Kirk A. Pasich is the leader of Dickstein Shapiro’s Insurance Coverage Practice and serves on the Firm’s Executive Committee. According to Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, “All-star lawyer” Mr. Pasich “is an unmistakable feature of California’s insurance landscape” and one of the nation’s top 12 policyholder lawyers, while Lawdragon has said, “When it comes to representing policyholders, there’s no bigger name on the West Coast.” Chambers USA also says: “Kirk Pasich is the leading name at this national practice, whose skill at ‘always putting the right people on a matter’ ensures that it remains a go-to firm for complex insurance matters.”

Mr. Pasich conducts an active trial and appellate practice. He has negotiated large insurance recoveries for his clients, including recoveries of more than several hundred million dollars, and has served as lead trial counsel in many jury trials. In his most recent trial (October 2008), Mr. Pasich served as lead trial counsel for Sempra Energy in a suit against an insurance broker, obtaining a $48.5 million jury verdict. His clients have obtained more than $1.5 billion in insurance recoveries since January 1, 2007.

Additionally, Mr. Pasich has handled substantial commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, fiduciary duty and fraud claims, construction disputes, idea submission and copyright infringement claims, professional malpractice claims, real estate disputes, and tax issues. He also has served as an arbitrator and as an expert witness on insurance and ethical issues.

Bar Admissions

California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1977
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 1980