Christine T.
Hoeffner is a Certified Appellate Specialist, certified by the State
Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She has been a
member of the California State Bar since 1981. Ms. Hoeffner's extensive
appellate experience is reflected in numerous published opinions,
covering a variety of issues.
A few examples
include:
Tomaselli v. Transamerica Insurance Company (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th
1269 [Obtained reversal of an 11.25 million dollar punitive damages
award against client in insurance bad faith and coverage case.]
State Farm
Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Superior Court (1991) 228 Cal.App.3d
721 [Obtained for client the right to use an advice of counsel defense
in an insurance bad faith trial.]
Hongsathavij
v. Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian Med. Ctr. (1998) 62
Cal.App.4th 1123 [Obtained affirmance of client hospital's decision
to remove a physician from the emergency room call panel].
Pang v.
Beverly Hospital (2000) 79 Cal.App. 4th 986 [Obtained opinion
that employer client did not violate California Family Rights Act
where employee was terminated after leaving work to help an independent
parent move].
State Dept.
of Health Services v. Superior Court (McGinnis) (2003) 31 Cal.4th
1026 [Prepared amicus brief: California Supreme Court opinion adopted
amicus position that plaintiff's failure to use available workplace
anti-harassment procedures is a defense to FEHA sexual harassment
claims (avoidable consequences/failure to mitigate), and plaintiff's
recovery may be reduced by the amount of damages plaintiff could
have avoided with reasonable effort and without undue risk, expense,
or humiliation].
Ms. Hoeffner has extensive employment law experience
and has obtained summary judgments in favor of numerous employers
and supervisors in employment lawsuits, avoiding the need for trial.
She has also obtained attorney fee awards against parties who have
unsuccessfully sued her clients. Ms. Hoeffner has also assisted
many individuals and companies to resolve their disputes in mediation,
stopping the continued expense and uncertainty of litigation. She
conducts seminars for the state bar's continuing legal education
program and is a mediator in the superior court and appellate court
mediation programs. Ms. Hoeffner received her J.D. from Loyola University
of Chicago, School of Law, and has a Bachelor of Science degree
from the University of Connecticut.
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