Julia Bergstrom is a founding partner of Palumbo Bergstrom LLP. An experienced litigator, her practice focuses on representation of real estate clients, including property owners, developers and builders. Julia is also experienced in insurance coverage and casualty defense.

A registered nurse, Julia has extensive experience in handling medical and healthcare litigation, analyzing and interpreting medical records. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Julia directly at: jbergstrom@palumbolawyers.com

ELYN C. HOLT

Elyn C. Holt is a partner in the firm's Irvine office. Her practice focuses on general business litigation with an emphasis on construction defect litigation. Elyn has developed expertise in representing developers in complex construction defect matters, including claims of fraud and misrepresentation. She has additional experience in insurance related recovery actions.

Elyn's trial experience includes both jury and bench trials involving construction defect, insurance bad faith, breach of contract and libel claims. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Elyn directly at: eholt@palumbolawyers.com

Marisa C. Ala is a partner in the firm's Denver, Colorado office. She focuses her practice on complex construction litigation on behalf of developer/general contractor entities, equitable subrogation and contribution actions pertaining to insurance coverage, premises liability, and real estate matters from analysis of initial pleadings through mediation and trial. She is licensed to practice in California, Colorado and Nevada. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Marisa directly at: mala@palumbolawyers.com

Kevin represents developers/homebuilders in all areas of litigation, focusing on defense of complex litigation matters, including construction defect actions, insurance coverage actions, general business litigation, class actions, and environmental/bodily injury claims. Kevin regularly assists clients in identifying and developing risk transfer alternatives. In over 13 years of practice, Kevin has handled numerous multi-party arbitrations and mediations, prepared, argued and opposed many significant law and motion filings, and has helped counsel clients through the procedural maze of litigation in courts throughout California. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Kevin directly at: kmeade@palumbolawyers.com

Sean Connell is an associate in the firm's Las Vegas office. Sean has over ten years of experience practicing in the areas of insurance defense, foster parent liability, predatory lending claims and construction defect litigation on behalf of developers and general contractors in both the Las Vegas Valley and Northern Nevada. Sean is admitted to practice before all Nevada Courts and The United States District Court for the District of Nevada since 2000. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Sean directly at sconnell@palumbolawyers.com.

Gerald F. Gillard is an associate in the firm's Irvine, California office. He focuses his practice on general litigation matters with an emphasis in construction defect litigation. He has experience in real estate and personal injury litigation. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Gerald directly at: ggillard@palumbolawyers.com

Michael J. Hoppe, Jr. has over 35 years of extensive civil litigation and business law experience. He has handled over 60 jury trials as the first chair and hundreds of court trials to decision. Mike's practice today is focused primarily on business, commercial and general civil litigation defense, emphasizing complex business disputes, product liability defense, and employer class actions. He also provides business transactional advice on entity formations and corporate governance, regulatory and corporate compliance, mergers and acquisitions, contract administration, record retention, crisis management and security plans. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Michael directly at: mhoppe@palumbolawyers.com

Dawn Hove is an associate in the firm's Irvine, California office. Her practice focuses on the defense of developers/builders with an emphasis on complex construction defect litigation general business litigation including representation of private and public sector clients, employment litigation, and privacy rights litigation. She is a certified Intellectual Property Law specialist and has experience in federal registration of trademarks. Over the course of her career, Dawn has participated in several jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations to conclusion. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Dawn directly at: dhove@palumbolawyers.com

Justin S. Kim is an associate in the firm's Irvine office where he practices general litigation. Justin also represents developers and general contractors in construction defect disputes from inception to postsettlement or trial. His experience lies in prosecution and defense of complex commercial actions. Justin has also worked for the San Francisco District Attorneys' Office, The California Office of the Attorney General and the Hon. Donald S. Mitchell of the San Francisco Superior Court. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Justin directly at: jkim@palumbolawyers.com

Michael Marshall is an associate in the firm's Irvine office. He has over ten years of legal experience covering a wide range of practices, including business and employment law, administrative law, public entity defense, estate planning, probate litigation, and family law. He has defended county agencies, police departments and individual officers, school districts and their employees, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations and its officers in various tort claims. He has also represented counties in real property matters, and the Regents of the University of California in an employment contract dispute. He represented the California State University Trustees at trial involving First Amendment, whistleblower, and employment law claims, with several million dollars at issue, prevailing after a four week trial followed by one day of jury deliberations. He has successfully represented clients at trial in cases involving professional negligence, accounting, fraud, and commercial property management. Affiliations and Education. Contact Michael directly at: mmarshall@palumbolawyers.com

