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January 5, 2026

AMC Welcomes James K. Autrey – 10/6/25

James K. Autrey has joined AMC as Senior Counsel. James is a civil litigation attorney specializing in employment litigation including claims of racial, gender, age,...

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January 5, 2026

Ali Z. Vaqar Recognized as Senior Counsel – 1/1/2026

AMC is pleased to announce Ali Z. Vaqar has been promoted to Senior Counsel. Ali is an exceptional civil litigation attorney with a broad range...

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January 5, 2026

Jesse Yanco Recognized as Senior Counsel – 1/1/2026

AMC is pleased to announce Jesse Yanco has been promoted to Senior Counsel. An experienced litigation attorney, Jesse has successfully represented clients in complex fidelity,...

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January 5, 2026

Ken Watnick Speaking at 2026 Fidelity and Surety Law Midwinter Conference – 1/21/26

Ken Watnick, Co-Chair of AMC’s Fidelity, Surety & Specialty Coverages Practice Group, will be connecting with colleagues and attending the ABA TIPS 2026 Fidelity and...

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December 15, 2025

Rina Carmel to Co-Chair Women In Insurance Network Regional Conference

Rina Carmel will serve as the insurer-side Program Co-Chair of the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Women In Insurance Network Regional Conference.  WIN will take...

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November 11, 2025

Clients’ Motion for Terminating Sanctions Granted

Congratulations to Shawn Eldridge and the entire Casualty Team for obtaining a Judgement of Dismissal after the court granted our clients’ Motion for Terminating Sanctions. ...

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August 22, 2025

Well-Deserved Recognition for Jennifer Kalvestran

AMC is pleased to announce that Jennifer Kalvestran has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation – Insurance....

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July 23, 2025

Appellate Victory for Vanessa Widener and Ali Vaqar

An important published Opinion issued by the Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Div. Two, affecting civil litigators balancing congested court calendars with the statutory deadline...

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July 14, 2025

July 10, 2025 – Jennifer Kalvestran Participated in PLRB’s “Hot Topics Webinar Series”

On July 10, 2025, Jennifer Kalvestran participated in a panel presentation as part of Property & Liability Resource Bureau’s highly regarded “Hot Topics Webinar Series.”...

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June 18, 2025

AMC Welcomes 2025 Summer Intern

AMC is pleased to welcome summer intern Cypress Ohebsion. Cypress is a driven student having completed his sophomore year at UCLA majoring in Communications with...

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June 9, 2025

Victory in Bad Faith Trial

Rina Carmel and Ken Watnick won a bad faith case following a five-day bench trial.  The court ruled that the insurer properly relied on the...

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June 9, 2025

Jennifer Kalvestran Speaking at PLRB Conference

Jennifer Kalvestran will be speaking at the PLRB Western Regional Adjusters Conference in Glendale, Arizona from June 24-26, 2025....

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