Background
Leahy, Michael J. was born on September 2, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Leahy, Michael J. was born on September 2, 1951 in Santa Monica, California, United States.
California State University at Northridge (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Loyola University of Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Worked at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel (Santa Monica, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Professional Errors and Omissions, Corporation, Tax, Real Estate, International, Probate, Estate Planning, Business and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California.
Author: "Physicians Liability for Improper Use of Drugs," Personal Injury Annual, Matthew Bender (1979).
"What Really Triggers a Claim Made Policy," Foreign The Defense, Volume 30, Number. 3 (March, 1988); "Waiver & Estoppel And The Duty to Defend: Effective Reservation of Rights," The Rutter Group, California Judge"s Association: Insurance Litigation (December, 1989).
"Asbestos Abatement From a Property Insurance Perspective," The John Liner Review, (Spring, 1990). "Determining Good Faith," California Civil Discovery Before Trial, The State Bar of California/University of California, Continuing Education of the Bar - Editor (1990).
"Directors and Officers Liability Insurance.
Coverage Issues and Answers in the Context of Financial Institutions Failures," Prentice Hall Law & Business, "The Troubled Financial Institution," (1990). "Squeezed in the South & L Debacle," Bests Review, Volume 91, Number. 8. December, 1990; "Asbestos Coverage Wars Continue: Report From the Front," 59 Defense
Counsellor.
J. 154, 1992; "Inadequate Limits of Coverage. Protecting the Insured While Avoiding Excess Exposure," 42 FICC Quarterly 465, 1992. Member, Board of Governors, Loyola Law School Alumni Association.
Member: State Bar of California.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Member, Insurance Coverage Section. Insurance Industry Committee).
The International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committee on Casualty Insurance and Committee on Excess and Reinsurance). The Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee).
The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances. Today"s complex society seems ever-changing. Rapidly advancing technologies spawn everything from new medical devices that help us live longer to electronics that enhance our business lives.
This same society is also litigious, creating an increasing number of complex disputes, claims and lawsuits.
Member, Board of Governors, Loyola Law School Alumni Association. Member: State Bar of California. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Member, Insurance Coverage Section.
Insurance Industry Committee).
The International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committee on Casualty Insurance and Committee on Excess and Reinsurance). The Defense Research Institute (Member, Insurance Law Committee).
The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances.