CALIFORNIA CIVIL LITIGATOR
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