Biography

Timothy D. Kevane’s practice primarily focuses on complex insurance coverage disputes involving commercial property and casualty insurance, professional indemnity, aerospace, media and errors and omissions policies.  Mr. Kevane has represented domestic and international insurance clients in litigation encompassing a wide range of coverage issues.

Presentations & Publications

Mr. Kevane’s published articles include:

• “Judge's Ruling May Unsettle Corporate Policyholders,” Business Insurance (January 1, 2012).
• “The Tube and You: Why Insurers Are Watching YouTube,” Risk & Insurance (September 1, 2011).
• “It's No Secret: Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Claim Without Advertising Will Not Trigger Coverage,” Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (August 2011).
• "Anti-Indemnity Statutes Cave To Insurance Obligation," Insurance Law360 (March 24, 2011).
• "Media Liability Insurance - An Overview," CPCU eJournal (December 2010).
• "In the UK, Libel Tourist Attractions May Be Closing," co-author, San Francisco Daily Journal (March 11, 2010).
• "Help Me Help You: A Primer on the Cooperation Clause," Bloomberg Law Reports – Insurance Law (August 3, 2009).
• "Determining Coverage for 'Professional Services' in CGL and Professional Liability Policies" coauthor, CPCU eJournal (August 2008). 
• "Procurement Provisions Do Not Trump Other Insurance Clauses," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (August 2007). 
• "Prior and Pending Litigation Exclusion Upheld to Bar Coverage" coauthor, Sedgwick Insurance Law Flash (December 2007).

His presentations include:

• "Media Liability Insurance," ABA/TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Midyear Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (February 2010).

Memberships & Honors

He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).

Mr. Kevane authored an article on manufacturers’ liability for warranty claims handling in California entitled “The Song Beverly Act from a Manufacturer’s Perspective,” published in the Los Angeles Lawyer (February 2004). He is also the author of “Fair Use in Jackson vs. MPI Home Video: Why Bother?”, published in the Loyola Law School Entertainment Law Journal (1990). Mr. Kevane was the recipient of the Barristers President’s Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association in 2002.

While attending law school, he served as an articles editor for the Loyola Law School Entertainment Law Journal.