Background
Fairman, Robert L. was born on July 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Fairman, Robert L. was born on July 9, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
University of Southern California (Bachelor of Arts, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, 1960).
Worked at Norton & Fairman (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts. Trial work involving Life, Health and Disability Insurance, ERISA matters, Casualty and Property Insurance, Real Property, Construction, Professional Liability, Wrongful Termination, Employment Law and Business Trial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1963, California.
United States. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Deputy City Attorney, City of Los Angeles, 1963-1964.
Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1978-1994, Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1994. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1974-1980. Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Trial Lawyer Section.
Insurance Programs Committee, 1982-1989. Co-Chair, 1983-1989) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. (Also Of Counsel, James M. Donovan Law Office). Founded in 1974, Norton & Fairman specializes in the defense of life, health, accident and disability insurance claims, the defense of bad faith, punitive damage actions, insurance coverage disputes and ERISA claims.
We regularly handle trial matters relating to and including real estate matters, construction operations, broker-dealer matters, agent or employee disputes and the defense of wrongful termination claims.
Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Trial Lawyer Section. Family Law Section; Insurance Programs Committee, 1982-1989. Co-Chair, 1983-1989) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California. Conference of Insurance Counsel.
(Also Member, Norton & Fairman).