David Kestenbaum is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Mr. Kestenbaum joined the firm in 2018 and his practice focuses on subrogation recovery, specifically in the areas of tort, products liability, contractual disputes, and wildfires.
Mr. Kestenbaum has extensive experience in civil litigation beginning with his work at a medium-sized firm from 2008 to 2012 and then with a large firm from 2012 to 2016. He was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in Northern California in 2016 for Products Liability and has litigated cases throughout California, in state and federal courts. His prior work focused on complex civil defense litigation involving environmental/toxic torts. He has prepared dozens of cases for trial and has tried a number of cases in various counties in the Northern California Bay Area.
Mr. Kestenbaum earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California at Santa Barbara in 2003 graduating with high honors and his Juris Doctor degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2007.
While in law school, Mr. Kestenbaum competed in moot court and, as a second year student, his team placed as a semi-finalist in the John Marshall Law School – Privacy Competition and were awarded best Petitioner’s brief. As a third year student, he served a Co-Chairman for the Moot Court Honors Society and his competition team won the Tulane Law School – Sports Law Competition as well as winning for Best Brief. He has served as an alumni consultant and coach to the moot court program at Hastings.
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Jordan Everakes joined the firm in 2017 and his practice focuses primarily on civil litigation matters involving insurance subrogation and recovery, torts, products liability, contracts, and wild land fire cases.
Kelli Herzog is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office. Ms. Herzog’s primary focus is on product liability litigation, including breach of warranty matters, in state and federal courts.
David Kestenbaum is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. His practice focuses on subrogation recovery, specifically in the areas of tort, products liability, contractual disputes, and wildfires.
Margaret Sell is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. She focuses her practice on subrogation, product liability, warranty, construction and commercial litigation.
Lilla Shkolnikov is a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Ms. Shkolnikov focuses her practice on subrogation recovery and insurance defense matters involving products liability, property damage and premises liability matters.
Julia R. Sullivan is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of property subrogation, products liability, and premises liability.
Maura Walsh Ochoa’s practice focuses on subrogation recovery, specifically in the areas of tort, product liability and contractual disputes.
Grotefeld Hoffmann had the honor of hosting the 2024 Lloyd’s of London 30 Under 30 Tour in Miami, Florida. During this biennial event, up-and-coming members of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market study insurance-related businesses. Joel Radakovich and Meghan Rodda organized the event, which featured presentations and discussion with scientists from University of Miami Rosenstiel […]
