Partners

William M. Shernoff
wshernoff@shernoff.com

William M. Shernoff is a senior and founding partner of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP, a law firm specializing in insurance bad faith litigation.

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Michael J. Bidart
mbidart@shernoff.com

As a preeminent consumer attorney, Michael J. Bidart has made a major impact on our healthcare system. Mr. Bidart is the Managing Partner for the firm, and he leads the firm’s HMO Litigation and Property/Casualty Departments.  Read more >>

Ricardo Echeverria
recheverria@shernoff.com

Ricardo Echeverria is a trial attorney with the law firm of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP, where he handles both insurance bad faith and catastrophic personal injury cases.  Read more >>

Danica Crittenden
dcrittenden@shernoff.com

Danica Crittenden is an attorney in the Claremont office of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP. Ms. Crittenden’s litigation practice includes insurance-bad faith and personal injury cases.  Read more >>

Kristin E. Hobbs
khobbs@shernoff.com

Kristin Hobbs is a partner in the Claremont office of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP. Ms. Hobbs’ practice is in the area of insurance bad faith, personal injury and class action lawsuits. Read more >>

Steven Messner 
smessner@shernoff.com

Steven Messner joined the firm in 2008.  Mr. Messner attended the University of La Verne College of Law where he graduated first in his class. While at La Verne, Mr. Messner was the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. Mr. Messner obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Read more >>

Steven M. Schuetze 
sschuetze@shernoff.com

Steven Schuetze has worked at Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP since 2006, working on a variety of insurance bad faith and personal injury/wrongful death cases. Mr. Schuetze is the lead attorney in the Firm’s Law and Motion Department, working extensively with partners Michael Bidart and Ricardo Echeverria.  Read more >>

Samuel Bruchey 
sbruchey@shernoff.com

Samuel Bruchey is a trial lawyer in Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP’s Beverly Hills office. His practice focuses on insurance bad faith, personal injury, catastrophic injury and wrongful death. He joined the firm in 2007. Read more >>

Travis M. Corby 
tcorby@shernoff.com

Travis Corby’s litigation practice focuses on all areas of insurance bad faith law. He has spent much of the past four years fighting the condemned practice of insurance rescissions in the areas of health, life, property, and auto.  Read more >>

Associates

Lerae Ettienne
lettienne@shernoff.com

Lerae Ettienne is an associate attorney in the Beverly Hills office of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP. Ms. Ettienne joined the team in 2017, and has experience conducting legal and factual research, as well as drafting memoranda in numerous areas of law including real property, insurance coverage, wrongful death, property law matters and medical malpractice. Read more >>

Cooper Johnson
cjohnson@shernoff.com

Cooper Johnson joined Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP as an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office.  Read more >>

Charles Mayr
cmayr@shernoff.com

Charles Mayr is an associate attorney in the Claremont office of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP. Mr. Mayr has litigation, law and motion, and trial experience in public entity and personal injury law.  Read more >>

OF COUNSEL

Rick Friedman
rfriedman@shernoff.com

Rick Friedman built his national reputation representing people and small businesses injured by large corporations and government agencies.  Read more >>