Five from Murchison & Cumming Honored in Southern California Super Lawyers Edition

January 20, 2017

Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce five attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices have been recognized in the 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers Edition. The honorees include Managing Partner Dan L. Longo, Senior Partners Guy R. Gruppie, William D. Naeve, and Friedrich W. Seitz, and Senior Counsel Jean M. Lawler.

Mr. Longo was recognized for the sixth consecutive year. He primarily represents skilled nursing facilities, board and care facilities, and hospitals. He focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, insurance agent/broker E&O, general liability, HOA, and directors and officers liability in a variety of litigation matters.

Mr. Gruppie, one of California’s go-to defense trial attorneys, has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for the ninth consecutive year. He specializes in the defense of complex, high-stakes and high-profile litigation. His clients include national and major regional and local businesses, entertainment/media companies, celebrities, professional athletes and other high net-worth individuals. He is a member of Murchison & Cumming’s Executive Committee. Mr. Gruppie is a sought-after speaker/lecturer on trial and tort trends.

Mr. Naeve, nominated for the third consecutive year, focuses his practice in the areas of hospitality, healthcare, employment, professional liability, general liability, insurance coverage, and first and third party bad faith, defense of business contracting, employment termination and discrimination, ERISA, wage & hour, and life & disability bad faith claims, breaches of fiduciary duties, D&O and litigation.

Mr. Seitz served as Managing Partner of the firm from 1986 to 2007 and has been selected for the 13th consecutive year. He focuses his practice on domestic and international product liability, aviation, catastrophic injuries and business litigation and is a specialist in defending wildland fire cases.

Ms. Lawler marks her 12th consecutive year on the list. She is the immediate past-Managing Partner of the firm (2008-2013) and, having recently retired as a Senior Partner, is Senior Counsel to the firm. Over the course of her 31 years with the firm she has served in many capacities, including as a Chair of the firm's Insurance Law, Cyber & Privacy Law, International Law and Business & Real Estate Transactions practice groups.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have been chosen by their peers and through independent research of Law & Politics. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Only the top 5% of attorneys in each state or region are honored as Super Lawyers.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Networks.