Lloyd Bernstein

Lloyd Bernstein

Partner, Portland

9755 SW Barnes Road, Suite 650
Portland, Oregon 97225
Telephone: 503-242-2922
Direct Line: 503-802-9153
Fax: 503-242-1264
E-mail: lbernstein@gordon-polscer.com
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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 13 cases to verdict in State and Federal Court, and has successfully arbitrated, mediated, and otherwise resolved through motion practice and/or negotiation hundreds more. Mr. Bernstein has also written and presented on various insurance law topics.

Mr. Bernstein advises and represents clients on all aspects of first-party, liability, and excess insurance issues presented by personal, commercial, professional, inland marine, excess and surplus and other specialty insurance lines including: additional insured, advertising injury, bad faith, bodily injury, business interruption, catastrophic loss, collapse, construction defect, cyber, directors and officers, earth movement, employee dishonesty, errors and omissions, extra expense, fiduciary, flooding, fraud, intellectual property, lost income, media, products liability, property damage, technology, water intrusion and related extra-contractual and 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, title and real estate; and catastrophic injury and wrongful death disputes.

Education and Credentials
California Western School of Law – J.D.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Legal Research
State University of New York, Plattsburgh – B.S.
Study Abroad, Political Science, University of Central Lancashire, England
New York State Assembly Internship, Legislative Assistant to Assembly Member
Admissions to Practice
Admitted to California Bar
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Admitted to Oregon Bar
Admitted to U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
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
PRIMERUS, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Committee
American Jewish Committee, Oregon Chapter