Siobhan Bishop
Partner
sbishop@cwlawyers.com
“I enjoy handling insurance coverage because of its unique nature. Policy provisions are varied from carrier to carrier, and interpretation of those provisions change from state to state. Practicing in all 50 states affords me the opportunity to learn something new every day and keeps my job interesting.”
Ms. Bishop joined Cummins & White, LLP as an associate in 2000 and was made partner in 2008. She represents insurance companies and their insureds in first and third party coverage disputes, including forced placed coverage issues, errors and omission claims, fraud, duty to defend, professional liability, property damage and subrogation. Her broad insurance coverage experience ranges from policy drafting to claim appraisals to “bad faith” litigation.
Before joining Cummins & White, Ms. Bishop was a research attorney for the Los Angeles Superior Court in Norwalk where she provided tentative rulings adopted by the court. She also worked for a sole practitioner where she co-authored federal criminal appeals and handled employment cases.
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Litigation
- Complex Litigation
- General Business Litigation
Bar Administration
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court, Central California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education
- BA (Psychology/Political Science), Kalamazoo College, Michigan
- JD, Whittier Law School
Representative Clients
- ZC Sterling
- Great American Insurance Companies
- CNA
- CIBA Insurance Services
- Federal Insurance Company
- Allianz
Memberships
- Kiwanis Club of Tustin
- Orange County Bar Association
Charitable Interests & Community Service
Ms. Bishop is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Tustin, a service organization focused on helping youth and others in need in the community.
Special Notes
While earning her JD, summa cum laude from Whittier Law School, she was a member of the Law Review, the Women’s Law Association, and the Center for Children’s Rights. She also acted as a research assistant for Associate Dean Frederick Slabach on the book entitled The Constitution and Campaign Finance Reform: An Anthology, researching the issue of campaign finance and the First Amendment, among other things.
Ms. Bishop commonly presents educational seminars to insurance claims professionals, covering California Fair Claims Settlement Practice Regulations, Motor Truck Cargo Liability and more.
