Background
Paine, Steven L. was born on May 12, 1948 in Camden, New Jersey, United States.
Paine, Steven L. was born on May 12, 1948 in Camden, New Jersey, United States.
Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, 1970) Honors in Economics. Loyola University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Cotkin & Collins, A Professional Corporation (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation, Reinsurance Disputes, Insurance Regulatory Matters, Professional Liability Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. 1977, United States. District Court, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Publications: Company-Author: California Continuing Education of the Bar, "California Automobile Insurance Law Guide," 1988 Supplement. Author: "Sudden and Accidental Pollution," C&C Legal Update, Spring 1992.
"Workers" Comp Dividend Disputes Multiply as Policyholder Expectations are Disappointed," C&C Legal Update, Summer, 1992. "California Adopts Workers" Comp Open Rating," C&C Legal Update, Special Issue, August 1993.
"Anatomy of a Reinsurance Arbitration," C&C Legal Update, Fall 1993.
"California Appellate Court Skeptical Regarding Insurance Claim for "Sudden" Pollution," C&C Legal Update, Winter 1995. "Intentional Wrongdoing and the Stipulated Judgment in Insurance Cases," Recent Developments in Insurance Law (Lorman Business Center, 1993). "Recent Developments in California Insurance Law: Enforceability of Stipulated Judgments Against Insurance Carriers," Pepperdine Law Review, Volume 22, Number.
3 (1995).
Lecturer: "Insurance Issues in Automobile Accident Cases," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985-1986 (various locations). "Insurance and the Industry: Nuts and Bolts," Risk & Insurance Management Society Annual Conference, Atlanta, 1989. "Rights and Duties of Primary and Excess Carriers," Southern California Defense Counsel, 1989.
"Recent Developments in Insurance Law," Lorman Business Center Seminar, Los Angeles and Newport Beach, February 1993.
Activities: Arbitrator, Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program, 1982. Managing Shareholder of the Firm, 1990-1996.