Stephen L. Raucher
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Employment litigation,
Intellectual property,
Bad faith insurance,
Real estate
Education Qualification:
University of California Berkeley School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Insurance coverage,
Employment litigation,
Intellectual property,
Bad faith insurance,
Real estate
12400 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 800Los Angeles, California, 90025
First Admitted: 1992, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.rrbattorneys.com/stephen-l-raucher
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Past Chair, Litigation Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Chair, Amicus Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Past President, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2010
- Past President, Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers
- Past Member, Board of Trustees, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Videos:
- Tips regarding insurance coverage for lost business income in the wake of the Southern California wildfires., A Guide to Insurance Recovery for Businesses Following a Natural Disaster, 2025
- Insurance coverage issues arising from habitability claims., Insurance Coverage Issues Arising from Habitability Claims, 2024
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine, 2009 - Present
- Rising Star
Educational Background:
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., summa cum laude, 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Summary of significant insurance cases in 2023., Insurance Law chapter of California Litigation Review, Litigation Section of California Lawyers Association, 2024
- A new case, 24th & Hoffman Investors, LLC v. Northfield Ins. Co., cut off the right to a defense in a case involving both covered and uncovered claims based on the language of a habitability exclusion., Closing a Habitability Exclusion Loophole, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2022
- In 2009, the Court of Appeal decision in Burlage v. Superior Court opened a "back door" to overturning arbitration rulings. On May 30, 2019, the California Supreme Court decisively closed that door in Heimlich v. Shivji., Heimlich Shut The "Back Door" To Vacating Arbitration Awards, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- The 1st District Court of Appeal's ruling in Miller Marital Deduction Trust v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. holds that Cumis counsel disputes with insurance companies are not subject to the anti-SLAPP statute, which will obviate years of delay when Cumis issues arise., Are Cumis Counsel Disputes With Insurers Subject To Anti-SLAPP?, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- Signs of the Times: Has the Warning Requirement of Proposition 65 Gone Too Far?, 20 Los Angeles Lawyers 44, 1997
- Businesses can suffer interruption in the wake of natural disasters. Businessowners should evaluate their insurance coverage to recoup losses., Businesses Suffer When Disaster Strikes, Too, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2018
- An analysis of the ramifications of the California Supreme Court's ruling in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc., Conflict Waiver Enforceability And The Duty Of Loyalty, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2018
- An analysis of the California Supreme Court's pending decision in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc., State High Court Soon To Decide Conflict Waivers Case, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2018
- Raising the Stakes for Environmental Polluters: The Exxon Valdez Criminal Prosecution, 219 Ecology L.Q. 147, 1992
- 2017 Developments In California Insurance Coverage Law, California Litigation Review, 2018
- Privileges When Law Firms Seek Advice, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2014
- 2016 Developments In California Insurance Coverage Law, California Litigation Review, 2017
- 2015 Developments In California Insurance Coverage Law, California Litigation Review, 2016
- Curb Your Cumis Counsel, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2015
- State High Court Clears Up Confusion Over Disparagement, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2014
- 2012-2013 Developments In California Insurance Coverage Law, California Litigation Review, 2014
- Vacating Arbitration Awards, Now Less Daunting of a Task?, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2009
- Divergent Rulings Tweak Law on Insurance-Broker Liability, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2005
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