Kathleen E. Bailey

Partner

Kathleen E. Bailey, a partner in our Irvine, California office, is extensively involved in the Firm's insurance law practice. Ms. Bailey has rendered coverage opinions involving standard and manuscript foreign and domestic liability policies, manuscript environmental policies, personal injury and advertising injury policies, additional insureds and vendors endorsements, surety and performance bonds, officers and directors and other professional liability policies. Ms. Bailey has significant experience handling declaratory relief and bad faith litigation. 

In addition to her insurance coverage practice, Ms. Bailey is routinely retained by insurers to oversee and recommend defensive strategies for entities involved in high stakes litigation.  Ms. Bailey has substantial experience overseeing complex litigation involving construction, employment, molestation,  intellectual property, toxic torts, products liability, and wrongful death claims. 

Ms. Bailey has enjoyed success in state and federal trial and appellate courts representing entities in products liability, general tort, and commercial litigation.   Because many of the litigation matters handled by Ms. Bailey have involved corporations conducting business internationally, she also has significant experience procedurally defeating actions filed in the U.S. on personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens grounds and upholding these trial court victories at the appellate level. 

Through the unique combination of her litigation and insurance experience, Ms. Bailey offers both the practical and theoretical talent necessary to develop and implement winning solutions in a variety of complex and difficult situations. 

Education

  • J.D. University of Houston Law Center, 1992, Order of the Coif
  • B.S. University of Houston, 1989, summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • United State District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts

Organization Affiliations

  • ABA, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
  • Orange County Bar Association, Coverage and Litigation Sections