PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA COVERAGE
PUBLICATIONS
Can You Ensure Your Major Remodel Project is a Dream Come True, Rather Than A Nightmare Waiting to Happen?
REUTERS LEGAL NEWS (October 20, 2023)Golf Carts: What Insurance is Par for the Course?
WESTLAW TODAY (THOMSON REUTERS), June 12, 2023 (co-author)Pre-Litigation Settlement Just Got a lot More Demanding
LA DAILY JOURNAL (January 2023)Suing Insurance Agents for Failing to Predict Future Needs?
WESTLAW TODAY (THOMSON REUTERS), August 17, 2022 (co-author)Avoiding Bad Faith Damages: How to Handle Short-Fuse Policy Limit Settlement Demands
CARRIER MANAGEMENT, January 11, 2022 (co-author)New Year’s Resolutions for Handling Short-Fuse Settlement Demands
CLAIMS JOURNAL, January 3, 2022 (co-author)Mastering the Blue Ridge Settlement Reservation of Rights, Part 1 and Part 2
CLAIMS JOURNAL (November 2016)Reaching for Understanding: Mediating Employment Disputes with Small Business Owners
ORANGE COUNTY LAWYER (August 2015)Fraud and Collusion Defenses Can be Risky
LA DAILY JOURNAL (November 2015)The Mediator’s Nightmare: Am I the Most Unreasonable Party’s Advocate?
ORANGE COUNTY LAWYER (August 2015)Making Sense of California’s “Accident” Requirement in Liability Insurance Policies — Part I and Part II
INSURANCE COVERAGE LAW REPORT, FC&S LEGAL (September, October/November 2014)What You May Not Know About Uninsured Motorist Claims
CLAIMS JOURNAL (August 2014)Writing A “Winning” Mediation Brief
MEDIATE.COM (February 2014)Loose Lips Sink Ships: Panel Counsel and Confidentiality
LA DAILY JOURNAL (September 2013)Baseball’s Steroid Era was No Surprise, So Hall of Fame Voters Should Accept It
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (July 21, 2009)ASTERISK: HOME RUNS, STEROIDS, AND THE RUSH TO JUDGEMENT
Triumph Books (2008)How Presley Homes Has Changed the Duty to Defend
LOS ANGELES LAWYER (April 2003)Get Your Ashes Out of My Living Room!: Controlling Tobacco Smoke in Multi-Unit Residential Housing
54 RUTGERS LAW REVIEW, 135-189 (2001)Misplaced Intent: Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Are Not Insurable
LA DAILY JOURNAL (February 1999)Shedding New Light on The Cumis Doctrine
INSURANCE LITIGATION, THE RECORDER (October 1998)Clash Distinctions: When Cumis Counsel is Necessary
LA DAILY JOURNAL (August 1996)Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, But Tobacco Smoke Can Kill Me: Can We Protect Children from Parents that Smoke?
13 ST. LOUIS U. PUB. L. REV. 547-590 (1994) (lead article in a symposium issue)“Get Off Your Butts”: The Employer’s Right to Regulate Employee Smoking
60 TENN. L. REV. 905-955 (1993)
David Ezra writes and speaks extensively on a variety of legal topics. Some of his publications include:
RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
Shareholder David Ezra Named as Best Lawyers 2019 Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” for Southern California Best Lawyers – August 15, 2018
Best Lawyers 2019 Recognizes Managing Partner Craig Simon, Shareholders Sherman Spitz, David Ezra, and Stephan Cohn Best Lawyers – August 15, 2018
Berger Kahn Attends OCBA’s ADR Section July Meeting Featuring Retired Shareholder Lance LaBelle Orange County Bar Association – August 6, 2018
Shareholder David Ezra to Chair ADR Section of the Orange County Bar Association for 2018 O.C. Bar Association – November 29, 2017
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Berger Kahn Managing Partner Craig Simon and Shareholders Sherman Spitz, Stephan Cohn and David Ezra in 2018 Best Lawyers – July 15, 2017
David Ezra Named as Best Lawyers 2018 Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” for Southern California Best Lawyers – July 15, 2017
Attorney Journal Features Berger Kahn Shareholders Sherman Spitz and David Ezra in List of “Top Rated Lawyers” Honor Orange County Attorney Journal – July 14, 2017
Orange County Attorney Journal Features All Berger Kahn Shareholders for Inclusion in Super Lawyers Business Edition American Lawyer – April 19, 2017
Orange County Attorney Journal Features All Berger Kahn Shareholders for Inclusion in Super Lawyers Business Edition Attorney Journal – February 20, 2017
Berger Kahn Attorneys Named to the List of Southern California Super Lawyers With Top Honors in the Lists of “Top 100” and “Orange County Top 50” Super Lawyers – January 20, 2017
Claims Journal Features Shareholder David Ezra in “Mastering the Blue Ridge Settlement Reservation of Rights” Claims Journal – December 6, 2016
All Berger Kahn Shareholders Featured in 2016 Super Lawyers Business Edition Super Lawyers – November 23, 2016
Attorney Journal Features Shareholders Steve Cohn and Dave Ezra for Best Lawyers Recognition O.C. Attorney Journal – November 1, 2016
The National Law Journal Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in List of “Top Rated Lawyers” National Law Journal – September 1, 2016
Attorney Journal Features Managing Partner Craig Simon With Shareholders Sherman Spitz and David Ezra For Their Selection to America’s “Top 100″ O.C. Attorney Journal – August 3, 2016
O.C. Bar Association Publication Features Shareholder David Ezra On “Mediating Employment Disputes With Small Business Owners” Orange County Lawyer – July 1, 2016
“America’s Top 100 Attorneys” Lifetime Achievement Honor Received by Berger Kahn Attorneys America’s Top 100 – June 20, 2016
