Practice Areas.

Ms. Mulvihill practices construction defect defense; real property law arising from neighbor v. neighbor disputes and failures to disclose; high exposure personal injury defense arising from premises liability and catastrophic automobile accidents; and mycological consulting

Depositions.

Ms. Mulvihill has taken, defended and attended hundreds of expert depositions, including neurologists; nephrologists; orthopedists; ophthalmologists; toxicologists; cardiologists; non-retained treating physicians; accident reconstructionists; property line surveyors; general contracting experts; subcontractor experts industrial hygienists; and cost estimators.

Law & Motion

Ms. Mulvihill has drafted, opposed, replied to and appeared at hearings on Demurrers, Motions to Strike, Motions for Judgment on the Pleadings, motions arising from complex discovery disputes, Motions for Summary Adjudication, Motions for Summary Judgment, writs and appeals.

Trial Preparation

Ms. Mulvihill has extensive experience preparing modified Jury Instructions (CACI); drafting and arguing Motions in Limine; preparing Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists and Exhibit Books; preparing witnesses for trial testimony; and drafting Trial Briefs, Opening Briefs, and Closing Briefs.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Licensed California Attorney State Bar No. 171909

Admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of California; the United States District Courts in the States of California; the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009 – present.  Sole Practitioner in Monrovia, California, handling insurance defense cases – appointed by several major insurance companies.  Also represents developers and contractors in routine business matters.

2008 – 2009.  Senior Trial Attorney for McClaugherty & Associates, Arcadia, California.  Trial attorney, Insurance Defense.  Handled mediations, arbitrations and court trials.  Prepared complex and catastrophic cases for trial by managing attorney, including discovery plan; propounding and responding to written discovery; taking depositions; and preparing trial documents.

2000 – 2008.  Managing Attorney for Hyde Mulvihill APC Lawyers, Monrovia, California, and its predecessor firms. Ms. Mulvihill handled general civil litigation matters from inception of the case to trial and through appeals.  Her areas of practiced include insurance coverage litigation, mycological (mold), real estate litigation, complex construction defect litigation, anti-SLAPP and First Amendment matters; and insurance coverage matters.

1997 – 2000.  Associate Attorney for Staff Counsel (Santochi, Gable et. al.) Reliance Insurance Company, Glendale.  Ms. Mulvihill established the construction defect defense practice in this Reliance Insurance Company Staff Counsel office.  Ms. Mulvihill also handed large loss matters.

1997.  Temporary Attorney for CNA Insurance Company, Staff Counsel (Law Offices of Dan Hoffman), Glendale.  Staff counsel assignment for CNA Insurance Company; drafted law and motion.

1994 – 1996. Associate Attorney, Universal City, California.  Construction defect defense and insurance defense associate.

1988 – 1994.  Legal Assistant for Moore & Taber/AGRA Earth & Environmental, Anaheim Hills, California.  Legal assistant and computer systems administrator.

EDUCATION

Western State University, College of Law.  Juris Doctor, Certification in Tax Law

Brigham Young University, Certificate, Chinese Mandarin

Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii.  Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration.  Awarded with distinction.

Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Institute, Monterey, California.  Chinese Mandarin DLPT 2.2.

Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).  Exceeds MCLE requirements by more than 100%

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

1982 – 1991.  Sergeant/E-5.  United States Army, United States Army Reserves and United States Individual Ready Reserves, Intelligence Analyst.  Chinese Mandarin

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Publisher, Monday Morning Mold, a weekly newsletter on mycological issues 2004-2007

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to SB800, 2004

www.cmsynergy.com, 2000-2010

Speaker, West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Claims Seminar, 2004

COMPUTER SKILLS

Lexis®, WestLaw®, Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Scholar®. 

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) Region 2 Executive Board of Directors: Child Volunteer Protection Advocate (CVPA) and Intermediate Referee