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Solo and Small Firms

May 11, 2013

Shernoff Bidart found its niche

Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP found its calling in the 1970s at the cutting edge of insurance contract law. Representing policy holders, the firm has stayed true to its identity.


By Ameera Butt


Daily Journal Staff Writer


CLAREMONT - Attorney William M. Shernoff was on the cutting edge of an emerging field of law in the 1970s when he argued a tort case before the state Supreme Court. He ultimately won a landmark ruling against an insurance company that wrongfully denied a customer's claim.


The case helped develop the principle now found in most states holding insurance companies to an implied contract of "good...

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