JOHN CHAKMAK

Mr. Chakmak is a graduate of Stanford University where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1967. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, in 1970. While in law school, he was a member of the Honors Moot Court.

He is a founding member of the firm and has practiced law for over 20 years in California. He specializes in business and insurance law and civil litigation. He has litigated "high profile" cases, including claims for health insurance benefits for AIDS, discrimination suits, and cancellations of master health insurance policies.

His professional involvement includes membership in the Orange County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, the California Trial Lawyers Assocation, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, and the Litigation and Law Office Management Sections of the State Bar of California.

He has served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Orange County Superior Court since 1984. He conducts settlement conferences for the Orange County Superior Court, including cases involving business, insurance, and real estate related disputes. He was a court appointed arbitrator for the Orange County Superior Court from 1980 to 1986.

Mr. Chakmak has extensive experience in business, real estate, and insurance transactions. He is a frequent media resource for issues relating to the insurance industry. He has been interviewed on ABC Network television, Fox Television News, and the Cable News Network, and has participated on public television panels concerning insurance law. He has been quoted by such media sources as Newsweek, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and numerous other newspapers and periodicals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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