Founded in 1982 by Steven A. Lewis, Lewis & Bacon is an AV-rated law firm, which for more than 25 years has been committed to providing its clients with ethical, high-quality, creative and cost-effective legal representation. We represent clients in litigation in state and federal courts, and also focus on creative problem-solving, risk management and loss prevention in order to help our clients avoid costly litigation.
In 2005, Lewis & Bacon became affiliated with Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLC, to enhance both firms' abilities to provide risk management services to attorneys. Hinshaw & Culbertson is a national firm with one of the country's largest professional liability and risk management practices. The two law firms are independent. Thus, unless a client is notified that the two firms will be associating to work together on a specific matter, a client of one firm is not treated as a client of the other firm for conflict of interest or other purposes.
Lewis & Bacon's practice emphasizes the following areas:
- Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability and Risk Management for Attorneys
Our professional responsibility and professional liability practice for attorneys includes: malpractice avoidance, risk management and ethics consultations; defense of disciplinary cases; disqualification motions; fee disputes; civil litigation in legal malpractice and malicious prosecution cases; and expert consultation/expert witness services.
- Professional Liability for Other Professionals and Construction Defect Litigation
Our construction defect litigation practice involves representing design professionals and contractors in construction defect litigation and contract disputes. We also represent real estate brokers and salespersons, as well as insurance brokers and agents.
- Insurance Litigation and Title Insurance
Lewis & Bacon's attorneys have experience representing insurers and insureds in the interpretation of insurance contracts and preparation of coverage opinions, as well as reservation of rights and declination letters, and the prosecution and defense of declaratory relief actions raising coverage and policy rescission issues. We also represent title insurance companies and their insureds in claims arising under CLTA and ALTA policies, including claims relating to boundary disputes, encroachments, liens, easements and other defects in title.
- Other Civil Litigation
The attorneys at Lewis & Bacon are also experienced in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including business and real estate litigation.
- Alternate Dispute Resolution
The attorneys at Lewis & Bacon have experience acting as mediators, arbitrators (including arbitrating fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Program) and pro tem settlement conference judges.
- Appellate Practice
The firm's lawyers have written appellate briefs and petitions, and argued cases in several reviewing courts which have led to a number of published and landmark decisions in the fields or professional liability and insurance coverage.
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Please Note: The firm's attorneys are licensed to practice only in California and federal courts, and represent clients only in California.
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