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| Of Counsel |
Phone: (707) 524-1900
Fax: (707) 524-1906
Toll Free: (800) 577-5876 |
| derner@smlaw.com |
| Areas of Practice |
Insurance Coverage and Litigation
Bad Faith Litigation |
| Education |
J.D., cum laude, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1989
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985
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| Admitted to Practice |
California, 1989
U.S. District Court, all California courts
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2001
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| Other Professional Affiliations |
Sonoma County Bar Association
Board of Directors Girl Scouts of Konocti Council (2004-2007)
Board Development Committee for Girl Scouts of Northern California (2007 to Present)
American Heart Association's Executive Leadership Committee for Go Red for Women (2008 to Present)
Chair of American Heart Association's 2009 and 2010 Go Red for Women Event
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| Mary P. Derner |
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Mary practices insurance coverage law and litigation. Mary represents a wide variety of clients including property owners, resort/hotel owners, casinos, business owners, developers, contractors, small and large corporations, municipalities, auto dealerships, and lumber companies in insurance matters.
Mary represents policyholders in complex property and liability insurance coverage matters and bad faith actions. Mary litigates and advises clients on insurance disputes concerning property losses, construction defects, environmental contamination, business losses, bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, crime and employee dishonesty coverage, employment- related claims, and consumer fraud. In addition to litigation, Mary provides advice and opinions to clients and other attorneys concerning insurance coverage issues. She advises policyholders in connection with the placement of coverage and negotiation of policy terms. She also drafts and negotiates contract provisions relating to insurance.
She has been named a "Super Lawyer" for Northern California by Northern California Super Lawyers® magazine in the area of insurance coverage in 2005 and 2006.
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| Representative Client Matters |
Negotiate policy terms for property insurance program for commercial property owners and developers, casinos, hotels and resorts.
Draft and negotiate insurance and indemnification provisions of construction contracts on behalf of owners of commercial buildings.
Advise vacation ownership company in property insurance claim involving water intrusion damage to resort.
Represent national warehousing and trucking company in coverage litigation involving a bodily injury claim.
Obtain liability coverage from insurers and from the California Insurance Guarantee Association for defense and indemnity of roofing contractor in construction defect claims.
Represent casino/hotel owners in property insurance claims and litigation concerning property damage and business interruption losses from Hurricane Katrina and defective construction.
Advise developers and contractors in obtaining liability insurance coverage for defense and indemnity of construction defect actions.
Obtain insurance coverage for environmental claims brought against lumber company involving sawmill sites.
Represent a software company in a dispute with its liability insurer for reimbursement of a multi-million dollar settlement of a product action.
Advise municipalities in connection with insurance coverage issues related to environmental contamination suits.
Represent resort owner in litigation for the recovery of first-party property coverage for damage from construction defects and advised owner concerning maximizing insurance recoveries from liability insurers for general contractor and subcontractors.
Represent winery in connection with property and liability insurance claims arising from contaminated wine.
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