He is a member of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and the Northern California Conference of Insurance Counsel. Partners Jerry Weisbach and Steve Sharafian were part of an initial pilot program for the system's development and presented a number of seminars to architects in conjunction with its development. Partner Gary Hernandez was the keynote luncheon speaker at the annual meeting of the California Association of Independent Adjustors held in Burbank, CA on October 25. Gary's presentation dealt with recent proposed changes to the California Unfair Claims Practices Regulations promulgated by the Department of Insurance. Partners Joyce Wang , Jeanette Traverso , and Marsha Morrow , joined by Special Counsel Karen Uno and senior associates Sherri Conrad and Ann Strayer , were instrumental in developing the program.
Plans are underway to repeat the workshop in the spring in Southern California.
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