David A. Ring David A. Ring has litigated in California state and federal courts for most of his legal career. Mr. Ring graduated from Whittier Law School as the class valedictorian in June 1994 and passed the California bar exam that same year. In 1995, Mr. Ring received his LL.M. (with distinction) from the University of Washington School of Law, and his masters thesis was published in the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law.
After joining the Washington bar and practicing personal injury and workers compensation law in the Seattle area, Mr. Ring returned to Southern California in 1997 to become an insurance defense litigator with the law firm of Demler, Armstrong & Rowland. Highlights of Mr. Ring's time with the Demler firm included a defense verdict and a $900,000 counterclaim verdict in Dunham v. 20th Century, an earthquake bad faith case.
In July 2000, Mr. Ring joined the international law firm of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP. There he expanded his practice to include coverage advice and nationwide litigation concerning fidelity, commercial crime, directors and officers liability and professional liability insurance. During his tenure with Sedgwick, Mr. Ring also authored, co-authored and contributed to articles and chapters in a variety of legal trade publications.
- Areas of Practice:
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
- Consumer Fraud
- Litigation Percentage:
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- California
- Washington
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- Education:
- University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington,
1995
LL.M.
Honors: With Distinction - Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, California,
1994
J.D.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major: Valedictorian - University of California, Berkeley,
1971
B.E.D.
- Published Works:
- "Recurring Issues in Rescission Cases", 42 Tort Trial & Ins. Law Journal 51, Fall, 2006
- "Sustainability Dynamics: Land-Based Marine Pollution and Development Priorities in the Island States of the Commonwealth Caribbean", 21 Columbia J. Envt'l Law, 1997
- Contributor, "Conditions to Recovery: Termination or Cancellation", Financial Institution Bonds, 3d ed. ABA , 2008
- Contributor, Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook, 2d ed. ABA, 2007
- Contributor, "The Other Insuring Agreements of Commercial Crime Policies", Commercial Crime Policy, 2d ed. ABA , 2005
- Representative Cases:
- Fidelity Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA (U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of California)
- American Investors Life Ins. Co., Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co. (Superior Court for San Francisco County, California)
- Health Net, Inc. v. American Specialty Lines Ins. Co. (Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California)
- Vintage Petroleum, Inc. v. American Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co. (U.S.D.C. for the Central District of California)
- GGIS Ins. Servs., Inc. v. Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California)
- Ameron Int'l Corp. v. Greenwich Ins. Co. (Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California)
- Stockton v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland (U.S.D.C. for the Central District of California)
- Mortgage Associates, Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland (Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California)
- FDIC v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland (U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of California)
- Dunham v. 20th Century Ins. Co. (Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California)
- Honors and Awards:
- Lead Articles Editor, Whittier Law Review
- Past Employment Positions:
- Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, LLP, Los Angeles, California
- Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, Long Beach, California
- Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, Long Beach, California
