Biography

Calvin Whang concentrates his practice on litigating coverage and bad faith claims arising out of fidelity, directors and officers and errors and omissions insurance policies. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Whang worked for a national insurance company.

Presentations & Publications

• Author, "Insurer Not Subject to Sanctions for Allegedly Failing to Negotiate in Good Faith During Mandatory Settlement Conference," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update, May 2009.
• Author, "Insured Has Burden of Maintaining Adequate Insurance," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update, May 2008.
• Author, "California Court of Appeal Affirms the ‘Horizontal Exhaustion’ Rule," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update, June 2007.
• Comment, “An Analysis of the California Common and Statutory Law Dealing With Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail: An Argument for Revision,” 37 San Diego L.Rev., 1201 (2000). This Comment has been cited by the California Supreme Court in Intel Corp. v. Hamidi (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1342 and by the California Courts of Appeal in Ferguson v. Friendfinders, Inc. (2002) 94 Cal.App.4th 1255.
• Assist in drafting and editing of “The Birth and Growth of Environmental Law,” Los Angeles Lawyer, March 2002, at 44.

Memberships & Honors

Mr. Whang is a member of the State Bar of California (2001).

While attending law school, he served as a member of the San Diego Law Review and Phi Delta Phi.  He was also named to the Order of the Coif.