Rhonda Harris Buckner - a Northridge, US Insurance Law Lawyer

Northridge Insurance Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Insurance Law
Bad Faith Insurance
Denials for Proton Therapy
Disability Insurance Claims
Disability Insurance Denials
Eating Disorders
Elder Law
Employee Benefits
ERISA Law
Fire & Flood Home Damage Claims
Health & Healthcare Law
Health Insurance Claims
Homeowner's Insurance Claim Denials
Life Insurance Claim Denials
Life Insurance Claims
Long Term Care Insurance Claims
Long Term Care Insurance Denials
Long Term Disability Denials
Pension Claims
Pension Denials
Property & Casualty Insurance Denials
Retirement Benefits

Attorney Information

Overview

Rhonda has spent her entire career representing individuals against the abuses of the insurance industry. After graduating from Santa Clara University Law School in 1992, Rhonda obtained extensive insurance bad faith litigation experience, handling a variety of insurance bad faith cases involving all types of insurance claims, including: Homeowners (earthquake, fire, mold, and water claims), Liability, Health, Life/Accidental Death and Disability (group and individual policies).

Since 2002, Rhonda has focused her practice on helping individuals whose insurance companies have denied their claims for disability, life/accidental death, long-term care, and health insurance benefits. Rhonda especially enjoys assisting clients with the filing of administrative appeals should their denied claim be subject to ERISA. Under ERISA, an insured must file an administrative appeal before they can file a lawsuit against their insurance company. Throughout her career, Rhonda has obtained multi-million-dollar settlements and judgments on behalf of her clients and on appeal overturned hundreds of denied ERISA claims. However, whether a client's claim is large or small, Rhonda gives each client's case the time, attention and care it deserves.

When she is not fighting for her clients, Rhonda enjoys spending time with her husband and Labrador retriever, playing tennis, scuba diving and traveling.

Education

Legal Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1992
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California, 1988
  B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

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Representative Cases

Cohen v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., (C.D. Cal) 2020 WL 4283959
Cerni v. Provident Life & Acc. Ins. Co., (C.D. Cal) 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6053
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Neil Mann, (C.D. Cal) 2000 U.S. Dist Lexis 15354
Northland Casualty Co. v. Wescal Yachts, 60 F.Supp2d 1027 (C.D. Cal 1999)

Bar Admissions

California, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California

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Contact

Northridge, CA

9301 Corbin Ave.
Suite 1400
Northridge, CA 91324

Directions

Phone: (818) 886-2525

Fax: 818-350-6272

Email: Send a message

Websites:

https://www.kantorlaw.net (Kantor & Kantor website)
https://yourerisawatch.com (Your ERISA Watch)
https://www.kantorlaw.net/blog/ (Kantor & Kantor Blogs)
https://www.yourerisawatch.com/ (ERISA Watch Blog)

Hours: M-F 8:30am -5pm

Free Consultations
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