Atty. Michael Pines
Michael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who has also represented major corporations such as Pepsi Cola and Arrowhead Water. He has also represented real estate developers and various HMOs and has handled medical malpractice cases filed against doctors, dentists and pharmaceutical companies.
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Michael Pines is a President based in San Diego, California, practicing at Law Offices Of Michael Pines Apc. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on car accidents, wrongful death, personal injury, and product liability. Admitted to practice in California (1989). Educated at Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco (J.D., 1987) and University of California (B.A. Political, 1984). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of American Association for Justice Consumer Attorneys of San Diego Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Consumer Attorneys of California. Serands clients in San Diego, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who has also represented major corporations such as Pepsi Cola and Arrowhead Water
- He has also represented real estate developers and various HMOs and has handled medical malpractice cases filed against doctors, dentists and pharmaceutical companies
- While he was an insurance attorney, Michael learned from behind the scenes how insurance companies work and how they decide how much to pay injured people
- Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents
- Michael knows the entire range of benefits that insurance companies are willing to pay if legal arguments are presented correctly and losses are assigned
- On a personal note, Michael was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1957 and later grew up in the Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana
- When Michael was 14, he had to cope with the tragic loss of his father, but his determination and work ethic kept him strong
- While attending college at the University of Irvine, Michael worked full time at a grocery store to pay his bills yet still graduated in less than three years
- He then received a rull scholarship to go to the Hastings School of Law at the University of California in San Francisco - consistently recognized as one of the nation's best law schools
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Diego are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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