Background
Imre, Christina J. was born on October 25, 1950 in Gary, Indiana, United States.
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Christina J. Imre
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Mountain. Saint Mary"s College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972). University of Notre Dame (Master of Arts, 1974). Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Career
Worked at Horvitz & Levy (Los Angeles, California) specializing in All Civil Appeals and Related Appellate Practice, including Trial Consultations, with Emphasis in the Areas of Business Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Health Care, Hospitals, Insurance and Insurance Defense (including Coverage and Bad Faith), Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal and Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, and Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Editor-in-Chief, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal, 1979-1980. Author: Chapter 1, "The World of the Appellate Courts," Chapter 2, "The Post - Trial Phase," Civil Appellate Practice (Cont.
Education Bar 1996). " Hiring Independent Counsel," The Recorder (June 20, 1988).
"Punitive Damages After Bankers Life v. Crenshaw," Foreign The Defense (September, 1988).
"The Punitive Remedy: Statutory and Judicial Reforms," California Litigation (May, 1988). "The Battle Over The Right To Sue An Insurance Company," Los Angeles Daily Journal (November 18, 1988).
"Proposition 103 and Its Impact on California Insurance Law," Los Angeles Daily Journal (December 16, 1988).
Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, 1996. Company-editor, Defense Research Institute Insurance Newsletter, 1990-1993. Lecturer: California State Bar Convention, "Recent Developments in Insurance Law," 1996.
Rutter Group "Bad Faith" Seminars, 1988.
Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminars, 1988. Board of Governors, California Continuing Education of the Bar.
Chair, Joint Advisory Committee, Continuing Education of the Bar, State Bar of California, 1996. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Appellate Advisory Committee) Bar Associations.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee). Scribes - The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Horvitz & Levy is the largest firm in California specializing in civil appellate litigation.
The firm appears regularly in the California and federal appellate courts as lead counsel or amicus curiae on behalf of insurance carriers, the health care community, manufacturers and other business organizations, public entities, and business and professional trade associations.
Since 1981, the firm has briefed more civil cases in the California Supreme Court as lead counsel or as amicus curiae, than any other private law firm in California. The firm consults with clients and trial counsel in evaluating cases for appeal and in assisting trial counsel to present and preserve issues for appeal.
The firm also provides its clients with analyses of new legislation, important court decisions and other matters affecting their interests.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal, 1979-1980.
