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Palmer J. Swanson, PC is a
specialty law firm based in Fair Oaks, California. The firm has a general civil
practice, and it is a specialist in certain niche areas of practice. The firm
does not handle criminal or family law matters. The firm handles all types of
civil litigation and civil transactional matters.
Areas of Concentration:
The firm's forte is
in real estate and constuction law.
Mr. Swanson is on the panel
counsel list of the California Association of Realtors. He has represented owners, buyers, sellers
and lenders in all types of real property litigation. He also represents owners, design
professionals, developers, contractors and subcontractors in all types of
construction-related litigation. These
matters include mechanics’ lien litigation, change order litigation, public
contract claims, collection matters, and construction defect cases. As to all these areas, the firm also works
with clients on their transactional matters, drafting or reviewing agreements
and related materials.
Mr. Swanson is
licensed to practice in both California and
Nevada, and he is conversant with Nevada law.
Another specialty practice area is
insurance coverage, insurance bad faith and legal audit work. Mr. Swanson and Mr. Ashley have authored
hundreds of coverage opinions for both insurers and insureds, and they have both
represented both plaintiffs and defendants in coverage and insurance bad faith
litigation. Mr. Swanson and Mr. Ashley have served as coverage counsel for major
insurers and large insured businesses in
matters involving all of the Western states.
The firm has a large “library” of coverage opinions and research for all
of these states.
The firm has expertise
in legal auditing –i.e. reviewing the bills and invoices of legal counsel to
assure that the billings are reasonable and in conformity with generally
accepted standards for attorney billing.
Locations and Geographic Range:
The firm is based in
Fair Oaks,
California, in the
Sacramento
metropolitan area.
Mr. Ashley is based in
the Los Angeles area and provides coverage in the
Southern California area.
Historically, the firm has handled matters all over the State of
California, and where issues of
insurance coverage are involved, it has extensive experience with all of the
Western states.
Qualifications:
Mr. Swanson and Mr. Ashley are both graduates of the
Law
School at the University of
California
at Berkeley
(Boalt Hall). They have served as coverage and defense counsel for major
insurers in the Western United States. Mr. Swanson has tried over 30 cases and has
published a number of articles on issues involving construction defects,
insurance coverage, real property law, and related matters.
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8002 California Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Phone: 916.844.1100
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