Background
Gutierrez, Philip S. was born on October 13, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Gutierrez, Philip S. was born on October 13, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1984). Extern to the Honorable Judge David West. Williams, United States.
District Court, Central District of California, 1983.
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Cotkin & Collins, A Professional Corporation (Santa Ana, California) specializing in Business Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage, Professional Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1985, California. 1987, United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California.
1988, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of California. Extern to the Honorable Judge David West. Williams, United States. District Court, Central District of California, 1983.
Contributing Editor, Weinstein"s Evidence Manual, Matthew Bender, 1991.
Author: "Walking the Tightrope: Contesting Coverage During the Underlying Case," How to Litigate Insurance Coverage, American Bar Association Torts and Insurance Practice Section Publication, 1992. "Supreme Court Limits Liability for Accountants to Non-Client Investors," C & C Legal Update,Spring 1993.
"Courts Curtail Recovery of Emotional Distress Damages in Legal Malpractice Actions," C&C Legal Update, Winter 1994. Speaker: "Is Mr. Finnegan Insurable? -- Practical Solutions to Avoid Malpractice," California State Bar Section Education Institute, Monterey, California, May 1992.
"Dollars & Sense, Small Mistakes May Cost You $," The State Bar of California Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 1992.
"Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims," Women Lawyers of Long Beach, November 1992. "Are You Insurable? Practical Solutions to Avoid Malpractice," California State Bar Section Education Institute, November 1992. "Developing Systems to Prevent Malpractice Claims," Inns of Court, Long Beach, April 1993.
Panelist, "Current Solutions to Avoid Legal Malpractice," The State Bar of California Annual Meeting, San Diego, October 1993.
Member: Orange County and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section. Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee.
Inland Marine Subcommittee) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, Committee of Professional Liability Insurance, 1991).
Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County (Member, Board of Trustees).
Member: Orange County and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section. Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. Inland Marine Subcommittee) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, Committee of Professional Liability Insurance, 1991).
Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County (Member, Board of Trustees).