Patrick A. Mesisca Jr. 725 South Figueroa Street Suite 1650 Los Angeles, California 90017
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Mr. Mesisca is a Martindale-Hubbell Av rated attorney. Since 1973, he has been dedicated to providing quality legal service to the business and risk management communities. Clients have included national and international insurance carriers, major corporations, self-insured companies, governmental entities and privately held businesses.
Mr. Mesisca’s diverse experience as a trial attorney provides comprehensive business and litigation planning to give clients the greatest opportunity to decide the course of action desired for each situation, whether it is an aggressive assertion of a client’s position or a prompt, efficient resolution within acceptable parameters. Mr. Mesisca has earned the respect and commendation of clients by striving to avoid a stale and outdated approach to dispute resolution.
- Partner
- Disputes Involving Property, Casualty and General Liability
- Contract Law, Including Negotiation, Drafting, Enforcement
- Declaratory Adjudication of Rights
- Employment Law, Including Employment Practices, Wrongful Termination
- Discrimination
- Governmental Entities
- Unfair Business Practices, Including Unfair Competition, Advertising Injury
- Defamation, Privacy, Intellectual Property and Malicious Prosecution Actions
- Insurance Litigation: Primary, Excess and Reinsurance
- Workers' Compensation, Proactive Case Management
- Defense of Employment Discrimination Claims Against Employers
- Defense of Serious and Willful Claims Against Employers, and Subrogation
- Occupational Health and Safety Proceedings
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Suspicious and Fraudulent Claims Deterrence
- Actions Brought in State Court, in Federal Court Under the Federal RICO Statute
- The Worker's Compensation Appeals Board
- Construction Defect, Land Subsidence and Coverage Litigation
- Products Liability Claims Management and Litigation
- Professional, Legal and Medical Malpractice
- Environmental Law, CEQA, Toxic Tort, Surface and Subsurface Contamination
- Catastrophic Claims/Case Management
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Appellate Law
- California, 1973
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California,
1973
J.D. Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Member, Alpha Sigma Nu Honors: Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California,
1970
B.A.
- Lecturer, Trial Tactics and Trial Practice, (Hastings College of Trial Advocacy, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Association of California Defense Counsel)
- Lecturer, Civil Procedure, (Hastings College of Trial Advocacy, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Association of California Defense Counsel)
- Lecturer, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation, (California Continuing Education of the Bar, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Association of California Defense Counsel)
- Lecturer, Workers' Compensation, (California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Lorman Education Services)
- Lecturer, Workers' Compensation, Lorman Education Programs
- Martindale-Hubbell Av
- State Bar of California
- Member, Committees on Litigation, Labor and Employment Law
- American Bar Association
- Member, Employment Practices Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Former Chairman, Amicus Curiae and Legislative Committees
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