Renée C. Callantine
Partner
PRACTICE AREAS
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Business Litigation,
Insurance
Ms. Callantine is a partner whose practice primarily involves representing insurers (and, occasionally, policyholders) in coverage disputes, including litigation over alleged bad-faith claims handling and contribution actions between insurers. Ms. Callantine also provides insurers with coverage opinions, represents them in appraisal proceedings, and assists with handling suspected fraudulent claims. Ms. Callantine is experienced in both property and casualty claims under policies ranging from personal lines homeowners and automobile policies to complex commercial lines policies. As a Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Callantine is often asked to assist with claims and lawsuits involving complex business interruption losses or other complicated accounting issues.
Ms. Callantine is a frequent lecturer on insurance-related topics. She is a Vice Chair of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, and she was recently appointed to the Section’s Task Force on Disaster Insurance Coverage. Ms. Callantine also serves as a volunteer panelist for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Early Settlement Program.
Ms. Callantine received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in 1985. She received her J.D. from Loyola Law School
in 1991. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco.
CONTACT
phone: (415) 352-3000
fax: (415) 352-3030
rcallantine@chapop.com
Recent Publications
Chapter author, California Real Property Insurance, "Noncommercial and Commercial Basic Property Insurance," Continuing Education of the Bar (2010)
Author, California Insurance Law and Practice, "Homeowners Policies," Lexis-Nexis Matthew Bender (April 2006)
Author, "Reservation of Rights Letters," ClaimsJournal.com (July 2008)
Recent Presentations
Presenter,"Rescission and Reformation of Insurance Policies," PLRB Claims Conference, San Antonio, Texas (March 22-24, 2010)
Speaker, "Hot Topics in Property & Liability Insurance," CEB, San Francisco (March 5, 2010)
Presenter, "Reservation of Rights Letters for Casualty Claims," Property Loss Research Bureau Claims Conference, Seattle (2009)
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