Lawyers

MICHAEL T. OHIRA

Partner — Los Angeles

EXPERIENCE

Michael Ohira is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley and has been practicing law for more than 24 years since his graduation from Loyola Law School in 1986.  He is admitted to practice before all courts of the State of California; the United States District Court for the Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.  Mr. Ohira has litigated cases throughout California in both state and federal court; has arbitrated/mediated scores of cases; has first-chair jury trial experience in the Los Angeles Superior Court; and has argued before the California Court of Appeal. 

His practice includes advising insurers regarding first and third-party coverage issues under both commercial and personal lines policies; advising insurers on the dynamic of multiple insureds in construction defect suits (named-insured subcontractors and additional-insured developers and general contractors); attending mediations as coverage counsel; and defending insurers in actions alleging breach of contract, “bad faith,” and unfair business practices (B&P Code §17200).  Additionally, Mr. Ohira has more than 15 years experience in general litigation, including lawsuits involving the professional liability of insurance agents and brokers, products and premises liability (including high-exposure wrongful death actions), employment law, and the emerging practice of special education law.