The “Attorney-Client Privilege” provides specific legal protections for business clients of the Watkins Firm. This important protection is anchored in federal and California law, and provides a safe environment for us to share important facts about your business that will always remain secret between us. Information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege cannot be […]
California law provides specific instruction regarding the provision of independent or “Cumis” counsel for parties to a lawsuit who are protected by attorneys representing an associated insurance policy and the company who has provided it. The customers of insurance companies have paid for a policy, and the policy promises to protect and defend them from […]
Here in San Diego, and throughout California, the sellers of real estate are required by law to disclose many things to the buyer, so that they may make an informed decision about the property they intend to purchase. The disclosures are related to the “ownership” of the real property, as well as the “condition” of […]
If you are involved in a lawsuit based upon your homeowners insurance, automobile coverage or some other sort of insurance policy, it is important to make sure your own rights are protected. In California, we have special protections for the insurance policy holder that ensure that you have your own independent “Cumis” counsel. Most importantly, […]
The real estate in San Diego and throughout southern California is some of the most valuable and expensive property in the United States. Residential and commercial real estate transactions involve significant investment, and when a dispute arises the costs of litigation and resolving the underlying issues quickly escalate. The experienced and seasoned real estate attorneys […]
If You Are In a Lawsuit in San Diego as an Insured Policy Holder You Deserve Excellent Cumis Counsel
What is cumis counsel? Think of it as your own independent counsel whose sole job is to protect your interests in the lawsuit. California law has established that in almost every circumstance the attorneys protecting your insurance company’s policy (and through it, you) have an inherent legal conflict of interest. The policy requires insurance company […]