James R. Kristy Esq.
Work in The Kristy Law Firm
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Employment, Construction, Bad Faith Insurance, Wrongful Termination
3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806
About James R. Kristy Esq.
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Construction
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Wrongful Termination
Education
- Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, May, 2000Juris Doctor
- Law Review: Whittier Law Review,
- University of California, Los Angeles, December, 1978Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Economics
Languages
- English
- French
Representative Cases
- Olvera, et al. v. Williams, et al. ,(Los Angeles County Superior Court 2019)
- Grimsley v. Hanjin Shipping Tec, Inc., et al. ,(Los Angeles County Superior Court 2019)
Classes and Seminars
- CAALA 2017 Las Vegas Convention, Ethics panel: "Handling Retainers and Referral Fees Properly."
- CAALA 2016 Las Vegas Convention, Insurance Bad Faith panel: “Essential Discovery in a Bad Faith Case.”
- CAALA 2015 Las Vegas Convention, Evidence panel: "Medical Bills and Collateral Sources: Challenges to Admissibility."
- CAALA 2014 Las Vegas Convention, Liens panel: "Subbing-in or Subbing-out: Issues Regarding Attorneys' Liens."
- CAALA May 21, 2014 seminar, "The Affordable Care Act: What the ACA Mandates."
- CAALA 2013 Las Vegas Convention, Insurance Bad Faith panel: "Post-Claims Underwriting: How to Make the Case for Bad Faith."
- CAALA 2012 Las Vegas Convention, Liens panel: "Liens: When and How to Get the Court Involved."
- CAALA 2011 Las Vegas Convention, Law-and-Motion panel: "Anti-SLAPP."
- Panel speaker, California State Bar Annual Meeting, September 26, 2008: "Getting Best Results in Mediation: Competitive versus Cooperative Negotiation."
- CAALA 2008 Las Vegas Convention, Insurance Bad Faith panel: "Cumis Counsel: What You Need to Know."
- CAALA 2006 Convention, Insurance Bad Faith panel: "Assignments of Rights and Covenants Not to Execute."
- CAALA Las Vegas Annual Convention Co-Chair and seminar moderator: 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009
- Chair or Co-Chair of five other individual CAALA seminars during the years of 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2014
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2000
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of California, continuously since November 21, 2000
- Member, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Member, United States District Court, Central District of California
- Member, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Past Positions
- California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3 under the Hon. Edward J. Wallin (Ret.), Externship
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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- Employment
- Construction
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Wrongful Termination
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