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Alex A. Graft

Partner

Alex A. Graft is a partner in the San Francisco office of Lewis Brisbois and is co-chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice. Mr. Graft is a Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. In addition to defending attorneys in litigation matters, Mr. Graft also represents other professionals, including insurance agents and brokers, accountants, architects, real estate agents and inspectors and licensed security officers. His practice also includes defense of life insurance companies, government entities, common interest developments, including homeowners associations, and industry-leading hospitality companies and franchises in general litigation matters. Mr. Graft has extensive experience in every facet of litigation through trial, binding arbitrations and appeal in both the State and Federal Courts.

Certifications

Certified Specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Publications

  • “2022 in Review: Cases Involving Lawyers,” LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL, December 21, 2022
  • "2021 Year In Review: Cases Involving Lawyers," SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 6, 2022.
  • "Year in Review 2020: Cases Involving Lawyers,”  SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 8, 2021.
  • “Lawyers as defendants in 2019’’ SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 10, 2020.
  • "2012 Malpractice Decisions Define Scope of Defenses,” SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, February 11, 2013.
  • “Notable 2013 Cases Affecting Lawyers,” two part series, SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 17, 2014, and January 24, 2014.
  • “Lawyers as Litigants in 2014” and “Lawyers as Litigants: Notable Decisions Affecting Lawyers,” two part series, SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 22, 2015 and January 23, 2015.
  • "Indiana Supreme Court Leaves Door Open For Expanding Insurance Broker Duties," LEWIS BRISBOIS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY NEWSLETTER, Spring 2015.
  • “Lawyers as Defendants in 2015,” two part series, SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 8, 2016 and January 15, 2016.
  • “Year in Review: Attorneys as Defendants," SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, January 6, 2017.
  • "2017 in Review – Attorneys as Defendants," SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL, December 22, 2017.

Notable Results

Trial and appellate counsel for prevailing party in published decision of Filbin v. Fitzgerald (2012) 211 Cal. App. 4th 154 and unpublished decisions of McCoy v. Walczak (2011) 2011 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7999, Kennedy v. Camera (2012) 2012 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 247, Nguyen v. Margolis (2014) 2014 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 2927, Delgadillo v. Zeme (2015) 2015 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7098, and Hyon v. Light (2017) 2017 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7532.

Professional Presentations

  • Panelist, “Agents and Brokers E&O Jeopardy,” September 13, 2023
  • Speaker/Panelist, Lawyers, Accountants and Other Professionals (Oh My!), ABA Fall Legal Malpractice Conference, September 22, 2022
  • Speaker, Keys to Documentation and Record Retention for Accounting Professionals, Travelers Webinar Series, May 13, 2020
  • Speaker/Panelist, The Many Faces of Professional Liability:  A&E, Legal Malpractice, Securities and FINRA & Miscellaneous Professional Liability Matters, Lewis Brisbois Webinar Series, June 20, 2019

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions
    • California

Admissions

California

Associations

PLUS - Professional Liability Underwriters Society

Education

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Juris Doctor, 2005

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 2002

Lund University, Sweden

Study Abroad Program, 2000

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