Current Employment Position(s)

Founding Partner

Lawyer Overview

Philip L. Pillsbury Jr. is a founding partner. Mr. Pillsbury has specialized in the representation of insureds in insurance bad faith and insurance coverage matters for nearly 30 years. Mr. Pillsbury is a frequent lecturer on insurance issues to attorney and non-attorney groups. In 1997, Mr. Pillsbury, lead trial counsel in Vann v. The Travelers, obtained a $26.5 million verdict, including $25 million in punitive damages. The verdict was one of the largest awards in the country to be affirmed on appeal in April 1998. Mr. Pillsbury is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Bar Association of San Francisco. Mr. Pillsbury has served as Chairman and Director on numerous nonprofit boards including St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, and Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation. Mr. Pillsbury is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College and Middlebury College.

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Coverage Matters
• Insurance Bad Faith

Representative Clients

• A.O. Smith Corporation
• Kelly-Moore, Inc.
• Medical Insurance Exchange of California
• Professional Risk Management Services

Representative Cases

• Cranford Ins. Co., Inc. v. Allwest Ins. Co., 645 F.Supp. 1440 (N.D.Cal. 1986)
• Lebbos v. Heinrichs, 696 F.Supp. 1279 (N.D.Cal. 1988)
• Kitanihon-Oi S.S. Co. v. General Const. Co., 678 F.2d 109 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1982)
• Warehouse Restaurant, Inc. v. Customs House Restaurant, Inc., 726 F.2d 480 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1984)
• Yarnell & Associates v. Superior Court for Alameda County, 165 Cal.Rptr. 421 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1980)

West Practice Categories

Bad Faith Insurance, Insurance Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1976
• U.S. Federal Court, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1978 - Present (Member)
• Bar Association of San Francisco, 1982 - Present (Member)
• Episcopal Charities, 2003 - Present (Executive Committee)
• St. Luke's Hospital, 1989 - 2003 (Director)
• St. Luke's Hospital, 1990 - 2003 (Executive Committee)
• St. Luke's Hospital, 1991 - 1995 (Chairman of the Board)
• St. Luke's Hospital Foundation, 1988 - 1991 (Chairman, Board of Trustees)
• Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation, 1991 - 1999
• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1995 - 2003 (Board of Visitors)

Education

• Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon, 1976
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Cornelius Honor Society, 1976
• Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, 1973
  A.B., Bachelor of Arts

References

• California National Bank, San Francisco

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Published Works

• California Liability Insurance Litigation Practice (Co-Author) Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990
• Negotiation and Settlement of Claims (Co-Author) Bancroft-Whitney, 1991

Address

600 Montgomery Street
31st. Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Phones

(415) 433-8000
(888) 433-8335

Faxes

(415) 433-4816

Emails

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Websites

http://www.erisa-law-firm.com/
http://www.pillsburylevinson.com
http://erisa.pillsburylevinson.com
http://complexinsurance.pillsburylevinson.com