Buchalter Welcomes New Insurance Coverage Litigation Shareholder in San Diego

March, 2021 - Los Angeles, California

March 16, 2021 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder Cecilia Miller, and welcome her to our San Diego Office. She joins the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Law Practice Groups. Miller’s practice encompasses trial and appellate representation of her policyholder clients in arbitrations, state courts, and federal courts across the country. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and pre-litigation counseling with an emphasis on insurance coverage recovery for policyholders under numerous lines of coverage. These lines include commercial general liability, D&O, employment practices liability, pollution legal liability, first party property (including business interruption), tax liability, life insurance, AD&D, LTD, and representation and warranty insurance. She was previously with Procopio and Latham & Watkins.

“We are very pleased to welcome Ceci to the Firm,” said Adam Bass, Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer. “She is a both a well-known and remarkably skilled attorney. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have considerably expanded the number of attorneys in our San Diego office, and experienced a significant increase in the demand for insurance coverage litigation services. We are confident that the welcome addition of Ceci will be instrumental in the continuing demand for these types of legal services.”

Miller has extensive experience advising clients from a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, hospitality, multi-media, retail, health care, manufacturing, construction, gaming, charter schools, and municipalities, for whom she has successfully obtained millions in insurance coverage for first and third party liabilities.

“Everyone at the Firm has been so welcoming, and I am delighted to join Buchalter,” said Miller. “My practice fits seamlessly with Buchalter’s already exceptional insurance coverage litigation practice. The Firm’s full-service capabilities will allow me to enhance and continue to expand my practice. I am very excited for the future.”

Ms. Miller earned her J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, summa cum laude and as Valedictorian, where she was also the Note & Comment Editor for the Catholic University Law Review. She earned her BA in Political Science with a Minor in International Affairs from Boston College, cum laude.

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