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London........................................................ + 44 20 7153 1229
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Winston & Strawn London
London ........................................................ + 44 20 7011 8700
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Withers
London...................................................... + 44 20 7597 6000
Christopher Coffin Commercial Lit
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London .......................................................+ 44 870 903 1000
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Andrew Witts Fraud
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STANLEY M.
HAMMERMAN
HAMMERMAN & HULTGREN
PC
3101 North Central Avenue
Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: 602-264-2566
Fax: 602-266-3488
stan@hammerman-hultgren.com
www.hammerman-hultgren.com
Stan Hammerman is one of the premier collection attorneys in
the country. He has been practicing collection law since 1975,
and his law firm has dedicated its practice to creditors’ rights
since 1977. He has given numerous collection law seminars
throughout the country and was counsel for the defendant
in the Ninth Circuit case of Terran v. Kaplan, where Rule
11 attorneys’ fees were awarded against a debtor’s attorney in a
fair debt case. He was instrumental in writing Arizona’s current
garnishment laws. Mr. Hammerman is AV-rated and takes
pride in aggressively, ethically, and successfully collecting both
commercial and retail claims throughout the State of Arizona.
He is a member of the Commercial Law League of America and
the International Association of Commercial Collectors.
CREDI TOR DEBTOR RIGH TS
INSURANCE COVERAGE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
JON R. HULTGREN
HAMMERMAN & HULTGREN
PC
3101 North Central Avenue
Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: 602-264-2566
Fax: 602-266-3488
jon@hammerman-hultgren.com
www.hammerman-hultgren.com
Jon Hultgren is one of the premier collection attorneys in the
country. He has been practicing collection law since 1985, and
his law firm has dedicated its practice to creditors’ rights since
1977. Mr. Hultgren is AV-rated and takes pride in aggressively,
ethically, and successfully collecting both commercial and retail
claims throughout the State of Arizona. He also specializes in
the collection of insurance subrogation, product liability, and
commercial landlord/tenant claims. He is an active member of
the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys and the
National Association of Subrogation Professionals. He is also a
Director of the Arizona Creditors Bar Association. He speaks at
various seminars on collection law each year.
CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGH TS
INSURANCE COVERAGE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
STEPHEN M. CAINE
THOMPSON, COE & O’MEARA,
LLP
12100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310-954-2400
Fax: 310-954-2345
scaine@thompsoncoe.com
www.thompsoncoe.com
Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers since 2012,
Stephen M. Caine focuses his practice on professional liability
defense (primarily attorneys, architects, engineers accountants,
and real estate professionals); commercial and corporate
litigation; homeowners’ association liability; construction defect;
insurance bad faith actions; toxic exposure claims, including
asbestos litigation and California’s Prop 65; and general liability
tort claims. Since 2002, Mr. Caine has also been certified as a
specialist in appellate law by the State Bar of California, Board
of Legal Specialization. He has authored over 120 appellate
briefs and writ petitions arising from civil litigation. He earned
his B.S. degree (finance) from Indiana University and received
his J.D. from Pepperdine University.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
APPELLATE
NANCY LUCAS EZZELL
THOMPSON, COE & O’MEARA,
LLP
12100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310-954-2400
Fax: 310-954-2345
nezzell@thompsoncoe.com
www.thompsoncoe.com
Nancy Lucas Ezzell concentrates her practice on the defense
of legal malpractice claims. She earned her B.A. from the
University of Kentucky and her J.D. from Pepperdine University
School of Law. Her trial experience includes cases involving
professional liability, wrongful death, fraud, and RICO. She
has filed appellate briefs in a variety of jurisdictions, including
the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Ezzell was awarded a judicial
clerkship in 1987 with the Honorable Paul Turner of the Los
Angeles Superior Court and is admitted to the California State
Bar. She has been listed in Southern California Super Lawyers
since 2010.
EMPLOYMENT LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
DONALD C. FESLER
LAFOLLETTE JOHNSON
DE HAAS FESLER & AMES
865 South Figueroa Street
32nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: 213-426-3600
Fax: 213-426-3650
dcfesler@ljdfa.com
www.ljdfa.com
Donald C. Fesler has maintained his insurance defense practice
for over 40 years. Mr. Fesler is a Shareholder and Administrative
Committee member of LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler &
Ames. He graduated Phil Beta Kappa from the University
of California at Santa Barbara. He then completed his legal
education at the University of California at Los Angeles School
of Law, graduating in the upper 15 percent of his class. Mr. Fesler
has tried over 150 jury trials to completion. He holds the rank of
Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Since its inception in 2004, Mr. Fesler has consistently been
selected to Southern California Super Lawyers. Mr. Fesler is also
personally rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.
PERSONAL INJURY MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION: DEFENSE
FRANCES M. O’MEARA
THOMPSON, COE & O’MEARA,
LLP
12100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310-954-2400
Fax: 310-954-2345
fomeara@thompsoncoe.com
www.thompsoncoe.com
Frances M. O’Meara is a nationally recognized professional
malpractice attorney who concentrates her practice on errors
and omissions defense for attorneys, accountants, architects,
insurance agents, real estate brokers, and appraisers.
Ms. O’Meara has also litigated D&O, employment, and
securities broker matters. Frances is certified by the California
State Bar as a Certified Legal Malpractice Specialist. She earned
her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Stanford
University and received her J.D. from Loyola Law School,
Los Angeles. She is the Chairman of the Defense Research
Institute’s Professional Liability Section and is a member of
several other professional organizations. Frances has been
listed in Southern California Super Lawyers since 2010.
GENERAL LI TIGATION
PROFESSIONAL LIABILI T Y: DEFENSE
