John McLeod
Top rated Insurance Coverage attorney in Del Mar, California
Practice Areas:
Insurance coverage,
Business litigation,
Bad faith insurance,
Construction defects,
Construction litigation,
Real estate
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Insurance coverage,
Business litigation,
Bad faith insurance,
Construction defects,
Construction litigation,
Real estate
1155 Camino Del Mar Suite 510Del Mar, California, 92014
First Admitted: 1994, California
Professional Webpage: https://mcleodlawgroup.com/about/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- San Diego Top Attorneys: Insurance, 2015
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- San Diego County Bar Association
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Honors/Awards:
- List of local lawyers who have reached the highest levels of ethical standards and professional excellence, Top Attorneys in San Diego, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2015
- Nominated to the 2025 Best Lawyers list for 2025. This honor is only given to 6% of attorneys nationwide and candidates must go through a thorough peer-nominated process in order to be selected. , Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers, 2025
- San Diego Super Lawyer, 2020 - 2025
Educational Background:
- Loyola Law School, J.D.
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude, Economics, Int'l Area Studies, College of Honors
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- This CLE course discusses key pitfalls facing additional insureds (AIs) in ensuring adequate coverage, including the presence of a self-insured retention (SIR) in the named insured’s policy, the impact of "other insurance" provisions in the named insured's policies, and the interpretation of the insuring clause in the AI endorsement., Panel Speaker, Additional Insureds, SIRS, and “Other Insurance” Provisions: Interpreting AI Endorsements, Ensuring Adequate Coverage, Strafford, Insurance Law, 2024
- Review of legal and fact patterns underlying construction defect and action-over claims and the associated coverage issues, focusing on scenarios where multiple policies are triggered and how disputes over which policies "go first" might be resolved under the laws of different states., Panel Member, Primacy of Coverage - Who Comes First?, West Coast Casualty, Construction, Insurance, 2021
- The West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar series is the largest event of its kind worldwide and continues into its 27th year of bringing the national and international construction defect community its most informative event regarding this specialized subject. Its attendees are from the legal, insurance, builder, contractor, subcontractor and numerous other communities who come from all across the United States and several foreign countries to hear our speakers views on this continuing and emerging area of claims and law., Presenter, Exclusion Confusion? Finding your way through the forest despite the trees (and other hazards), West Coast Casualty's 2020 Construction Defect Seminar, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2020
- In-house presentation on trends and recent developments in cyber insurance , Presenter, Emerging Trends & Issues in Cyber Insurance, Knobbe Martens, Technology, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Legal, 2019
- Presentation on insurance issues in connection with construction defect claims, Presenter, Construction Defect Claims: A Discussion on Pre-Litigation Requirements, Arbitration v. Litigation, & Developer Insurance, North County Bar Association (San Diego), Real Estate Section, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2019
- Presentation on emerging trends in insurance coverage and otehr matters tied to construction defect claims, Presenter, Emerging Trends in Construction Defect Claims: Insurance, Construction and SB800 Issues, San Francisco County Bar Association, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2019
- Presentation on current trends in insurance coverage as it pertains to the construction defect industry, Presenter, California Coverage Issues and Current Trends, MC Consultants’ West Region Construction Defect and Construction Law Conference, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2019
- Authored chapter on insurance considerations for construction defect claims throughout the western United States, Author, Handling Construction Defect Claims: Western States, Chapter 6: Insurance Considerations, Miller, T., et al., Wolters Kluwer Law & Business through Aspen Publisher, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2019
- Presentation focused on SIRs and recent developments in this aspect of insurance law, Presenter, Coverage Pitfalls for Additional Insureds: Interplay with SIRs and ‘Other Insurance’ Provisions, Strafford Webinar, Insurance, Legal, 2017
- In-house presentation on insurance issues associated with cyber policies with a particular focus on technology and pharmaceutical industry concerns, Presenter, Cyber Security and Insurance Coverage, Knobbe Martens, Technology, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Legal, 2016
- Presentation on the unique insurance issues arising out of the tragic circumstances surrounding the June 16, 2015 collapse of a fifth floor balcony at a Berkeley apartment building, which took the lives of six Irish and Irish-American students (and injurying seven others)., Presenter, The Berkeley Deck Collapse: What Have We Learned?, UC Hastings College of Law Symposium, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2015
- Presentation on privacy protections afford insureds under California law , Presenter, An Update on Privacy Protection Act (Ins. Code 791.13), SIR's and Indemnity Provisions, West Coast Casualty's 2015 Construction Defect Seminar, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2015
- Informative review of the emerging trends for construction defect claims, inluding associated insurance coverage issues, Presenter, The Plaintiff vs. the Developer: Battle Royale, MC Consultants' West Region Construction Defect and Construction Law Conference, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2014
- Broad review of critical insurance issues affecting multiple industries with respect to a broad variety of claims, Presenter, Current Insurance Coverage Issues and What to Do About Them, San Diego Daily Transcript, Insurance, Legal, 2014
- Coverage issues tied to the client's inclusion as an insured under a policy issued to another , Co-Author, Risks in Coverage under Another's Policy, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2012
- A review of the impacts arising from a recent California court decision, Co-Author, A New Twist on the Duty to Defend, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2011
- Informative review of the key emerging issues on insurance coverage under wrap policies for construction claims, Presenter, Tips for Avoiding the 'Perfect Storm' in the Handling of Wrap Claims, West Coast Casualty's 2011 Construction Defect Seminar, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2011
- Review of key issues associated with SIRs as it pertains to claims in the construction industry, Presenter, Insurance Coverage for Construction: Five Things You Should Know About Self-Insured Retentions (SIRs), San Diego County Bar Association, Construction, Insurance, Legal, 2010
Industry Groups:
- Construction
- Hospitality
- Pharmaceutical
- Real Estate
- Technology
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