2522 Chambers Rd Ste 100
Tustin, CA 92780

Gregory Parini, CPCU, ITP, AIS
Non-attorney advisory member
Vice President, External Relations
Secretary Civil Service Employees
Insurance Group

Responsible for contract development, compliance, legislative activities, statistical reporting, and relations with state insurance departments on behalf of the Group.
 

Ken Schild
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Aurora Natl Life Assurance
27201 Tourney Rd Ste 225
Valencia, CA 91355
www.auroralife.com