Background
Pasich, Kirk A. was born on May 26, 1955 in Louisiana Jolla, California, United States.
Pasich, Kirk A. was born on May 26, 1955 in Louisiana Jolla, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1977). Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980).
Worked at Troop Meisinger Steuber & Pasich, Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Insurance Coverage, Entertainment Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. 1981, United States. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California.
1982, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Chief Ninth Circuit Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1979-1980.
Entertainment Law Columnist, 1988-1990 and Insurance Law Columnist, 1990, Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal. Member, Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1983, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1989 and Task Force on Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation, 1990-1993, American Bar Association.
Company-Author: Manual for Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation (Prentice Hall 1993). Officers and Directors: Liabilities and Protections (Matthew Bender 1995).
Author; including Casualty and Liability Insurance (Matthew Bender 1990, 1992, 1996).
Comment, "The Right of the Press to Gather Information Under the First Amendment," 12 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 357 (1979). "Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims," Los Angeles Lawyer, January 1989. "The Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege & the Work Product Doctrine to Insured-Insurer Communications," in The Attorney-Client Privilege Under Siege (American Bar Association Press 1989).
"Coverage Litigation Wages On," National Law Journal, May 15, 1989.
"Insurance Coverage for the Asbestos Building Cases: There"s More Than Property Damage," XXIV Tort & Insurance Law Journal 630 (1989). "Defining Pollution Exclusions," National Law Journal, March 19, 1990.
"The Breadth of Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims," 52 Ohio State Law Journal 1131 (1991). "Infringement versus Parody: When Is lieutenant Fair Use?" Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 19, 1991.
"The Work Product Doctrine in the Context of Insurance Coverage Disputes," III Coverage Number.
2 (1992). "Beware the Creeping Contract," National Law Journal, March 2, 1992. "General Liability and Personal Injury Coverage for Business Losses: Maximizing Insurance Coverage," 4 The Corporate Analyst, Number.
3 (May 1992); "Insurance Coverage After Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions," 6 Mealey"s Litigation ReportsInsurance, Number.
39, at 18 (August 18, 1992). "Insurance Coverage Foreign Environmental Claims Under Personal Injury Provisions," 7 Mealey"s Litigation Reports - Insurance, Number. 18, at 18 March 9, 1993 & Number.
19 at 22, March 16, 1993.
"Series: Insurance in The Aftermath of the Northridge Earthquake," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 31 - February 3, 1994. "Disappearing Coverage: How To Avoid Being Left High And Dry By Insurers," American Bar Association Journal (June 1994).
"Measuring the True Value of Insurance Companies for Punitive Damage Purposes, 8 Mealey"s Litigation Reports - Insurance, Number. 46, at 17 (October 11, 1994).
"Blanket Coverage: An Insurer"s Broad Duty to Defend," Daily Journal (May 3, 1995).
"The "Expected or Intended" Exclusion and California Insurance Code Section 533," 10 Mealey"s Litigation Reports - Insurance, Number. 21, at 20 (April 2, 1996). Faculty Member: The Rutter Group, California State Bar Skills Training Workshop, 1987 and 1988.
Attorney-Client Privilege Program, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, 1989.
Deposition Skills Workshop, The Practising Law Institute, 1989, Insurance Coverage for Environmental and Pollution Problems, Hawaii State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section Retreat, 1990. J.A.M.S Environmental Judicial College, June 1994.
Speaker: "Recent Developments In Insurance Law: "Resolving First Party Property Policy Environmental Claims," Executive Enterprises, Incorporated., San Francisco, February 1991. "General Liability and Personal Injury Coverage for Business Losses," The Business Insurance Law Institute, Executive Enterprises, Incorporated., San Francisco, November 1991.
"The Personal Injury and Advertising Liability Endorsement," Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes Seminar, Practising Law Institute, San Francisco, February 1992.
"The Work Product Doctrine in the Context of Insurance Coverage Disputes," American Bar Association Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation Annual Meeting, Tucson, March 1992. "Insurance in the Aftermath," Los Angeles Public Counsel, Los Angeles, May 1992. "Will Your Client"s Insurer Pay Your Bill," Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section Meeting, Los Angeles, November 1992.
"Applying the Principal Exclusions to Hazardous Waste Sites," First Party Property Policies Seminar, Executive Enterprises, Incorporated., Chicago, May 1993.
"Insolvency Issues Arising From Natural Disasters," The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, March 1994. "American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage, Litigation Committee and Mid-Year Meeting, Tuscon, March 1995.
Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1991. Chairman, Board of Directors, The Woody Herman Foundation, 1988-1991.
Honors: Listed By California Law Business as one of the Top 25 Litigators in California and by The American Lawyer as one of the Nation"s Top 45 Lawyers Under the Age of 45.
Co-Author: Manual for Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation (Prentice Hall 1993). Officers and Directors: Liabilities and Protections (Matthew Bender 1995). Author
including Casualty and Liability Insurance (Matthew Bender 1990, 1992, 1996).
Comment, "The Right of the Press to Gather Information Under the First Amendment," 12 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 357 (1979). "Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims," Los Angeles Lawyer, January 1989. "The Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege & the Work Product Doctrine to Insured-Insurer Communications," in The Attorney-Client Privilege Under Siege (American Bar Association Press 1989).
"Coverage Litigation Wages On," National Law Journal, May 15, 1989. "Insurance Coverage for the Asbestos Building Cases: There's More Than Property Damage," XXIV Tort & Insurance Law Journal 630 (1989). "Defining Pollution Exclusions," National Law Journal, March 19, 1990.
"The Breadth of Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims," 52 Ohio State Law Journal 1131 (1991). "Infringement vs. Parody: When Is It Fair Use?" Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 19, 1991. "The Work Product Doctrine in the Context of Insurance Coverage Disputes," III Coverage No.
2 (1992)
"Beware the Creeping Contract," National Law Journal, March 2, 1992. "General Liability and Personal Injury Coverage for Business Losses: Maximizing Insurance Coverage," 4 The Corporate Analyst, No. 3 (May 1992)
"Insurance Coverage After Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions," 6 Mealey's Litigation ReportsInsurance, No.
39, at 18 (August 18, 1992). "Insurance Coverage For Environmental Claims Under Personal Injury Provisions," 7 Mealey's Litigation Reports - Insurance, No. 18, at 18 March 9, 1993 & No.
19 at 22, March 16, 1993. "Series: Insurance in The Aftermath of the Northridge Earthquake," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 31 - February 3, 1994. "Disappearing Coverage: How To Avoid Being Left High And Dry By Insurers," American Bar Association Journal (June 1994).
"Measuring the True Value of Insurance Companies for Punitive Damage Purposes, 8 Mealey's Litigation Reports - Insurance, No. 46, at 17 (October 11, 1994). "Blanket Coverage: An Insurer's Broad Duty to Defend," Daily Journal (May 3, 1995).
"The 'Expected or Intended' Exclusion and California Insurance Code Section 533," 10 Mealey's Litigation Reports - Insurance, No. 21, at 20 (April 2, 1996).
Member, Saint Thomas More Law Honor Society. Chief Ninth Circuit Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1979-1980. Entertainment Law Columnist, 1988-1990 and Insurance Law Columnist, 1990, Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal.
Member, Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1983, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 1989 and Task Force on Complex Insurance Coverage Litigation, 1990-1993, American Bar Association.
