Background
Nielsen, James C. was born on December 24, 1957 in San Rafael, California, United States.
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James C. Nielsen
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University of California at Davis (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1980). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum (San Francisco, California) specializing in Insurance Coverage Litigation, Civil Writs and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. 1984, United States. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California.
1986, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Omicron Delta Epsilon. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1981.
Author: "Advice of Counsel in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation: A Substantive Framework for Pleading Discovery and Proof," Tort & Insurance Law Journal, Spring, 1990.
"California Courts of Appeal Restrict Enforcement of Stipulated Judgments in Third-Party Bad Faith Suits," Underwriters Report, September 17, 1992. Company-Author: Advertising Injury Coverage: Pending Court Decision to Have Major Impact," Insurance Journal, February 17, 1992.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Panel Arbitrator, Committee on Arbitration of Fee Disputes. Member, Insurance Law Committee).
American Bar Association (Member: Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation.
Excess and Surplus Lincolnshire Committee and Property Insurance Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section). Defense Research Institute.
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Member, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1981.
