THE FIRM - Associates




Michael D. Rohfeld
Associate Attorney

E-mail:
MRohfeld@PNBD.com


Education:
  • Western State University College of Law
    Juris Doctor Degree, 1982
  • California State University, Dominguez Hills
    Bachelor of Psychology Degree, 1979

Practice Areas:
  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Construction Defect
  • Automobile Law
  • Banking Law/ Commercial Litigation
  • Collection
  • Financial Institutions

Admitted To
Practice In:
  • United States Supreme Court
  • All United State District and State Courts in California

Professional
Profile
:
  • Member of Orange County Bar Association
  • Over 23 years experience as senior in-house insurance defense counsel with Safeco Insurance Company. Maintained full responsibility for caseload from initial pleadings through conclusion. Handled all aspects of insurance defense work, including wrongful death, major exposure claims, auto and premises liability matters.
  • Extensive UM and UIM experience, handling hundreds of claims to completion. Extensive discovery experience encompassing injury claims, medical issues, financial and business claims, etc.
  • Vast ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) experience, handling hundreds of claims in mediation and arbitration.
  • Extensive discovery experience.
  • Serving for over 10 years as a Temporary Judge (Judge Pro Tem) for the Orange County Superior Court, specializing in personal injury.
  • Serving for over 10 years as an Arbitrator for the Orange County Superior Court.