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Attorney Profiles
Kelley K. Beck 
Los Angeles, California
Managing Partner
phone (213) 488-3903
fax (213) 486-9883
 
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Insurance Bad Faith Defense
Insurance Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Business Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1979
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1980
          U.S. District Court Central District of California
          U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
          U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1979
J.D.
Honors: Elected to Order of the Barrister
Honors:  Commended by International Academy of Trial Lawyers

             for Distinguished Achievement in the Art and Science of Advocacy
             Texas State Bar Moot Court Championship Team
             National Patent Law Moot Court National Championship Team
             National Moot Court National Semifinalist Team
 
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976
B.S.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
            Fifth Place at National Debate Tournament, 1976
Major:  Finance

Representative Cases:
Isaacson v. California Insurance Guarantee Association, 44 Cal. 3d 775 (1988)
Far West Financial Corp. v. D & S Co., 46 Cal. 3d 796 (1988)
Truck Insurance Exchange v. Bennett, 53 Cal. App. 4th 75 (1997)
American International Bank v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md., 49 Cal. App. 4th 1558 (1996)
Iolab Corp. v. Seaboard Surety Co., 15 F.3d 1500 (9th Cir. 1994)
Johnson v. First State Ins. Co., 27 Cal. App. 4th 1079 (1994)
Walters v. C.I.G.A., 229 Cal. App. 3d 1187 (1991)
Loyola Marymount University v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 219 Cal. App. 3d 1217 (1990)
Lee v. Travelers Companies, 205 Cal. App. 3d 691 (1988)
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Spartan Realty International, 196 Cal. App. 3d 1320 (1987)
Honors and Awards:
Recognized as a "Southern California Super Lawyer" in 2007 and 2008 by Los Angeles Magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine
 
          Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
 
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
American Board of Trial Advocates
Board of Advocates, University of Texas
The Conference of Insurance Counsel.

Los Angeles County Bar Association