Attorney Greg Como

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith L.L.P. - Phoenix, AZ

 

Mr. Como has extensive experience advising insurance companies on coverage, and representing them in declaratory judgment actions and bad faith litigation. He handles coverage matters arising under various types of policies including commercial, D & O, professional and personal lines.

 

Mr. Como is admitted in Arizona and Nevada. He obtained his J.D. degree from A.S.U. in 1990. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbel. His past presentations and publications on insurance coverage issues include:

 

-Coverage for Progressive Construction Defect Losses (ABA/TIPS 2008) -TIPS for Preparing and Responding to Reservations of Rights Letters (ABA 2006) -An Uncertain Privlege: Attorney-Client Communications in Insurance Litigation (The Brief, ABA, 2006)

Attorney Steven J. German

Adelman German, P.L.C. - Phoenix, AZ

 

Steve German has been practicing law in Arizona since 1993, and is also licensed in Ohio. Steve spent six years employed at a large law firm in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

In 1999, Steve started his own law firm, devoting his practice to protecting individual rights. His clients are victims of insurance companies that refuse to pay long-term disability benefits, victims (and surviving families) of rollover and tread-separation accidents, nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, and other tort-related incidents.

 

Beginning in 1999, Steve formed a close allegiance and working relationship with Tab Turner, an Arkansas attorney, who has twice been named national Trial Lawyer of the Year, and who is perhaps best known for his work against Ford (Rollovers) and Firestone (Tread-Separations). That close working relationship continues to this day as together they routinely litigate catastrophic loss claims against Ford, Firestone, Cooper Tire, TRW, and other large corporations that manufacture automobiles and tires.

 

From the mid-1990s to the present, Steve has resolved individual disability income claims, either by obtaining monthly benefits for clients, settling claims, and/or negotiating buy-outs, totaling in the tens of millions of dollars. Since 1999, Steve and the Firm have litigated and resolved tens of millions of dollars’ worth of claims stemming from automobile rollovers and tire tread separations, resulting in catastrophic injuries and death.

 

In 2003, Danny Adelman joined Steve, and together they formed Adelman German, PLC. They have thrived together and their practice has grown considerably. Together, Danny and Steve have successfully represented numerous families and children who were catastrophically injured as a result of hospital and professional negligence. Steve has successfully litigated individual cases that have resolved in amounts ranging from the high hundreds of thousands of dollars, all the way up to $12 million.

Year Joined Firm

1999

 

Areas of Practice

35% Bad Faith Insurance Law - Long Term Disability (Professionals)
35% Vehicle Rollovers and Tread Separations
20% Professional Negligence - Nursing Home Abuse, Medical Malpractice
5% Insurance Subrogation
5% Litigation & Appeals

Litigation Percentage

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

 

Bar Admissions

Arizona, 1993
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1994
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1995
Ohio, 1993

 

Education

Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1992
Law Review: Journal of Law and Health, Contributor, 1990 - 1992
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
B.A. - June, 1989
Major: International Studies
Minor: French

 

Published Works

Scottsdale Insurance Company (subrogee to Todd Andrews) v. Anthony Cendejas, TOPA, Inc., 2009 WL 530780, 551 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 17, Ariz.App. Div. 1, March 03, 2009 (NO. 1 CA-CV 08-0001), Designation of Non-Party at Fault, 2009
JNS Holding Corp. v. Superior Court in and for County of Maricopa, 183 Ariz. 98, 900 P.2d 1234, Ariz.App. Div. 1, August 10, 1995 (NO. 1 CA-SA95-0174), Appeals, 1995

 

Representative Cases

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Cendejas, --- P.3d ----, 2009 WL 530780, 551 Ariz. Adv. Rep. (Court of Appeals, State of Arizona 2009)
JNS Holding Corp. v. Superior Court In and For County of Maricopa, 183 Ariz. 98, 900 P.2d 1234, Ariz.App. Div. 1, Aug (Court of Appeals, State of Arizona 1995)
Joseph v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., CV-09-1036-PHX-DGC, 2009 WL 2782683 (D. Ariz. Aug. 31, 2009)

 

Representative Clients

Orthodontists, Periodontists, and Dentists
Anesthesiologists; Cardio-Thoracic Anesthesiologist
Surgeons, Hand-Shoulder Specialists, General Surgeons
Radiological Specialists
Dermatologists
Business Owners, General Contractors
Chiropractors
CPA, Annuitist
Health-Care Administrator

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

Council for Jews with Special Needs, President, 1999 - 2001
National Bar Foundation, Member, 1997 - 1999
Maricopa County Bar Foundation, Board of Directors/President-Elect, 1996 - 1999
National Advisory Council - Cleveland Marshall College-of-Law, Member, 2004 - 2009

 

Past Employment Positions

O'Connor Cavanagh Anderson Killingsworth Westover & Beshears, Attorney, 1993 - February 21, 1999

 

Pro Bono Activities

Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1993 - 1997
Court House Experience Program, 1994 - 1997

 

Ancillary Businesses

Make n' Law, LLC

 

Languages

French

 

Fraternities/Sororities

Zeta Beta Tau

Attorney Rob A. Justman

Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. - Phoenix, AZ

 

Rob Justman is an insurance coverage attorney with the Scottsdale office of Meagher & Geer. The law firm of Meagher & Geer has a strong and vibrant insurance coverage practice on a national level.

 

Mr. Justman represents insurance companies on coverage matters. He writes coverage opinions, prosecutes declaratory judgment actions, and litigates insurance coverage and bad faith cases. Mr. Justman has served as regional coverage counsel for several insurance companies. In this capacity, Mr. Justman has written coverage opinions for many different States. He has represented insurers in declaratory judgment actions throughout the country.

 

Mr. Justman enjoys presenting seminars on insurance coverage. He has spoken on topics relating to insurance coverage and insurance coverage litigation.

 

Mr. Justman graduated from the University of Utah College of Law. He is a member of the Order of the Coif. He began his practice of law in Utah.

 

Attorney David S. Shughart

David S. Shughart, P.C. - Phoenix, AZ

 

Dave specializes in the areas of personal injury and insurance litigation. He primarily represents individuals, families and companies who have been injured or damaged and policyholders in insurance matters.

 

Representative Cases
Mendoza v. McDonald’s Corp.,
222 Ariz. 139, 213 P.3d 288 (App. 2009) Kobar v. Novartis Corp.,
378 F. Supp. 2d 1166 (D. Ariz. 2005) Zilisch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.,
196 Ariz. 234, 995 P.2d 276 (2000)
Petrusek v. Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona,
193 Ariz. 552, 975 P.2d 142 (App. 1998)

 

Bar Admissions
Arizona, 1993
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1993 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001

 

Education
University of Arizona College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1993
Arizona State University, Bachelor of Arts (English), 1990, cum laude

 

Professional Associations
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Arizona, Fee Arbitration Committee
Arizona Trial Lawyers' Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association, High School Teaching Program

 

Community Associations and Honors
Board Member, Solid Rock Foundation
Board Member, North Scottsdale Little League
Youth Football Coach, Northeast Pop Warner and AYF
Barrett’s Honors College- Arizona State University
Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society
Pi Kappa Alpha Social Fraternity
Varsity Football-Arizona State University
CitiCorp Outstanding Scholar-Athlete 1988, Arizona State University