TIMOTHY W. KENNA
A Professional Corporation
Specializes in:
Litigation, mediation and arbitration of contested matters; trial of
more than 50 jury and 100 bench trials; appeals resulting in more than 25
appellate opinions.
Agent/Broker Professional Liability; Professional, Officers and Directors
Liability; Miscellaneous Errors and Omissions; Excess, Surplus Lines &
Reinsurance; Insurance Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Suits Against the
Company; Construction; Fidelity & Surety and Business Litigation.Clients:
Clients include major national and international insurance brokers,
insurance carriers, third party administrators and corporations.
Education:
BA University of California at Santa Barbara, with Honors ( 1971); JD
University of San Francisco School of Law (1974) Law Review, American
Jurisprudence Awards in Administrative Law and Corporations; Judicial Extern
Honorable Allison M Rouse, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal (1974).
Court Affiliations:
All California State and Federal Courts.
Professional Affiliations:
"AV" rated, Certified Specialist in Appellate Law; Advocate-American Board
of Trial Advocates; California State Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar
Association-member of Litigation Section, Pasadena Bar Association, American Bar
Association- Sections of Business Litigation and Tort and Insurance
Practice-Professional, Officers and Directors' Liability, Insurance Coverage,
Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance and Fidelity & Surety Law committees.
Presentations & Publications:
Multiple presentations to insurance agents, brokers, intermediaries,
insurers and professional groups with respect to professional liability, legal
compliance, insurance and fidelity and surety law.
"Limiting Your Liability as a Notary," 13th Annual National Notary Association
Conference, Costa Mesa, California - May, 1996 "
Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law," 8th Annual National Notary
Association Conference, Costa Mesa, California - June, 1992 "
Employee Dishonesty Coverage Under the Commercial Crime Policy (Form A) and the
Comprehensive Dishonesty, Disappearance and Destruction Policy (Form A)," 13th
Annual Surety Claims Institute, Lincolnshire, Illinois - June, 1988.
"Avoiding Bad Faith in Handling of Fidelity & Surety Claims," Surety Claims
Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California - October, 1984
Comment; "The Patient-Physician Relationship: Present Law and Trends For the
Future Implied in Cobbs v. Grant," U.S.F.L. Rev. 320 (1973)
Reason for becoming a lawyer:
Belief in the rule of law. What I like best about practicing at GKC&J:
The people. Greatest win/moment:
The moment my wife said "YES" and the birth of my three children.
Latest hobby/project:
Fishing Words of Wisdom:
Decide what your goals are and evaluate every choice according to whether it
advances your objectives. |
