Specializations:

Ms. Jung is an adviser, a claims negotiator, a litigator, and a trial lawyer.

Areas of Practice: Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes, Insurance Recovery, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith (Commercial, Specialty, Excess and Surplus Lines involving Financial Institution Bonds, Bankers' Blanket Bonds, Fidelity Bonds, Crime Policies, Financial Obligation Insurance and Other Surety Contracts, Property Policies, CGL, E&O, D&O, Subprime Mortgage Claims, etc.), Professional Liability, Complex Civil Litigation, Construction (Private & Public), Landslide, General Liability Defense, Business/Commercial Litigation, Appeals, etc.

Industries Serviced: Trucking Companies; Chain Restaurants; Escrow Companies; Real Estate Title Companies; Real Estate Appraising Companies; Landlords and Property Managers; Construction (Owners, General Contractors, Subcontractors, Design Professionals, Suppliers, etc.); Insurance Professionals (Brokers/Agents, MGAs, TPAs, etc.); Insurance and Ceding Companies; Self-Insured Companies; Specialty Apparel Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Retailers; Printing Companies; Cosmetics Manufacturers and Distributors; Drug Companies; Lens Coating Companies; Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Petrochemical Traders and Distributors; Staffing Companies; Financial Institutions; Religious Groups; Public Entities; High-Tech Industry; and Architects & Engineers.

Education and Certifications:
University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1995); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2000).

Court Affiliations:
U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; State Bar of California.

Other Affiliation:

• Professional Liability Underwriting Society
• Risk & Insurance Management Society;
• Surety & Fidelity Claims Institute
• National Association of Insurance Women
• American Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice Section (Excess Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee; Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee)
• Southern California Insurance Professionals
• Armadillo Club
• Asian Business League of Southern California
• California Minority Counsel Program
• Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
• Korean American Coalition
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
• The Asian Professional Exchange
• Cal Alumni Association
• Bruin Professionals.
• The Ivy Plus Society

Published Opinion:

• Wallman v. Suddock, 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1441 (Nov. 17, 2011) (affirming the lower court’s grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the insurance broker/agent client in a coverage case).

Publications:

• “Insurer Denied the Right to Binding Arbitration.” (January 2011). ABA Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Case Notes.
• "Can a Fidelity/Crime Policy Ever Effectively Provide Liability Coverage?" (January 2009). Surety Claims Institute Newsletter, Volume 21.
  

Awards/Distinctions:

• Honored in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine - Insurance Coverage, 2009 - 2011.

Community Service

• Mentor of the Korean American Coalition Mentorship Circles.
• Volunteer Attorney at the Korean American Bar Association Monthly Clinic.

 Language

• Native fluency in Korean in speaking, reading, and writing.

 Hobby/Interest

• Member and supporter of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• Plays the viola and piano
• Loves to cook and experiment with Italian, French, and other dishes
• Learning French and Arabic
• Was born in Seoul, Korea, grew up in West Hollywood, and considers herself a California native

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