Atty. Eric B. Kunkel
ERIC B. KUNKEL is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office.
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Eric B. Kunkel is a Senior Counsel based in Sherman Oaks, California, practicing at Tharpe And Howell Llp. They have 36+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1990. Their practice focuses on insurance and appellate. Admitted to practice in California All California State Courts U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court - C (1990). Educated at Ohio Northern University College of Law (J.D., 1990) and Indiana University Bloomington (B.S., 1987). Serves clients in Sherman Oaks, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- ERIC B. KUNKEL is a Senior Counsel of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office
- Mr. Kunkel’s practice is focused on appellate law, including the handling of cutting-edge appeals and writ petitions
- His appellate work includes first party claims and complex class-action lawsuits and has involved the substantive issues of negligence, the employer-employee relationship, contract disputes, insurance coverage and agency law, and personal injury
- Mr. Kunkel has prepared and argued numerous briefs before the state appellate courts, and has handled appeals brought in the Ninth Circuit
- He works closely with the Firm’s trial lawyers to ensure the preservation of appellate rights, and on other substantive, procedural, and strategic decision-making matters
- He also provides valuable insight on settlement strategies based on his knowledge of appellate law and his experience as a negotiator
- Mr. Kunkel has authored two law review articles, and teaches Torts at the Southern California Institute of Law, where he was named professor of the year in 2011
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Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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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 Sherman Oaks 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 venue, 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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