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Edmund G. Farrell III 
Los Angeles, California
Senior Partner
phone (213) 630-1020 (Direct)
(213) 623-7400 (General)
fax 213-623-6336
email efarrell@murchisonlaw.com

Edmund Farrell is a Senior Partner, Chair of the Appellate Law practice group and Co-Chair of the Professional Liability practice group of Murchison & Cumming, LLP. Mr. Farrell has devoted his entire career to insurance defense litigation. He has represented attorneys, architects and engineers, insurance brokers and other professionals in the defense of various claims of malpractice, sexual harassment and breaches of fiduciary duties. Mr. Farrell also has been involved in the handling of over 200 appeals and writ petitions and has argued before the California Supreme Court. He brings both expertise and efficiency to the performance of sophisticated research and the preparation of top quality pleadings, motions, briefs and appellate documents. He also regularly handles matters for the London market.

Areas of Practice:
Law and Motion
Appellate Practice
Professional Liability
Bar Admissions:
California, 1983
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1983
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1984
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1984
Education:
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1982
J.D.
Honors: Traynor Moot Court Participant
Law Review: Santa Clara Law Review, Associate Editor, 1981 - 1982


University of California, San Diego, California, 1978
B.S.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Appellate Practice, the Year in Review, Southern California Defense Counsel, 1994 - 2008


Speaker, Effect of Products Liability Law on Engineers, United States, 11th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Oxford, U.K, 1998


Speaker, Overview of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse Claims, Insurance Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1997


Speaker, Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Triparte Relationship, American Bar Association Annual Meeting New Orleans, 1995


Speaker, Emerging Trends in Tort Reform in the California Supreme Court, Executive Enterprises, San Francisco, 1994


Speaker, Overview of California Insurance Law, Executive Enterprises, New York, 1994


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Member


Defense Research Institute
Member, Appellate Subcommittee


State Bar of California
Member


Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member


International Association of Defense Counsel
Member