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GailAnn Y. Stargardter

GailAnn Y. Stargardter

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Orange, California
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Gailann Y. Stargardter is an attorney and expert witness whose practice focuses on insurance coverage matters and insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. She represents insurers in coverage matters and provides claims handling and Special Investigative Unit (SIU) training as mandated by the California Department of Insurance. She has served as an expert witness for both plaintiffs and defendants in bad faith litigation.

Stargardter has practiced law since 1988 and is admitted to the Washington and California bars, with Oregon admission listed as inactive in 2026. Her federal admissions include the U.S. District Courts in Washington, Oregon, and California, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has served as a partner at Lehavi Stargardter, LLP since 2022. Previously, she was a partner at Mokri Vanis & Jones LLP and Archer Norris, special counsel at Archer Norris, and a shareholder at Barrett & Worden P.S. and Reed McClure. Earlier in her career, she worked as a claims superintendent in State Farm Fire and Casualty Company’s Special Investigation Unit and as a claim attorney for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

Stargardter earned a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1988, an M.A. from Boston College in 1981, and a B.A. from Muhlenberg College in 1979. She co-authored California Insurance Law in 2015.

A previous Expert Challenge Study on GailAnn Y. Stargardter revealed:

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Direct Challenges2
Indirect Challenges 0
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