Attorney Journal Features Shareholder David Ezra for Listing Among “Top Law Firms” in the Orange County Business Journal O.C. Attorney Journal – April 13, 2016
O.C. Bar Association Commends Berger Kahn For Recognition to Super Lawyers Including Elite “Top 100 Southern California” and “Top 50 OC” Lists O.C. Bar Association – March 14, 2016
Wall Street Journal Features Berger Kahn as a 2016 “Top Ranked Law Firm” Wall Street Journal – January 29, 2016
Eight Berger Kahn Attorneys Named to the List of Southern California Super Lawyers With Top Honors in the Lists of “Top 100” and “Orange County Top 50” Super Lawyers – January 20, 2016
Shareholder David Ezra Rises to O.C. Bar Association Board Position for ADR Section O.C. Bar Association – January 4, 2016
Shareholder David Ezra Featured in Avvo for “Year-End Insurance Tips for the Small Business Owner” Avvo Legal Guides – January 4, 2016
HG Legal Resources Features Shareholder David Ezra for Small Business Owner Insurance Tips for 2016 HG Legal Resources – January 4, 2016
“Lawyer of the Year” — Principal David Ezra Featured in Orange County Attorney Journal for Recognition by Best Lawyers O.C. Attorney Journal – December 17, 2015
HG Legal Resources Features Attorney Orlando Arellano and Principal David Ezra in New Column “New Law Offers Piece Rate Employers a Possible ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card” HG Legal Resources – December 17, 2015
Avvo Legal Guides Features Attorney Orlando Arellano and Principal David Ezra in New Column “New Law Offers Piece Rate Employers a Possible ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card” Avvo Legal Guides – December 17, 2015
Daily Journal Features Principal Dave Ezra in “Fraud and Collusion Defenses Can be Risky” Daily Journal – December 4, 2015
Los Angeles Times Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in List of “Top Rated Attorneys” Los Angeles Times – October 14, 2015
Steve Cohn and Dave Ezra of Berger Kahn Highlighted By O.C. Attorney Journal Magazine For Honors By Best Lawyers In America 2016 O.C. Lawyer Magazine – October 14, 2015
Coast Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” Features Principals Craig Simon, Sherman Spitz, Lance LaBelle, David Ezra, and Erin Mindoro Coast Magazine – October 1, 2015
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Berger Kahn Shareholders to 2016 List Best Lawyers of America – August 17, 2015
O.C. Lawyer Features Principal David Ezra in Mediation Column “The Mediator’s Nightmare…” O.C. Lawyer – August 1, 2015
O.C. Bar Association Commends Berger Kahn Attorneys for Selection to Super Lawyers “Top” Lists O.C. Bar Association – June 11, 2015
Claims Journal Ranks Berger Kahn Column Column “What You May Not Know About Uninsured Motorist Claims” Among Top 10 Legal Articles Claims Journal – January 2, 2015
Berger Kahn Celebrates 45th Anniversary as a Unique California Law Firm January 2, 2015
Attorney Journal Community News Features Berger Kahn for Recognition to List of Best Lawyers in America Orange County Attorney Journal – October 1, 2014
Berger Kahn Attorneys Publish Article in O.C. Lawyer on Recent Trend in Employment Litigation Trial Practice and the Business Judgment Rule O.C. Lawyer – October 1, 2014
O.C. Register Metro “Top Attorneys” Features Managing Partner Craig Simon, and Principals David Ezra and Lance LaBelle Orange County Register Metro – September 2, 2014
Los Angeles Times Recognizes Berger Kahn Attorneys to List of Southern California’s “Top Rated Lawyers” Los Angeles Times – September 1, 2014
National Law Journal Identifies Berger Kahn Attorneys to List of Southern California’s “Top Rated Lawyers – Insurance Law” National Law Journal – September 1, 2014
Claims Journal Magazine Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in 24-Hour Reporting Column “What You May Not Know About Uninsured Motorists Claims” Claims Journal – August 26, 2014
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Berger Kahn Managing Partner Craig Simon and Partner David Ezra Best Lawyers in America – August 18, 2014
“Attorneys Pitch in During the Holidays” features Berger Kahn’s Charitable Efforts Daily Journal – December 30, 2013
Daily Journal: Principal Dave Ezra on Appellate Review of Insurer-Appointed Defense Attorneys Daily Journal- September 16, 2013
CRE Radio features Berger Kahn’s Dave Ezra on “Lease Insurance Clauses” Commercial Real Estate Radio – April 26, 2013
ABC7 News Features Berger Kahn Client and Former Costco Pharmacy Tech. Fired for Alerting Supervisors About Excessive Filling of Narcotic Prescriptions ABC7 Los Angeles – February 21, 2013
Daily Journal “Top Verdicts”: Suit Involving Berger Kahn Selected as “Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts by Dollar” for the Firm’s Role in the $69M Yorba Linda Water District Judgment Los Angeles Daily Journal – February 13, 2013
Column Featuring Principal Dave Ezra on Recent High-Profile Cycling Confession Orange County Register – January 21, 2013
Lance Armstrong: Legally speaking, with David Ezra Runners Network – January 20, 2013
Daily Journal: California employers rack up ‘wins’ in 2012 decisions Los Angeles Daily Journal – December 19, 2012
Major Verdict Against Water District for Failure of Hydrants CBS Money Watch – August 28, 2012
When is it Workplace Discrimination? OC Metro – August 1, 2012
Expert Employment Law Attorneys’ Year End Review on California Wage and Hour Cases Marketwire – December 26, 2011