Mr. Cvitanovic is a partner in the Professional Liability Practice Group, the Risk Management & Insurance Law Practice Group and the Product Liability & Tort Litigation Practice Group. Located in the San Francisco office, Mr. Cvitanovic has experience in the areas of professional liability, commercial litigation, construction law, real estate law, insurance insolvency, mass tort litigation, and personal injury litigation. Mr. Cvitanovic has jury trial experience as lead counsel and continues to effectively assist his clients in resolving disputes by way of mediation, arbitration or trial in both state and Federal court. Mr. Cvitanovic has experience with the AAA arbitration rules in general, and the commercial and construction law rules in particular, in large cases involving three arbitrators and other cases with a single arbitrator.
With his professional liability practice, Mr. Cvitanovic has represented clients that include attorneys, insurance brokers, homeowners' associations, engineers, podiatrists, dentists, psychiatrists, skilled nursing facilities and vocational rehabilitation consultants. Within the context of representing attorneys, Mr. Cvitanovic has experience representing attorneys and law firms on an array of complex issues from conflicts of interest and fee disgorgement to cases in which the underlying matter involved immigration law or family law. Mr. Cvitanovic has obtained summary judgment at the state and Federal level for attorney clients on issues involving conflicts of interest and breach of duty in the context of legal services provided by an immigration lawyer. Mr. Cvitanovic has represented insurance brokers on cases involving ERISA law. Mr. Cvitanovic continues to counsel common interest communities on matters pertaining to the enforcement of the community governing documents and conflicts of interest issues relating to association board members. In the medical field, he has represented podiatrists, dentists, and psychiatrists in malpractice cases and skilled nursing facilities in elder abuse litigation.
