Philip L. Pillsbury Jr. San Francisco, California
| Founding Partner | |
| phone | (415) 433-8000 (888) 433-8335 |
| fax | (415) 433-4816 |
| Email Me | |
Philip L. Pillsbury Jr. is a founding partner. Mr. Pillsbury has specialized in the representation of insureds in insurance bad faith and insurance coverage matters for nearly 30 years. Mr. Pillsbury is a frequent lecturer on insurance issues to attorney and non-attorney groups. In 1997, Mr. Pillsbury, lead trial counsel in Vann v. The Travelers, obtained a $26.5 million verdict, including $25 million in punitive damages. The verdict was one of the largest awards in the country to be affirmed on appeal in April 1998. Mr. Pillsbury is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Bar Association of San Francisco. Mr. Pillsbury has served as Chairman and Director on numerous nonprofit boards including St. Luke’s Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, and Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation. Mr. Pillsbury is a graduate of the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College and Middlebury College.
- Education:
- Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon,
1976
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Cornelius Honor Society, 1976 - Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont,
1973
A.B., Bachelor of Arts
- Published Works:
- California Liability Insurance Litigation Practice (Co-Author) Continuing Education of the Bar, 1990
- Negotiation and Settlement of Claims (Co-Author) Bancroft-Whitney, 1991
- Representative Cases:
- Cranford Ins. Co., Inc. v. Allwest Ins. Co., 645 F.Supp. 1440 (N.D.Cal. 1986)
- Lebbos v. Heinrichs, 696 F.Supp. 1279 (N.D.Cal. 1988)
- Kitanihon-Oi S.S. Co. v. General Const. Co., 678 F.2d 109 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1982)
- Warehouse Restaurant, Inc. v. Customs House Restaurant, Inc., 726 F.2d 480 (C.A.9 (Cal.) 1984)
- Yarnell & Associates v. Superior Court for Alameda County, 165 Cal.Rptr. 421 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. 1980)
- Representative Clients:
- A.O. Smith Corporation
- Kelly-Moore, Inc.
- Medical Insurance Exchange of California
- Professional Risk Management Services
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Association for Justice
- Member
- American Bar Association, 1978 - Present
- Member
- Bar Association of San Francisco, 1982 - Present
- Member
- Episcopal Charities, 2003 - Present
- Executive Committee
- St. Luke's Hospital, 1989 - 2003
- Director
- St. Luke's Hospital, 1990 - 2003
- Executive Committee
- St. Luke's Hospital, 1991 - 1995
- Chairman of the Board
- St. Luke's Hospital Foundation, 1988 - 1991
- Chairman, Board of Trustees
- Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation, 1991 - 1999
- Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1995 - 2003
- Board of Visitors
