Biography

Jamison R. Narbaitz is a member of the Insurance Coverage practice group and the Commercial Practices group, where he specializes in professional liability insurance coverage litigation, including directors & officers (D&O) insurance, errors & omissions (E&O) insurance, and employment practices liability (EPL) insurance.  Mr. Narbaitz has extensive experience advising and defending insurers on issues involving both commercial and personal lines of property & casualty insurance, including extra-contractual liability issues. He has also represented managed care organizations in payor-provider disputes. Mr. Narbaitz volunteered as pro bono counsel in a successful guardianship matter through Legal Services for Children.

Presentations and Publications

Mr. Narbaitz taught a class on “Public Speaking and Courtroom Decorum” at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. He has authored and co-authored several articles and presentations, including:

• “Intellectual Property Rights Exclusion Bars Coverage for Exercise Video Claim,” Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (September 2011).
• "Auto Exclusion in General Liability Policy Applies to Bar Motorcycle v. Hayrack Collision," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (August 2010).
• "Rundown of New Laws in the Insurance Industry," co-author, Daily Journal (March 3, 2010).
• "Tenth Circuit Joins Majority Jurisdictions in Recognizing Limited Scope of MCS-90 Endorsement," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (October 2009)
• "Supplementary Payments: California Court of Appeal Holds That an Insurer Defending A Mixed Action Has No Obligation to Pay Attorney Fees Awarded for Causes of Action That Are Not Potentially Covered," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Flash (June 2009)
• "June Election: Results Are In," co-author, The Registry (August 2008).
• "'Absolute Pollution Exclusion' Precludes Coverage for Leaking Gasoline," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (July 2008).
• "Connecticut Court Holds Subsequent Uninsured Motorist Action Barred by Res Judicata," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (June 2007).
• "Texas Excess Carrier Can Pursue Equitable Subrogation Claim," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (October 2006).
• "'Doe' Defendant Status in Prior Suit Insufficient to Support Statute of Limitations Defense," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (October 2005).
• Orange County Bar Association, "Representing the Insured in Title Insurance Cases" (February 2005).
• The Rutter Group, The Shernoff Bad Faith Seminar, "HMO Litigation: Avoiding Arbitration and Seeking Provisional Remedies" (October 2004).
• The Practicing Law Institute’s Unfair Competition Claims Seminar, "The Anatomy of a Section 17200 Claim" (2002, 2003 and 2004).
• "Sickly Abodes: As Mold Continues to Spread, Homeowners Should Know the Fungus is Not Always Covered Under Their Insurance," The Los Angeles Daily Journal (January 4, 2002).

Memberships & Honors

Mr. Narbaitz is a member of the San Francisco County Bar Association, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), and the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada.

In October – November 2008, Mr. Narbaitz served as a special deputy D.A. for the Marin County District Attorney’s Office. During this period, he handled five jury trials, all of which successfully resulted in convictions.

While attending law school, he was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Law & Medicine and served as a legislative extern to the Honorable Patricia D. Jehlen of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives.