Dianne S. Kennedy
Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #362543 · Admitted 2025
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Looking for a insurance attorney near you in Bakersfield? Explore the Kern County record for insurance attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.
Deadlines shape these cases before merits do · property policies commonly require suit within 12 months of loss, check the policy (Cal. Ins. Code § 2071). The standard fire policy's 12-month suit clause is tolled while the claim is pending (Prudential-LMI v. Superior Court (1990) 51 Cal.3d 674). Bad faith tort claims run two years; breach of written policy, four (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337).
This page is the Bakersfield chapter of the registry's statewide record · Insurance Attorneys in California collects every county and city.
Property policies commonly require suit within 12 months of loss, check the policy.
Cal. Ins. Code § 2071
The standard fire policy's 12-month suit clause is tolled while the claim is pending (Prudential-LMI v. Superior Court (1990) 51 Cal.3d 674). Bad faith tort claims run two years; breach of written policy, four (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 335.1, 337).
20 active attorneys with an address of record in Bakersfield list insurance among their practice areas on the registry, out of 743 active attorneys whose address of record is in Bakersfield.
By count, the practice areas most often listed by Bakersfield attorneys are criminal defense (167), business law (106), litigation (99), estate planning (92) and employment (85). A count of listings, not a measure of skill.
2 of the 743 have claimed and verified their record here; every other listing is the official record as published.
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Reading the roster in Bakersfield. Coverage disputes are won on the policy language and the claim file, so bring the full policy (not just the declarations page) and every letter from the adjuster. Look for attorneys who practice policyholder-side insurance law; bad faith cases are commonly taken on contingency because Brandt fees and punitive exposure discipline settlement. Watch the contractual 12-month suit deadline on property claims; it runs faster than most clients expect.
Address of record in Bakersfield
Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #362543 · Admitted 2025
Taking new clients (attorney stated)
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #341295 · Admitted 2021
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #91633 · Admitted 1980
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #245497 · Admitted 2006
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #149944 · Admitted 1990
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #126758 · Admitted 1986
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #108791 · Admitted 1983
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #146483 · Admitted 1990
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #90558 · Admitted 1979
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Insurance · Bakersfield · Kern County
Bar #365452 · Admitted 2025
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In the last 30 days attorneys have read 11 filed matters on the registry.
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The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.
1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
20 active attorneys list insurance among their practice areas on the registry with an address of record in Bakersfield, out of 743 active attorneys there. They are listed first in the roster on this page, in neutral order.
For 45 of the 743 active attorneys in Bakersfield, the registry holds a firm website published in a language other than English; by count, Spanish (45), Hindi (8), Persian (5) and Arabic (1). That describes the website, not the attorney's own ability; an attorney's profile says when they have confirmed a language themselves.
Yes. 1 consumer matter was submitted to the registry's case review from Kern County in the last 90 days. Consumers describe a matter; attorneys on the registry read it and decide for themselves whether to pursue it, and the registry assigns it to no one.
Fresno, Stockton, Modesto and Visalia; each lists the attorneys whose address of record is in that city first.
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Source: Cal. Ins. Code § 2071 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.
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