Jeffrey S. Barron

    Partner
    Los Angeles
    Direct: 213.417.5322
    Main: 213.891.9100

    Practice Focus:

    • Main Biography
    • Appellate Advocacy
    • Construction Law
    • Insurance Coverage

    Mr. Barron maintains a diverse insurance coverage practice in which he advises and represents insurers with respect to issues arising under virtually every type of coverage. He has represented insurers in coverage/bad faith litigation concerning construction defect claims, automobile accidents, first-party property losses, intellectual property disputes, toxic tort claims, real estate transactions, legal malpractice, and hazardous waste or pollution liabilities. He has also handled litigation concerning alleged errors by insurance brokers or agents, and he has represented insurers in prosecuting or defending claims for contribution, indemnity, and subrogation.

    Mr. Barron's practice also includes civil appeals and writs. He has successfully briefed and argued a wide range of cases before federal and state appellate courts, many of which have resulted in important published decisions on topics including the scope of liability and uninsured motorist insurance coverage, contractual indemnity, and limitations on recovery of lost profits as an element of tort damages. 

    Education

    • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1975
    • University of California, Irvine, 1972

    Court Admissions

    • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California

    Bar Admissions

    • California, 1975

    Professional Memberships and Activities

    • Defense Research Institute
    • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
    • State Bar Association of California

    Distinctions

    • 2012 Southern California Super Lawyer
    • 2011 Southern California Super Lawyer
    • 2010 Southern California Super Lawyer
    • 2009 Southern California Super Lawyer
    • 2006 Southern California Super Lawyer

    Speeches and Publications

    • Establishing Protocols for Contractors' Pollution Liability Claims, IRMI Construction Risk Conference, November, 2011
    • Co-author: California Property Insurance: Law and Litigation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2011
    • Lead counsel in published decision, Hydro Systems, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co.
    • Lead counsel in published decision, Mullins v. Mayflower Insurance Co.
    • Update 2 - Climate Change Litigation in the US: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues, December, 2008
    • Update 1 - Climate Change Litigation in the US: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues, June, 2008
    • Update on Insurance Issues in Nevada: Selected Issues Concerning Insurer Duties to Defend and Settle, Las Vegas, May, 2008
    • Climate Change Litigation in the US: Theories of Liability and Insurance Issues, Lloyd's of London, seminar and article, April, 2008
    • Claim Handling Issues Under "Self-Consuming" Limits Policy from Insurer's Perspective, West Coast Casualty's Construction Defect Seminar, May, 2003
    • The "Absolute" and "Total" Pollution Exclusions: Liability Coverage for Chemical Exposure Injuries, Verdict (a publication of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel), First Quarter 1999
    • The Application and Interpretation of Pollution Exclusions in a Construction Litigation Context, with Beth Kahn and Don Furness, Defense Research Institute publication "Construction Litigation, Insurance and Surety Issues", September, 1999
    • Numerous other seminar presentations on topics including the scope of the insurer's duty to defend, the insurer's right to recission under California Law, issues arising from the tripartite relationship, coverage and defense strategies relating to suspended corporate insureds, and compliance with California's Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations