Corriston, E. Carter

Phuong N. Fingerman is an associate at Bogaards Davis LLP. Her areas of practice include commercial and complex litigation, including contract disputes, business tort claims, real estate disputes and insurance bad faith. In addition to her complex litigation practice, she has experience handling writs and appeals.

Phuong earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 2000. She received her law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2003. She was admitted to the California Bar that same year.

Phuong is licensed to practice before all courts of the State of California, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Practices

Insurance

-representation of policyholders, agents, brokers, insurers, claims, and other professionals
-coverage disputes involving policies for auto, car, motorcycle, trucks, homes, fire, casualty, life, health, disability, real estate, property title, business, corporations, directors and officers, contractors, construction, public entities, and professional liability (e.g. attorneys, realtors, architects)
-extra-contractual, "bad faith" and related tort litigation
-appraisals and arbitrations
-attorney fees and costs disputes and litigation

Business/Corporate

-sole proprietorships, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships
-Directors and Officers, Managers, Members, and Partners
-manufacturing, distribution, wholesale, retail and sales
-purchase and vendor disputes
-employer, employee and agent liability
 -insurance disputes

Construction

-residential and commercial general and subcontractors and projects
-general and subcontractor contracts, disputes and litigation
-public entities, bidding, projects and compliance
-union and collective bargaining agreements, disputes and claims
-mechanics liens
-surety and performance bonds
-design and construction defects
-environmental engineering, design, hazards, remediation and cleanup
-insurance liability and property claims and litigation

Personal Injury

-accident injuries involving pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, buses, trucks
-wrongful death caused by accidents, fires, premises defects (e.g. slip-and-falls), products
-burn injuries caused by explosions, fires, products