Mark E. Hellenkamp

Mark Hellenkamp represents insurers in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.  He has more than 25 years of experience representing property and liability insurers in state and federal courts in coverage and bad faith matters arising from underlying construction, professional liability, business tort, pollution and asbestos, property damage, and automobile, homeowner and personal injury claims. He has authored coverage opinions and advised insurers on a wide variety of insurance, claims handling and underwriting issues.  Mark’s experience includes successful civil jury trials, arbitrations and mediations, and he has briefed and argued many cases in the appellate courts, including successful appellate briefs and writs on several important issues including insurance coverage and insurance agent misrepresentation, architectural and legal malpractice, the economic loss rule, the peculiar risk doctrine, and limitation of liability clauses.

Mark has been selected Best Lawyer, Insurance, for Southern California since 2021.  His legal writing and analysis are an integral part of his practice and service to clients

Mark has also prosecuted and defended large scale disputes involving copyright, including architectural copyright, contract, trademark, unfair competition, bootlegging and other issues.

Education

• J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1989
• B.A., University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1985Recognitions

Admissions & Associations

• U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Ct., C.D. of California
• U.S. District Ct., N.D. of California
• U.S. District Ct., S.D. of California
• U.S. District Ct., District of Nevada

• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Member, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Awards

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America ® for Insurance Law (2022-2027), Litigation – Insurance (2021-2027)
• Named San Diego, California’s 2024 Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers