Kirk Chamberlin

Biography

Kirk specializes in business litigation, real estate matters, insurance coverage and complex multi-party litigation.  He has experience in handling a wide range of complex matters, including general liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, environmental, employment and asbestos.  Kirk has participated in all activities associated with such litigation from pretrial through trial.  He acted as lead trial counsel in the Western MacArthur Co., etc., et al. v. US Fid. & Guar. Co., et al. coverage litigation which presented in excess of $6 billion in alleged asbestos liability, as well as complex insurance and 524(g) bankruptcy issues.  In addition, Kirk is a Certified Litigation Management Specialist with training in Litigation Metrics and Alternative Fee Arrangements.Kirk has represented Officers and Directors in business dissolution matters and intellectual property.  Kirk has also acted as counsel in employment disputes.  With respect to mediation, Kirk has been instrumental in successfully resolving complex multimillion dollar matters. Kirk is the head of the real estate department at Chamberlin Keaster & Brockman LLP.  He is also licensed as a real estate broker in California.Kirk has written and lectured in the areas of Insurance Coverage and Defense, Bad Faith, and Cost Effective Case Resolution.  These topics include: “Reimbursement of “Non-Defense” costs,” “A Survey of California Law: Real Answers,” “Nationwide Survey of Independent Counsel Rules in Reservations of Rights Conflict Situations,” “A Nation-wide Survey of Defense and/or Indemnity Obligations in Administrative Action Settings,” “Cumis Counsel” and “Unfair Claims Practices Regulations,” and “Climate Change: Recent Developments – Claim and Coverage Implications.”

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: CA