PRACTICE AREAS

Insurance: Litigation and Coverage

General Civil Litigation: Business Litigation

General Civil Litigation: General Liability

ADMITTED

California

United States District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Patrick M. Howe

Mr. Howe focuses his practice on the defense and prosecution of insurance bad faith and insurance coverage matters. His insurance experience includes all personal and commercial lines, including automobile, homeowners, commercial property and liability (primary and excess), garage, earthquake, mold claims and fraud investigations. Mr. Howe also practices in the areas of toxic torts and business litigation.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 1991

Recipient, Best Written Brief, University of San Francisco Moot Court Program, 1989

American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Research and Writing, 1989

Judicial extern to the Honorable Armand Arabian, Supreme Court of California, 1990; and the Honorable Ira A. Brown, Jr., San Francisco Superior Court, 1989

B.S., San Diego State University, 1988

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Alexander v. Farmers Insurance
• Alvarez and Martinez v. Progressive Marathon Insurance Co.
• Cagliero v. Investors Insurance Corp., et al.
• Leary v. Progressive West Insurance Co.
• McCollister, et al. v. Fire Insurance Exchange
• Nguyen v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
• Potter v. Continental Insurance Company

PRESENTATIONS–PUBLICATIONS–LEADERSHIP ROLES

“Clearing Up the Counsel Clause: Revisiting Messiah v. United States,” 25 University of San Francisco Law Review 93, 1990

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

San Diego County Bar Association
Bar Association of San Francisco