Alex Remick is a senior associate in the firm's Irvine office with over twenty years of litigation experience in a wide range of cases including construction defect, business litigation, bodily injury, professional liability, product liability, and insurance coverage matters. Alex has been appointed to the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal and served as a mediator and arbitrator in a variety of cases. He has conducted seminars on premises liability and tried numerous cases in both California and Michigan. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Alex directly at: aremick@palumbolawyers.com

Melissa J. Rhee is an associate in the firm's Irvine office. Melissa began her law career as a Korean legal assistant to a sole practitioner. During law school, she served as a certified legal intern with the San Diego District Attorney's office. Melissa has experience in civil litigation both in Federal and California State Courts. She has participated in trials, arbitrations and mediations. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Melissa directly at: mrhee@palumbolawyers.com

Tony Schiavone is an associate in the firm's Irvine, California office. He focuses his practice on general litigation matters with an emphasis on construction defect and insurance coverage matters. He has earned certification in Intellectual Property from Whittier Law School. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Tony directly at: Tschiavone@palumbolawyers.com

Eric A. Seiken is a senior associate attorney in the firm’s Denver office. With more than 16 years of experience, his practice includes representing developers, general contractors and subcontractors in complex construction defect matters. Currently, he focuses his practice on complex construction litigation on behalf of developer/general contractor entities, indemnity and contribution actions pertaining to insurance coverage, premises liability, and real estate matters from initial pleadings through alternative dispute resolution and trial. Eric has extensive trial experience in California and Colorado. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Eric directly at: Eseiken@palumbolawyers.com

Ashley C. Shackelford is an associate in the firm's Irvine office. Her practice focuses on representing developers in construction defect litigation. Ashley has worked in a variety of fields including civil litigation, securities, and workers’ compensation. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Ashley directly at: ashackelford@palumbolawyers.com

Wendy Schwab is an associate in the firm’s Denver, Colorado office. Her practice focuses on complex construction defect litigation on behalf of developer/general contractor entities, personal injury and contract litigation, corporate transactions and compliance, trust administration, and alternative dispute resolution. Wendy has completed the 40 hours of mediation training necessary to mediate disputes and has served as a co-mediator in California.Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Wendy directly at: wstevens@palumbolawyers.com

John D. Tripoli is an associate in the firm's Irvine office where his areas of practice include personal injury, property damage, common interest development law, public entity litigation, enforcement of bankruptcy claims, levies, insurance litigation and all aspects of construction defect litigation. John has represented clients in all pre-trial and post-trial phases of litigation, including arbitration and trial, as well as collections of settlements, awards and judgments. John's transactional experience includes negotiation and drafting of single-family purchase/sale documents and construction contracts, as well as Rules and Regulations and interpretation of the Davis-Stirling Act. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact John directly at: jtripoli@palumbolawyers.com

Mr. Zar is an associate in the firm's Irvine office where his areas of practice include general litigation, personal injury defense, insurance litigation and all aspects of construction defect litigation. Mr. Zar's experience ranges from pre-litigation representation to post-settlement. Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Michael directly at: mzar@palumbolawyers.com

Deirdre Silverthorne is the firm's senior managing paralegal in the Irvine, California office. She joined the Palumbo Bergstrom team in 1997 and has developed extensive case-management experience in complex insurance coverage and construction defect matters, including expertise in coordinating comprehensive investigations, pursuing claims and coverage, drafting pleadings and discovery, assisting in settlement negotiations and mediations, and all facets of trial preparation and support. She is well versed in insurance coverage issues and regularly handles multiparty recovery matters.Affiliations and Education. Download V-Card Contact Deirdre directly at: dsilverthorne@palumbolawyers.com

Jana is a Senior Paralegal in the firm's Irvine, California office. She has been a part of the Palumbo Bergstrom LLP team since 1998. She brings with her over 18 years of extensive legal experience in Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, as well as firm administration. Jana is experienced in trial preparation, and has served in the capacity of lead trial assistant to counsel in the courtroom. Since joining the firm, she has assisted with additional insured recovery matters, including the administration of fees and costs in complex joint defense-funding arrangements. Download V-Card Contact Jana directly at: jmerk@palumbolawyers.com