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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, insurance bad faith litigation, and claims handling. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1988, following an M.A. from Boston College in 1981 and a B.A. from Muhlenberg College in 1979. She has been admitted to practice law in Washington since 1988 and California since 2007, with prior admission in Oregon from 2003 to 2025.

Since 2022, Stargardter has served as a Partner at Lehavi Stargardter, LLP. Her previous positions include Partner at Mokri Vanis & Jones LLP and Archer Norris, Special Counsel at Archer Norris, Shareholder at Barrett & Worden P.S. and Reed McClure, and claims-related roles with State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Her experience includes representing insurers in insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith litigation, and providing claims handling and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) training required by the California Department of Insurance.

In addition to her legal practice, Stargardter serves as an expert witness for both plaintiffs and defendants in insurance bad faith matters. She has authored and co-authored publications on insurance law, including California Insurance Law (2015), and has presented on insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, claims handling, insurance defense, and related legal developments for professional legal and insurance organizations.

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

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