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Campbell Insurance Coverage Disputes Lawyer
Overview
Randy M. Hess, Esq. is a shareholder of the law firm of Adleson, Hess & Kelly, a professional corporation, where his practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Santa Clara School of Law in 1979. Mr. Hess represents policyholders, including individuals, businesses, publicly held companies and governmental entities, in coverage disputes. Mr. Hess has represented insureds before the California Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Courts, and in Superior Court actions. He emphasizes coverage issues concerning the duty to defend, particularly businesses and lenders, as well as employers who have been sued by employees. Mr. Hess has written articles on insurance coverage for numerous publications including California Lawyer Magazine and the California Trial Lawyers Association Forum. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California and before the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Hess is a member and is the past chairperson of the Santa Clara County Bar Association Insurance Committee. He is contributing author to "How Insurance Companies Settle Cases" (James & Co., 1998) and has lectured for the California Continuing Education of the Bar on coverage issues. He has lectured on new developments in insurance issues, and has provided continuing education to defense counsel, employment law firms, lenders, insurance agents and brokers, and attorneys. He has written articles and been featured in the Daily Journal and Recorder legal newspapers.
Mr. Hess is also rated "AV" by Martin-Hubbell, Inc., (highest rated ability for both legal ability and ethics). Ethics and professional responsibility are highly valued by Mr. Hess and the AHK firm. Mr. Hess has been retained as an expert by insurers, law firms, and policyholders on coverage issues and professional liability matters.
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About Randy M. Hess
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
Representative Clients
- Aames Financial Corporation
- Cecchetti Sebastiani Cellar, Inc.
- Easter Seals
- Federal Realty Investment Trust
- Ischemia Research & Education Foundation
- Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.
- Oakland Athletics
- San Francisco Giants
- San Jose Medical Group, Inc.
- Unigen Corporation
Representative Cases
- Wong v. State Compensation Insurance Fund, 12 Cal. App. 4th 686, 16 Cal.Rptr. 2d 1 (Cal.App. 4th Dist. 1993)
- I.E. Associates v. Safeco Title Ins. Co., 702 P.2d 596 (Cal. 1985)
- Lesser v. State Farm Insurance Company, 1996 WL 339854 (C.D. Cal. 1996)
- USA NutraSource, Inc., et al. v. CNA Insurance Company, et al., 2001 WL 125341 (N.D. Cal. 2001)
- In re Apte, 96 F.3d 1319 (9th Cir. 1996)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1979
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1979
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
- Santa Clara Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member, Nominating Committee)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1997 (Chairperson and Board Member, Insurance Law Executive Committee)
- American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- California Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Northern California (Member)
- Santa Clara County Plaintiffs' Insurance Litigation Group (Member)
- Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judicial Arbitration Section (Acting Arbitrator)
Classes and Seminars
- "High Technology Errors & Omissions Claims & Coverage", Risk and Management Society
- "Insurance Primer for High Tech Lawyers", Santa Clara County Bar Assocation, 2000
- "Insurance Coverage Issues for Lenders", California Trust Deed Brokers Association
- "Fundamentals of Employment Law Practices, CEB
- "Coverage Issues and Environmental Claims for Trust Deed Brokers and Lenders", California Trust Deed Brokers Association
- "Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Disputes", Santa Clara County Bar Association
- "Avenue for Insurance Coverage of Employment Disputes, MCLE
- "Insurance Issues for Lenders", Mortgage Association of California
- "Employment Practices Liability Coverage Issues", Certified Property & Casualty Underwriters
- "Bad Faith Insurance Law in Employment Coverage Cases", Association of Defense Counsel
Past Positions
- Widmann, Adleson & Kelly, Attorney, 1979 - 1981
Education
- Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Top 11% of Class - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science
References
References
- On Request
Articles
Published Works
- "Insurance Settlement Handbook", (Co-Author), James Publishing, Inc.
- "Federal District Court Rules That Employment-Related Practices Exclusion Does Not Exclude Claims of Wrongful Imprisonment Made by Employee", Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1998
- "Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' Decision Limits Employment Practices Exclusion" , (Co-Author), Santa Clara County Bar Association, April, 1997
- "Malicious Prosecution Coverage Issues/Personal Injury Coverage Issues," Annual Bad Faith Seminar, Bad Faith Blockbusters, August, 1996
- "Recent Developments in Insurance Law", (Co-Author), Lorman Education Services, 1995
- "Recent Developments in Insurance Law", (Co-Author), Lorman Education Services, 1996
- "Run for Cover (Employer's Insurance Coverage for Claims Made by Employees)", Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, July, 1995
- "Insurance Law Update", (Contributing Author), Santa Clara County Bar Association, February, 2000
Office Information
Address
2105 S Bascom AvenueSuite 200 Campbell, CA 95008
Phone
Fax
- (408) 341-0250
Websites
Achievements
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Included on the 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- "AV" Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.
- Named One of Silicon Valley's Best Attorneys, San Jose Magazine,
- Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution to Continuing Education, California Trial Lawyers,
- Judge Pro Tem, Santa Clara County Superior Court
- American Jurisprudence Award, Evidence
- Santa Clara County Fee Arbitrator
- Retained as an Expert on Professional Negligence and Coverage Cases in Santa Clara and San Francisco County Superior Court Actions
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