Duane C. Musfelt

Partner

San Francisco
333 Bush Street
Suite 1100
San Francisco, California 94104

Phone: 415.438.6606
Fax: 415.434.0882
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Musfelt is Senior Resident Partner in the San Francisco office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and serves as Co-Chair of the firm-wide Professional Liability department. Mr. Musfelt has more than 35 years experience in the areas of professional liability, directors and officers coverage and litigation, commercial litigation and insurance law (coverage and bad faith defense). He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction he has held for 30 years.

Extensive litigation experience in professional malpractice matters, including directors and officers litigation (both corporate and non-profit) and in defending professional liability cases involving attorneys, accountants, psychologists, nurses, real estate agents, insurance agents and other professionals. He has been selected to “Super Lawyers” in the practice area of Professional Liability Defense from 2008-2013 and 2015.

Has represented Homeowners Associations and individual HOA board members in numerous lawsuits involving a wide variety of claims ranging from alleged discriminatory enforcement of CC&Rs to purported negligent and intention breaches of duties in violation of California’s Davis-Stirling Act.

Coverage expertise includes advising insurers on coverage matters, presenting insurer’s affirmative actions for contractual interpretation and defending insurers in coverage/bad faith litigation.  Has served as coverage/monitoring counsel on behalf of numerous primary and excess insurers in personal injury cases, property damage cases, professional liability claims, first party life insurance and disability insurance claims, and a variety of other cases.

Commercial litigation experience encompasses representation of foreign and domestic corporations in breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, consumer class actions, patent infringement and related business liability claims.

Litigation experience also includes defending property/casualty cases ranging from typical homeowner property damage cases to brain damage bodily injury claims.  Has defended domestic and foreign manufacturers in products liability cases.

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