Jeffrey S. Barron

Mr. Barron is one of the presenters for Workshop T7, “Establishing Protocols for Contractors' Pollution Liability Claims,” on Tuesday afternoon.  Mr. Barron maintains a diverse insurance coverage practice with an emphasis on advising and representing insurers with respect to issues arising under policies affording various forms of pollution and remediation liability coverage. He assists insurers in responding to claim issues, and provides representation in coverage/bad faith litigation concerning, for example, pollution releases, clean-up costs, and chemical exposure injuries. His experience includes virtually every type of liability coverage, including general liability, professional liability, employment practices liability and directors’ and officers’ liability, and coverage litigation involving hazardous waste sites, construction defects, real estate transactions, and intellectual property disputes. Mr. Barron has also handled litigation involving alleged errors by insurance brokers or agents, and he regularly represents insurers in prosecuting or defending claims for contribution, indemnity, and subrogation.

Mr. Barron’s practice also includes civil appeals and writs. He has successfully briefed and argued a wide range of cases before federal and state appellate courts, many of which have resulted in important published decisions on topics including the scope of liability and uninsured motorist insurance coverage, enforcement of an absolute pollution exclusion, contractual indemnity, and limitations on recovery of lost profits as an element of tort damages.

Mr. Barron graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1975; and the University of California, Irvine in 1972.