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JoLynn M.Pollard 550 S. Hope Street, Suite 2350  Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 996-4213 Fax: (213) 892-8322 Email:JPollard@spcclaw.com

Attorney Biography

JoLynn M. Pollard is a partner in the Los Angeles office who specializes in the field of third party insurance coverage litigation.  Ms. Pollard’s practice includes the representation of insurance companies in the areas of environmental, construction defect and complex tort litigation.  She also represents insurers in bad faith litigation.  Ms. Pollard also handles mold claims, real estate, landlord tenant claims and product liability claims.  Ms. Pollard has extensive trial experience in these areas, as well as extensive experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution including arbitration and mediation. 

Ms. Pollard has also tried to verdict jury trials in the employment discrimination/wrongful termination area and premises liability area.

Ms. Pollard also counsels small businesses in commercial, contract and insurance matters.  She negotiates contracts, undertakes collections and advises on business structure and marketing.

Ms. Pollard is admitted to practice in all California state and federal courts, as well as the District of Columbia.  She has been admitted pro hac vice in Arizona, Nevada, Illinois and Wisconsin.

JoLynn M. Pollard received her B.S. from California State University, Northridge in 1985, and her J.D. from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1988.  She practiced for six years in the Los Angeles office of Lord, Bissell & Brook, and for six years in the Los Angeles offices of Long & Levit and Gordon & Rees.

Her reported cases include: North American Capacity Ins. Co. v. Turner Construction Co. 2005 WL 1798409 (N.D. Cal. 2005); Rosen v. State Farm General Ins. Co. (2003) 30 Cal.4th 1070; Zero Corporation v. Employers Ins. of Wausau 1994 WL 927826 (C.D. Cal. 1994).

Ms. Pollard tried two lengthy environmental insurance coverage cases involving multiple parties and sites.  The first, Incera Group v. Liberty Mutual, involved significant issues and resulted in a favorable ruling for her clients.  The second trial was a two-week bench trial also involving multiple sites for which coverage for pollution clean-up costs was sought.

Ms. Pollard is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Women Lawyer's Association of Los Angeles.  She volunteers for the Altadena Junior Circle, is a girl scout leader, and enjoys United States Tennis Association team tennis.