Atty. John E. Peer
John E. Peer is a Shareholder in Woolls Peer Dollinger & Scher and in 2000 was a founder of Woolls & Peer.
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John E. Peer is a Shareholder based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Woolls Peer Dollinger Scher. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on personal injury, construction, environmental, and insurance. Admitted to practice in California (1980) and U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1983). Educated at University of San Francisco (J.D., 1980) and Colorado State University (B.A. Northern, 1971). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Los Angeles County Bar Association State Bar of California. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- John E. Peer is a Shareholder in Woolls Peer Dollinger & Scher and in 2000 was a founder of Woolls & Peer
- For more than 40 years he has provided coverage advice and represented insurance companies at the trial court and appellate level, specializing in complex insurance coverage litigation
- John has handled disputes involving a wide variety of classes of insurance, including all types of liability insurance, property insurance, personal auto and commercial trucking insurance, construction defect coverage litigation, professional liability insurance, and reinsurance matters
- John served as west coast regional counsel for a major property and casualty insurer responsible for all its west coast environmental and toxic/mass tort matters for nearly a decade
- He has counseled clients and litigated thousands of coverage claims and disputes over his career and often represents insurers in bad faith litigation
- John has worked on insurance matters in more than 10 western states and Hawaii and is licensed to practice in the U.S
- Supreme Court, as well as in all state and federal courts in California
- John is a long-time member of the prestigious Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and regularly lectures on insurance issues, including providing guidance on insurance claims handling requirements and counseling underwriting departments
- John has a Bachelors and Masters Degree in American History and graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1980, where he was a member of the Law Review and McAuliffe Honor Society
- Before founding Woolls & Peer (now Woolls Peer Dollinger & Scher) John was the managing partner of Long & Levit’s Los Angeles office
- John’s recent achievements include obtaining a $1,165,000 judgment against an insured auto dealership after establishing the absence of coverage under the relevant garage policies
- obtaining a $750,000 judgment against an insured after establishing noncoverage under a trucking policy
- prevailing in the trial and appellate court in a lawsuit seeking to force John’s client to pay Cumis fees
- successfully rescinding policies insuring a Nevada law firm based on misrepresentations in multiple applications for coverage
- and obtaining summary judgment establishing noncoverage under a self-defense liability policy
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John E. Peer's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases John E. Peer handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Environmental attorneys for regulatory compliance, contamination, land use, and natural resource law.
John E. Peer is one of 56,434 environmental attorneys indexed nationally. Browse environmental attorneys in California →
Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes.
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Jurisdictional Context
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 Los Angeles 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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