Cotkin Law Group is a full-service litigation and business firm located in downtown Los Angeles. Since our founding in 1978, we have represented individual, corporate, insurance and governmental clients in business and insurance litigation matters, including insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, professional liability, employment and commercial disputes. The firm also handles all types of family law litigation and counseling.

Our seasoned trial attorneys have extensive experience in Federal and State courts and administrative agencies. The firm is nationally known for its insurance practice, having litigated a broad range of issues unique to the insurance industry. From the inception of the firm we have represented professionals from many fields including lawyers and their firms, accountants, realtors, and corporate directors and officers.

The firm's business litigation encompasses all kinds of matters, including antitrust, securities fraud, creditor claims in bankruptcy, contractual disputes, product liability and construction defect issues. We have conducted trials of business cases throughout California, as well in numerous other states working with local counsel.

The firm has a well-grounded appellate practice that has been successful for clients not only in the California courts of appeal and the California Supreme Court, but also in the Federal appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

Special Practice Areas

Firm Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admiralty and Maritime, Appellate Practice, Aviation, Government, Health Care, Labor & Employment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Malpractice / Professional Negligence, Negligence / Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Arbitration, Aircraft Accidents, For Defendants- Business/Individual Being Sued, Antitrust, Business & Commercial Litigation, Banking Litigation, Antitrust, Breach of Contract, Employment / Wrongful Termination, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment, Toxic Torts, Complex & Multidistrict Litigation, Class Actions, Civil Rights, For Health Care Providers, Medical / Dental Malpractice, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Breach of Contract, For Businesses, Wrongful Termination, For Businesses, Civil Rights, Insurance Policy Coverage, For Insurers, Insurance Litigation, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Defense, Subrogation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, For Health Care Providers, Dental Malpractice, For Dental Care Providers, Legal Malpractice, For Attorneys / Law Firms, Accountants Malpractice, For Businesses, For Accountants, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Aircraft Accidents, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Civil Actions, For Defendants- Business/Individual Being Sued, Environmental Accidents, For Defendants- Business/Individual Being Sued, Fires & Explosions, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Medical / Dental Malpractice, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Product Liability / Damages, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Construction Accidents, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Class Actions, Toxic Torts, For Defendants - Business/Individual Being Sued, Real Estate Litigation, For Businesses, Construction Defect, Product Liability

Firm Lawyers

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  • Joan Cotkin, Esq.
  • joancotkin@cotkinlaw.com | (213) 688-9350
  • Read Joan's Bio Administrative Hearings & Appeals, Advertising Law, Professional Licensing, Civil Appeals, Business Torts, Casualty Insurance, Federal Civil Practice, Commercial Insurance, Commercial Property Insurance, Construction Defects, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Mediation, Corporate Litigation, Breach of Contract, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Corporate Fiduciary Law, Insurance Agents & Brokers Errors, Insurance Agents & Brokers, Insurance Arbitration, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Contracts, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Fraud, Insurance Insolvency, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Mediation, Professional Licensing Regulation, Insurance Rehabilitation & Liquidation, Insurance Trusts, International Insurance, Personal Liability, Property Damage, Property Insurance, Employment Arbitration, Property Insurance Coverage, Employment at Will, Property Loss, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Claims, Employment Contracts, Employment Defense, Self Insured Law, Employment Law, Unfair Insurance Practices, Employment Litigation, Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist, Uninsured & Underinsured


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  • Karen Freitas, Esq.
  • karenfreitas@cotkinlaw.com | (213) 688-9350
  • Read Karen's Bio Paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Restraining Orders, Separation Agreements, Spousal Support, Alimony, Collaborative Family Law, Community Property Law, Divorce, Divorce Arbitration, Divorce Mediation, Divorce Taxation, Domestic Partnerships, Domestic Relations, Domestic Violence, Interstate Support, Marital Agreements, Marital Property Distribution, Marital Property Law, Marital Property Settlements, Matrimonial Law


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  • Brian Hill, Esq.
  • brianhill@cotkinlaw.com | (213) 688-9350
  • Read Brian's Bio Elder Care, Construction Defects, General Liability Defense, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Personal Liability Defense, Self Insured Defense, Casualty Insurance Defense, Disability Insurance Defense, Fire Insurance Defense, Nursing Liability, Nursing Malpractice, Nursing Negligence, Civil Litigation, Defense Litigation, Birth Trauma, Medical Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, Negligence Defense, Accidents, Automobile Accidents & Injuries, Automobile Negligence, Bicycle Accidents, Bodily Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Security, Premises Liability Defense, Premises Security, Private Security Litigation, Accountants Liability, Accountants Malpractice, Agents & Brokers Errors & Omissions, Agents & Brokers Liability, Professional Errors and Omissions, Professional Indemnity, Professional Liability Defense, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, Professional Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Civil Liability, Intentional Torts, Tort Defense, Tort Liability, Hospital Liability, Hospital Liability Defense, Hospital Negligence, Hospital Premises Liability, Hospital Risk Management


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  • Terry Leuin, Esq.
  • terryleuin@cotkinlaw.com | (213) 688-9350
  • Read Terry's Bio Civil Appeals, Business Litigation, Casualty Insurance, Federal Civil Practice, Commercial Insurance, Commercial Property Insurance, Construction Arbitration, Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Insurance, Construction Insurance Defense, Construction Litigation, Construction Mediation, Contractors Liability, Breach of Contract, Disability Benefits, Environmental Insurance Defense, Insurance Administration, Insurance Agents & Brokers Errors, Insurance Agents & Brokers, General Liability Defense, Malpractice, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Insurance Arbitration, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Contracts, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Mediation, Insurance Pooling Arrangements, Insurance Recovery, Personal Liability, Property Damage, Property Insurance, Property Insurance Coverage, Property Loss, Public Liability, Reinsurance, Self Insured Law, Unfair Insurance Practices, Negligence Defense, Bicycle Accidents, Bodily Injury, Personal Injury Defense, Personal Injury Mediation, Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Premises Liability Defense, Bicycle Products Liability, Office Equipment Products Liability


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  • Robert Wilson, Esq.
  • rgw@cotkinlaw.com | (213) 688-9350
  • Read Robert's Bio Antitrust, Civil Appeals, Dealer & Distributor Termination, Liquidations, Business Litigation, Business Torts, Federal Civil Practice, Class Action Defense, Commercial Collections, Unsecured Collections, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Torts, Complex Commercial Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Creditors Rights, Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy, Breach of Contract, Contract Litigation, Federal Practice, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Legal Malpractice Defense, Medicare Fraud and Abuse, Civil Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation, Patent Litigation, Professional Malpractice, NCAA Regulation, Sports Antitrust, Civil Liability, Lanham Act