Annette A. Ballatore-Williamson
Partner
Fresno, California
5 River Park Place East
P.O. Box 28912
Fresno, CA 93720
Concentrating on Insurance Coverage, Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, and appeals in all areas of law.
ExperienceMs. Ballatore-Williamson specializes in the representation of insurance companies in complex insurance coverage matters, including insurance coverage litigation, counseling and opinions. Ms. Ballatore-Williamson also provides advice and representation to insureds, agents and brokers.
Ms. Ballatore-Williamson has rendered coverage advice under a variety of policies, including commercial liability, builders’ risk, errors and omissions liability, directors and officers’ liability, automobile liability, and various specialty lines policies. She has handled both first party and third party claims and has dealt with policies at all levels, from primary to high level excess. Ms. Ballatore-Williamson is frequently called upon by insurance companies to provide representation as coverage counsel at settlement conferences and mediations of pending claims, often with little or no notice.
Ms. Ballatore-Williamson also provides services related to investigation of claims, drafting policy forms and endorsements, compliance with new laws and regulations, and consultation.
Ms. Ballatore-Williamson handles insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in actions against both insureds and other insurance companies through trial and appeal. Geographically, Ms. Ballatore-Williamson’s litigation practice spans the entire State of California, including the urban centers of Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento, in both state and federal courts as well as in various forms of alternate dispute resolution.
Ms. Ballatore-Williamson is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of California, all U.S. District Courts of California, and Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California.
Professional AssociationsMs. Ballatore-Williamson is a member of the American Bar Association, Fresno County Bar Association, and Fresno County Women Lawyers Association.
Publications & Lectures“The End of the Subterranean Economy?”, McCormick Barstow LLP Legal Update, July, 2003.
“California Insurance Law,” Lorman Education Services, April 2000. (co-author)
Community InvolvementMs. Ballatore-Williamson is a founding Board Member and Secretary for the Friend of the Fresno Childhood Language Disorders Center Guild (2006-present) and volunteers her time for Project First Step. She has been a volunteer for the McLane High School Character Education Program (2008) and a guest speaker in the school’s Government classes speaking on “The 4th Amendment and Brown v. Board of Education” (2006-2009). Ms. Ballatore-Williamson has served as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau’s “Auto Line” program (1998-2002) and volunteer judge for the Fresno County Bar Association High School Mock Trial competition (1998-2008).
EducationJuris Doctor, 1997
San Joaquin College of Law
Bachelor of Arts, Social Science, 1990
California State University, Fresno
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