Torsten M. Bassell's profile

    Torsten M. Bassell

    Top rated Insurance Coverage attorney in Los Angeles, California

    Education Qualification:

    Southwestern Law School

    Practice Areas:

    Insurance coverage,

    Personal injury,

    Animal bites,

    Bad faith insurance,

    Brain injury,

    Construction accident,

    Premises liability - plaintiff,

    Sexual abuse - plaintiff,

    Trucking accidents,

    Wrongful death

    11661 San Vicente Blvd Suite 203Los Angeles, California, 90025

    First Admitted: 2007, California

    Professional Webpage: http://ljblaw.com/torsten-bassell/

    Bar/Professional Activity:
    • Southwestern Law School Trial Advocacy Honors Program, Advisor
    Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
    • $3,500,000.00 Jury Verdict - Motorcyclist hit by left-turning driver causing complex left leg fracture
    • Declaratory Relief Judgment - Insurance policy exclusion invalidated and permissive user coverage established
    • $26,255,367.84 Jury Verdict - Described by the National Law Journal as one of the top 100 jury verdicts in the United States in 2014, this verdict arose out of a pedestriautomobile accident
    • Jury Verdict Increasing Insurance Coverage - Establishing vicarious liability against employer in bifurcated trial, increasing available insurance from $50,000-$5,000,000
    • $1,015,000.00 Jury Verdict - Facial fracture and repair from auto accident
    • $3,890,625.46 Jury Verdict - Auto accident causing injuries to a woman's lumbar spine - Santa Barbara, California
    • $1,000,000.00 Settlement - Policy Limits for a woman with a neck injury arising out of an automobile accident - Los Angeles, California
    • $1,000,000.00 Interest Award (Appeal) - As a result of defeating an appeal by the defendants in a case, the plaintiff ended up receiving an additional $1,000,000.00 in post-judgment interest separate and apart from the underlying jury award - Santa Barbara, California
    • Jury Verdict Defeating Insurer's Release - Established that insurance company's settlement release was counteroffer and not binding contract
    • $1,000,000.00 Settlement - Policy Limits for Back Injury Arising Out of Automobile Accident - San Bernardino, California
    • $500,000.00 Settlement - Vehicular accident causing injury to a woman's foot - Los Angeles, California
    • $1,000,000.00 Settlement - Policy Limits for Tibia/Fibia Fractures Arising Out of Motorcycle Accident - Santa Barbara, California
    Special Licenses/Certifications:
    • Certificate of Completion of the International Entertainment Law Summer Program at the University of London, 2005
    • Certificate of Polish Studies from Jagiellonian University (Krakow), 2002
    Honors/Awards:
    • Advocacy Commendation for Trial Excellence, City of Lancaster, 2011
    • Oralist Award From Southwestern Law School for Intramural Moot Court Competition, 2005
    • Selected to SuperLawyers® Rising Stars 2012 List (top 2.5% in California)
    • Top 100 Million Dollar Verdicts – The Recorder
    • Rising Star Award Finalist, CAALA, 2016
    • Inaugural ABOTA Sidebar Invitee (Los Angeles Chapter), 2014
    • Trial Lawyer of the Year Nominee, CAALA, 2011
    • Finalist at San Diego Defense Lawyers' National Trial Advocacy Competition, 2005
    • Selected to SuperLawyers® 2014 List (top 5% in California)
    • Street Fighter of the Year Award Finalist, CAOC, 2015
    • Top 100 Verdicts Nationally of the Year, National Law Journal, 2015
    • Million Dollar Advocate Forum, Invited Member, 2010
    • Southwestern Law School's Mock Trial Team, California Association of Criminal Justice's National Trial Advocacy Competition (CACJ), Head Coach, 2011
    • Selected to SuperLawyers® Rising Stars 2013 List (top 2.5% in California)
    • Los Angeles Magazine (LAMag) – Top Young Lawyers 2012 and 2013
    • Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, CAALA, 2015
    • Associate Rank, ABOTA
    Educational Background:
    • University of Kansas, B.A. in English, 2004
    Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
    • Author, Cross-Examining the Accident Reconstruction Expert in Multi-Vehicle, Disputed Liability Cases, Advocate Magazine, 2012
    Industry Groups:
    • AAJ
    • CAALA
    • CAOC
    • SBCBA
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