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HAMRICK & EVANS, LLP is a full-service law firm, AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, comprised of five (5) Partners, thirteen (13) Associate attorneys and one (1) Of Counsel attorney. With its main office on the 22nd Floor of the famous NBC/Universal Building in the Universal City area of Los Angeles, California, and with satellite offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Francisco, California, the lawyers of Hamrick & Evans, LLP take pride in providing the highest caliber of personalized legal services to a diverse spectrum of corporate, entertainment and insurance clients.

PRACTICE GROUPS

The practice of Hamrick & Evans, LLP is divided into six (6) distinct practice groups, each chaired by a Partner: Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation & Construction Defect; Insurance Coverage; Environmental Law; Entertainment and Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation/Equipment Lease & Finance and Bankruptcy; and Business, Corporate & Transactional.

Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation, Bankruptcy & Construction Defect

The litigators at Hamrick & Evans, LLP have a special emphasis on construction defect and general liability defense, drawing from decades of experience navigating the State and Federal Court systems in California, Nevada and Colorado. The Firm serves its insurance, construction and civil litigation clients throughout all phases of litigation, from initial case evaluation, through mediation, arbitration, trial and/or appeal. The Firm routinely defends Developers, General Contractors and subcontractors in complex multi-party lawsuits. With its vast resources and expertise covering all aspects of commercial and general liability insurance, the Firm is uniquely qualified to assist its clients with any and all insurance issues that arise during the course of litigation.

Insurance Coverage

With decades of experience in all aspects of insurance coverage and insurance bad faith, the Members of the Insurance Coverage Practice Group at Hamrick & Evans, LLP provide the highest caliber of insurance and coverage-related services to carriers and corporations on the full spectrum of coverage and underwriting issues. The Members of the Insurance Practice Group have evaluated thousands of complex litigation and pre-litigation matters, including matters involving complex construction defects, professional liability, complex fraud, environmental and land use, subsidence, contractual liability, defamation and advertising injury. The Firm also handles Cumis evaluations, appointments and related fee disputes, and provides insurance wrap policy administration services.

Environmental Law

Through its Entertainment Law Practice Group, Hamrick & Evans, LLP represents private business owners and insurance companies in complex environmental litigation matters, claims filed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response and Clean-up Liability Act ("CERCLA") and environmental coverage matters. The lawyers at Hamrick & Evans, LLP have decades of experience in defending environmental matters through all aspects of litigation and trial, and in handling insurance coverage matters arising from environmental accidents.

Entertainment and Intellectual Property

The Members of the Firm’s Entertainment and Intellectual Property Practice Group serve their clients in all areas of entertainment law, entertainment litigation and intellectual property law, with a special emphasis on trademark, copyright, motion picture production, financing and distribution, artist compensation, and music production and distribution. The Members of this group routinely represent producers, production companies, artists, writers and directors in all types of litigation and transactional matters.

Commercial Litigation/Equipment Lease & Finance/ Bankruptcy

The Commercial Litigation/Equipment Lease & Finance Practice Group at Hamrick & Evans, LLP provides the full array of legal services concerning the financing and leasing of major equipment. The Group is chaired by Kenneth Greene, Esq., who is active in all major equipment leasing associations, including the National Equipment Finance Association ("NEFA") and the United Association of Equipment Leasing ("UAEL"), and who is a frequent writer and lecturer, an acknowledged contributor to Miller & Starr’s California Real Estate 2nd, and a member of the Advisory Board of Directors of Leasing News, an online publication serving the equipment finance industry.

Business, Corporate & Transactional

The Members of the Business, Corporate & Transactional Practice Group at Hamrick & Evans, LLP represent companies from Los Angeles, to Hamburg, to Rome, to Greece, routinely handling domestic and international business matters, mergers and acquisitions, formation of domestic start-ups, trademark registration and maintenance, employment-related litigation, formation and maintenance of corporations and limited liability companies, and debt collection activity. The Members of this Practice Group provide advice to corporate clients concerning the handling of personnel matters, wage and hour issues, and claims involving discrimination, harassment, termination, trademark infringement and unfair business practices. In addition, Members of this Practice Group author Employee Handbooks/Guidelines for corporate employer clients, and provide seminars to employees on issues such as sexual harassment and overtime laws. The Members of this Practice Group also serve as litigation and lead trial counsel on behalf of corporations in labor and business litigation matters. The Members of the Business, Corporate & Transactional Practice Group at Hamrick & Evans, LLP are fluent in a variety of foreign languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Farsi, enabling the Firm to provide specialized legal services to a diverse array of clientele.

GOALS OF THE FIRM

Hamrick & Evans, LLP, is dedicated to providing the highest quality of personalized legal services to private individuals, and to members of the international and domestic insurance, entertainment and business communities. The Firm strives to achieve the specific financial and business objectives of each client in the most cost-efficient manner, and to serve as an aggressive and ethical advocate on behalf of each client. The broad experience of the Firm’s members, coupled with its vast insurance, litigation and transactional resources, insures that each client receives personalized, professional services of the highest caliber.