Kimberly A. Cobo concentrates her practice in the area of insurance coverage and defense. She represents insurance companies in bad faith litigation, as well as directors and officers claims.
Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments
Ms. Cobo is admitted to practice in California (2008).
She served as a judicial extern (2006) for Judge Gary A. Feess in the U.S. District Court, Central District.
Ms. Cobo is an active member of the Associates Board of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. She is also involved in pro bono work and has represented adopting parents in successful adoption proceedings.
Publications
- "Duty to Defend Held to Include the Duty to Notify Insureds of Potential for Excess Liability," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (February 2011).
- "Courts May Admit Additional Evidence in Review of ERISA Denials," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (November 2010).
- "Another Reason Not to Drive Without a Valid License," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (June 2010).
- "Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Burdens of Proof Regarding Duties to Defend and Indemnify Under Louisiana Law," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (December 2009).
- "Supreme Court Prohibits Balance Billing in California," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (February 2009).
- "Seventh Circuit Refuses to Expand Duty to Settle to Noninsured Policyholders," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (December 2008).
- "California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: Meaningfully Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions or Merely a Set of Empty Promises?” 41 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 447 (2007).
Education
Ms. Cobo received her B.A. (2005) from the University of Southern California, where she was honored with the Order of Troy award. She received her J.D. (2008) from Loyola Law School, where she was an editor of and published author in the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.