Experience

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  Law Office of Ronald L. Miller & Associates

  • Santa Rosa, CA

  • Partner

    • Aug 2006 - Present
    • Santa Rosa, CA

    I represented insurance companies and their insureds in large-loss property damageclaims, including claims involving general negligence, construction defect, productliability and inverse condemnation. I represented other clients in a variety of civilmatters and served as general counsel to a vineyard and cattle ranching operation,handling real property, land use and contract matters.

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  Rogers & Miller

  • San Rafael and Petaluma, CA

  • Partner

    • Dec 1995 - Aug 2006
    • San Rafael and Petaluma, CA

    I represented insurance companies and their insureds in large-loss property damageclaims, including claims involving general negligence, construction defect, productliability and inverse condemnation. I defended personal injury and property damageclaims brought against public entities and other parties.

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  Maguire and Gahan

  • San Rafael, CA

  • Partner

    • 1989 - Dec 1995
    • San Rafael, CA

    I defended personal injury and worker's compensation claims on behalf of severalinsurance companies and their insureds. I represented insurance companies insubrogation claims against third parties and in medical payment reimbursement claimsagainst their insureds. I had primary management responsibility for all subrogationmatters handled by the firm.

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  Zurich-American Insurance Group

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Staff Attorney

    • 1987 - 1989
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I was employed as an in-house litigation attorney working under the name Law Office ofLoretta M. Norris. I defended personal injury and property damage lawsuits that werefiled against the company's insureds.

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  Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Staff Attorney

    • 1985 - 1987
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I was employed as an in-house litigation attorney working under the name Baraban &Bragg. I defended personal injury and property damage lawsuits that were filed againstthe company's insureds.

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  Liberty Mutual Insurance

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Staff Attorney

    • 1983 - 1985
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I was employed as an in-house litigation attorney working under the name Winingham,Roberts, Fama & Thompson. I defended personal injury, property damage andworker's compensation claims. I served on a team of attorneys defending an asbestosproduct manufacturer in maritime and shipyard asbestos-related personal injury claims.

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  United States Attorney's Office

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Law Clerk

    • 1982 - 1983
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I was employed as a law clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Criminal Division. I performedlegal research and drafted pleadings for grand jury proceedings and criminal matterspending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. I representedthe United States of America in prosecuting infractions in the U.S. Magistrate's court.

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  Barfield, Barfield, Dryden & Ruane

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Law Clerk

    • 1982 - 1982
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    I was employed as a law clerk at a civil litigation firm principally involved in the defenseof personal injury and property damage claims on behalf of insurance companies andself-insured automobile manufacturers. I performed legal research, drafted pleadingsand conducted written discovery.