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Wayne Hammack

Partner

Wayne Hammack is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability Practice. His practice is focused on insurance defense, general liability, transportation, and business litigation. Mr. Hammack has extensive litigation experience in complex, high exposure insurance defense and insurance coverage matters for many clients. His practice also includes litigating cases ranging from insurance bad faith and broker E&O, the defense of professional liability matters involving architects, attorneys, land surveyors and medical professionals. He has also represented event cancellation and contingency insurers in coverage disputes.

Community Activities

In his spare time, Wayne is active in local community activities, coaching soccer and baseball, serving on the Board of Pasadena American Little League and as Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 37 in Pasadena. He is active in his kids' schools, where he has served as Athletic Boosters President and PTSA President at Marshall Fundamental High School. He currently sits on the Citizen's Oversight Committee for the Pasadena Unified School District, overseeing implementation of the District's $450 million Measure O bond funds. Wayne also currently serves as the Loyal Knight for Lodge #672 (Pasadena) of the Bennevolent and Protective Order of Elks, having previously served there as the Presiding Justice.

Professional Presentations

  • "Insurance Bad Faith & Claims Handling in the U.S.: Caveat Emptor Insurers", Client seminar, July 2016
  • "Avoiding Bad Faith & Depositions from the Front Line", Client seminar, July 2016

Admissions

  • State Bar Admissions
    • California
  • United States District Courts
    • United States District Court for the Central District of California

Associations

  • Member, Pasadena Bar Association

Education

Southwestern University School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of California, Riverside

Representative Matters

  • Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. AEG Live and The Michael Jackson Company LLC: rescission litigation under a contingency cancellation policy for the "This Is It" concerts in London. The matter was litigated in Los Angeles on behalf of Underwriters against AEG Live and The Michael Jackson Company LLC following Jackson's death, and was based upon material misrepresentations and non-disclosures regarding Jackson’s prior drug use. After over one year of litigation, AEG dropped its $17.5 million insurance claim for a waiver of costs. Litigation continued and was resolved with the Estate of Michael Jackson.
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