Margie Lariviere
has practiced at Kelly, Herlihy & Klein LLP since
graduating from law school in 1994. She has been a partner
at the firm since 2002. Margie represents insurance
companies and claim administrators in the areas of life,
health, disability, personal insurance, credit, and
ERISA litigation. She also advises insurance companies
on policy and coverage issues.
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• 1994 University of California, Hastings College
of the Law, J.D.
• 1990 University of California at Berkeley, B.A.
Sociology with Pre-Law Emphasis
• All California courts
• United States District Court for the Northern,
Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California
• 9th Circuit
• Adjunct Professor of Law at University of California,
Hastings College of the Law
Margie has taught since 1998 in the following areas:
• Insurance Law
• Pre-Trial Civil Litigation
• Voluntary Legal Service Providers
• Assist elderly/disabled tenants in landlord/tenant
disputes
• 1982-1986 Unites States Air Force Reserves
• Medical Service Specialist
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• Broad trial experience in state and federal
courts representing insurance companies in first party
contract and bad faith disputes.
• Represents clients in all phases of Alternative
Dispute Resolution, including Early Neutral Evaluation,
Mediation and Arbitration
• Provides guidance to insurance companies, self-employed
insurers and corporate clients in all areas of claim handling
and administration.
• Represents plan and claim administrators in
ERISA actions.
• Represents corporate clients in wrongful termination
cases.
• Defends clients in complex cases involving multi-coverage
layers, including self funded plans, excess insurers and
third party administrators.
• Advises clients on coverage disputes and litigation
tactics.
• Provides training on bad faith regulations and
employment discrimination issues.
Recent Litigation Successes
• Obtained judgment against the Insured seeking
over $300,000 in damages in a federal bench trial on grounds
of rescission for material misrepresentation
• Defended disability carrier in federal action
based on wrongful denial of disability claim, obtaining
dismissal of bad faith, fraud and punitive damage claim
after lengthy bench trial
• Negotiated favorable resolution of complex insurance
dispute between self-insured hospital, excess insurers,
and third party administrators involving million dollar
exposure
• Numerous awards of summary judgment on ERISA
and bad faith actions
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Associations
/ Memberships
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American Bar Association
San Francisco Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
• Defense Research Institute
• Presentations on Trial Tactics and Bad Faith
Damages
• Tennis
• Reading
• Crosswords/Cryptograms
• Travel
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