Levinson, Arnold R.

Highlights

• Judge Pro-Tem, San Francisco Superior Court
• Frequent guest lecturer on insurance bad faith matters throughout the country
• Appointed Chair of Insurance Bad Faith Section by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Three time recipient of the Presidential Award of Merit from Consumer Attorneys of California
• Recognized commentator on insurance cases for 25+ years in the Continuing Education of the Bar Civil Litigation Reporter, published by the University of California

Representative Case Examples

$32 million verdict in a disability insurance bad faith case in Marin County Superior Court. Chapman v. Unum Provident Corporation, (2003) was the largest verdict ever obtained in Marin County.

Professional Affiliations

Member of Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California
Active member and past Member At-Large, Board of Governors, Consumer Attorneys of California
Second Vice Chair, American Association for Justice, Insurance Section
Education Chair, American Association for Justice, Insurance Bad Faith Section
Member, Task Force on New Civil Jury Instructions

Speaking Engagements

"How Campbell is Being Implemented by the Lower Courts" American Conference Institute National Advanced Form on Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, Organization, April 2005
Cross-Examining the Insurance Adjuster, Winning the Bad Faith Case IV, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, April 2004
Punitive Damages after the Supreme Court's Decision in State Farm v. Campbell, Continuing Legal Education, National Teleseminar, January 2004
How 2004 Elections Affect Supreme Court Cases Ron Owens Show 2004
The Insurance Litigation Quagmire: Are the Risks Greater Than the Rewards, RIMS Bay Area Conference, November 2003
Using Corporate Documents and Depositions to Prove Bad Faith Conduct by Insurers, American Association for Justice Annual Convention, July 2003
Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, American Conference Institute, April 2003
Anatomy of a Bad Faith Act, Lorman Education Services, December 2002
Cross Examination of a Company Witness, American Bar Association Spring Program, April 2002
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Pilot Life?, co-presenter with Terrence J. Coleman, American Association for Justice, February 2002
"Insurance Bad Faith Claims", Disability Claims, Lorman Seminar, Los Angeles, December 2001
The Art of the Closing Argument, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, December 2001
Deposing the Claims Adjuster, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, December 2001
"Genuine Issue", Consumer Attorneys of California, November 2001
Anatomy of a Bad Faith Action, Attorney Educational Seminar, October 25, 2001
Has the Unfair Business Practice Act Been the Weapon it was Touted to Be?, panelist, Association of Defense Counsel, August 2001
"Bad Faith and Punitive Damages: What You Need to Know to Build Your Case For and Against a Punitive Damage Award, American Conference Institute, 2001

Publications

California Liability Insurance Practice: Claims and Litigation, contributing editor for the Plaintiff's Perspective, Civil Litigation Reporter, University of California, California Continuing Education of the Bar , 1987-Present

Education

J.D., 1975, Georgetown University Law Center

B.A., cum laude, 1972, University of Washington