Eric K. Larson - San Francisco, CA
Attorney at Pillsbury & Coleman, LLP
Insurance Bad Faith Lawyers in San Francisco, CA
100 Green Street San Francisco, CA 94111
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San Francisco Insurance Bad Faith Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Bad Faith
Attorney Information
Overview
Eric (“Rick”) Larson represents clients in insurance coverage and bad faith matters. He has more than 20 years of experience representing defendants in motion practice, trial, alternative dispute resolution, and appellate practice, primarily in complex commercial litigation and class actions, and now brings that specialized expertise to representing insureds.
Highlights
- Successfully negotiated time-pressure settlement of Builder’s Risk claim in face of difficult fact issues and policy exclusions in favor of insured
- Defended against multiple nationwide class actions for wage and hour violations in the travel industry
- Successful defense of a class action arising out of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in California
- Responsible for devising the strategy for and writing of the key “do or die” briefs
Representative Cases Examples
Prevailed on summary judgment, establishing the duty to defend and the insurer's liability for defense for a manufacturing company that was denied a defense under a fiduciary liability policy against a claim by former executives for health care benefits.
Successfully represented homeowners against an insurance company that refused to pay for complete remediation of a landslide. Obtained payment of 100 percent of claim, including reimbursement of attorneys' fees paid by our client.
Obtained millions of dollars under property policies for local hotel with severe construction defects.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, 1989
J.D.
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University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law,
Los Angeles,
California, 1989
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Non Legal Education
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University of California, Berkeley, 1986
B.A.
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University of California, Berkeley, 1986
Current Employment Position(s)
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Special Counsel
Pro Bono Activities
- California Alumni Association
- Commitment to the Community
- Coach, girls and boys youth basketball
Bar Admissions
- California
- 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
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- San Francisco Bar Association
- American Bar Association
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Contact
100 Green Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 888-970-3319
Fax: 415-433-4816
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.pillsburycoleman.com/
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