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Insurance Attorneys in Monterey County, California

Searching for a insurance attorney in Monterey County? Counsel when the carrier says no: denied, delayed, and underpaid claims. This page indexes the county's insurance coverage from the State Bar of California's official roll, with identity-verification markers where available.

The law also keeps time: property policies commonly require suit within 12 months of loss, check the policy under 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). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the Monterey County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Insurance Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

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Statute of limitations

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).

Insurance · Monterey County roster

21 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list insurance among their practice areas with an address of record in Monterey County.

20 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Salinas (10), Monterey (4), Carmel (2) and Pebble Beach (2).

1 hold a State Bar Certified Legal Specialist designation, a certification issued by the State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, and not a rating or a ranking.

For 2, the registry records a language other than English, almost always from a firm website published in that language; that describes the website, not an attorney's own ability.

Admission years on this roster run from 1972 to 2025.

The employers most represented here are Moncrief & Hart, PC (2).

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Insurance matters in Monterey County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • bad faith claim denials
  • homeowners and fire claims
  • auto insurance disputes
  • life insurance claim denials
  • disability insurance claims
  • health insurance denials
  • business interruption claims
  • coverage disputes and duty to defend
  • underinsured motorist claims
  • wildfire claims

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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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