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Terrence J. Coleman

Terrence J. Coleman

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    About Terrence J. Coleman

    Practice Areas
    • Insurance
    • Disability
    Education
    • University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1994
      J.D.
      • Honors: magna cum laude
      • Law Review: University of San Francisco Law Review, , 1992 - 1994
    • University of California at Berkeley, 1991
      B.A.
    Classes and Seminars
    • “Bad Faith Litigation”, American Conference Institute, Philadelphia, PA, March 2014
    • “Policy Limit Demands”, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, New Lawyers Division Ski Seminar, January 2014
    • “Insurers on the Attack,” American Association for Justice, Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, July 2013
    • “Auto Claims: Maximizing Recoveries and Protecting the Subsequent Bad Faith Case”, moderator, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, February 2009
    • “Insurance Bad Faith Litigation & HMO Liability”, moderator, Regional TLA Conference, Squaw Creek Resort, June 2009
    • VoiceAmerica live radio show, “Meeting By Accident,” discussing insurance company claims denials and tactics, September 18, 2007
    • “Disability Insurance Claims: Navigating the Waters of ERISA and Bad Faith”, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, July 2005
    • "The Year in Review — Developments in Civil Litigation", Continuing Education of the Bar, January 2002, January 2003, January 2004
    • Challenges in California Insurance Coverage Litigation, San Francisco, CA, March 31, 2004
    • "Fundamentals of Insurance Litigation", Continuing Education of the Bar, April 2001
    • "ERISA Preemption: A Relic of the Past?", Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, July, 2000
    • "Recent Developments in Punitive Damages", Consumer Attorneys of California Winter Convention, April, 2000

    Qualifications

    Other Affiliations
    • The State Bar of California
    • Consumer Attorneys of California
    • American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (Fellow)
    • Association of Trial Lawyers of America, now American Association for Justice, Insurance Litigation Section (Past Chair)
    • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present (President)
    Past Positions
    • Pillsbury, Levinson & Mills, LLP, Associate, 1996 - 1999
    • Cartwright, Bokelman, Moore, Harris, Alexander & Gruen, Inc., Associate, 1994 - 1996
    • The Hon. Ming W. Chin California Court Of Appeal, Judicial Extern, 1993 - Present

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Author, “Protecting the Subsequent Insurance Bad Faith Action”, The Trial Lawyer, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Fall 2011
    • Author, “Big Insurers, Dirty Tricks: ‘That’s not my signature’”, Trial, Journal of the American Association for Justice, July 2007
    • Author, “Legal Rights Voting Team”, The Trial Lawyer, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2005
    • Author, “Perfecting Your Disability Bad Faith Claim: Tips From the Trenches”, Forum, Consumer Attorneys of California, June 2004, Vol. 34, No. 5
    • Author, “Back to the Basics: Reexamining Compensatory Damages in Light of Campbell”, The Trial Lawyer, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2004
    • Author, “Using Corporate Documents and Depositions to Prove Bad Faith,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2003 Convention
    • Co-Author: "Overcoming the 'Genuine-Issue' Rule in Bad-Faith Cases, Trial Magazine, March 2002, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
    • Co-Author: "Using the 'Treating Physician Rule' in Disability Bad Faith Cases, Forum Magazine, December 2001, Consumer Attorneys of California
    • Co-Author: “Homeowner and Consumer Insurance: Landslides, Fires and Natural Disasters,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1995 convention
    • Author: “Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.: An Inequitable Approach to Defining Accountant Liability to Third Parties,” 28 USF Law Review 239

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    Terrence J. Coleman
    Phone:
    (888) 433-8335
    Website:
    https://www.pillsburycoleman.com/
    Address:
    100 Green Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
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