Kurt has guided many of the largest health plans in California and the nation through their most complex litigation, regulatory and business challenges for three decades. With a long track record of trial court and appellate wins, Kurt is a leading lawyer in our market leading Managed Care team and is recognized by Chambers as one of America’s Leading Healthcare Attorneys.
A true "lawyer's lawyer," Kurt is also a nationally recognized authority on professional liability, ethics and risk management issues. He has consulted and testified in trial as an expert on standard of care and ethical issues. He has represented over 250 law firms ranging from sole practitioners to some of the largest and best known national and international firms in California and throughout the United States.
He was featured in California Law Business articles as one of the top 25 lawyers under age 45 in the state (1993), in an article on "The Lawyers' Lawyers" (1998), in an article on "Top 10 Defense Verdicts of 2003" (2004), and in an annual feature on "The Rainmakers." He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, as well as Southern California Super Lawyers. Kurt is a frequent speaker on issues relating to law firm management and participated in a management program at Columbia Business School.
Kurt has also successfully tried to verdict class actions, business disputes, and complex insurance issues for clients outside the managed care and legal industries including financial services and entertainment industry clients.
