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Lloyd Bernstein’s practice focuses on litigation, with an emphasis on insurance
coverage disputes and extra-contractual/bad faith claims. He has tried 11 cases
to verdict in State and Federal Court, and has arbitrated, mediated and otherwise
resolved hundreds more. Lloyd Bernstein was recently selected as a “Rising Star”
for Insurance Coverage by Oregon Super Lawyers.
Mr. Bernstein advises and represents clients on all aspects of first-party,
liability, and excess insurance issues presented by personal, commercial,
professional, and specialty lines including: property damage, builders risk, business interruption,
earth movement, collapse, flooding and water intrusion, fraud, employee dishonesty,
media and technology, intellectual property, cyber liability, E&O, D&O, health care,
products, food contamination, faulty construction and related punitive damages claims.
Mr. Bernstein also advises clients on, and has extensive experience litigating,
all types of general, business, and commercial contracts and torts; products,
professional and premises liability; construction and real estate; transportation; and catastrophic
injury and wrongful death disputes. He is Regional Litigation Counsel for PetSmart,
Inc. for the Pacific Northwest.
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significant publications and presentations.
Education and Credentials
California Western School of Law – J.D., 1996
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Legal Research
State University of New York, Plattsburgh – B.S., 1991
Study Abroad, European Politics, Lancashire University, England – 1991
New York State Assembly Internship, Legislative Assistant, Hon. Harvey Weisenburg, 1990
Admissions to Practice
Admitted to California Bar, 1996
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1996
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998
Admitted to Oregon Bar, 2000
Admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 2001
Washington Bar, reciprocity application in process
Recognition
Named as a “Rising Star” for Insurance Coverage by Oregon Super Lawyers, 2008
Recipient, State Bar of California, Wiley W. Manuel Award, Pro Bono Legal Services
Professional Memberships and Activities
Oregon Bar Association
Multnomah County Bar Association
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Insurance Coverage Committee – Publications Rep., 2009
Defense Research Institute, Insurance Law Committee
American Jewish Committee, Oregon Chapter
African American Chamber of Commerce, former Board Member |
