Robert Steven Gianelli
Robert Gianelli has established himself as a leading California attorney in prosecuting insurance class actions and individual insurance bad faith cases for over 25 years. He has represented aggrieved policyholders in numerous successful insurance related class actions encompassing such issues as health insurance benefits, senior annuity sales, and credit insurance benefits.
Bar Admissions
- California, 1978
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
- J.D. - 1978
- University of California, Los Angeles, California
- B.A. - 1974
Published Works
- Contributing Editor, Leading California Insurance Treatise, California Practice Guide, Insurance Litigation, The Rutter Group
Representative Cases
- Iorio v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (S.D. Cal. (Case No. 05 CV 0633 IEG))
- Chastain v. Union Security Life Insurance Company (C.D. Cal. (Case No. 06 CV 5885 ABC))
- Kavruck v. Blue Shield of California (Los Angeles Superior Court, (Case No. BC160180))
- McNellis, et al. v. Pioneer Life Insurance Company, et al. (San Luis Obispo County Superior Court (Court Case No. CV 990759))
- Cheves, et al. v. American Investors Life Insurance Company, et al. (San Luis Obispo Superior Court, (Court Case No. CV031024))
- Rodriguez v. Blue Cross of Calif., 162 Cal. App.4th 33 (2008)
- Kavruck v. Blue Cross of California, 108 Cal.App.4th 773 (2003)
- IT Corp. v. General American, 107 F.3d 1415 (9th Cir. 1997)
- American States Ins. Co. v. Borbor, 82 F.2d 888 (9th Cir. 1987)
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, Whittier Law School
- Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, La Verne University College of Law
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Member
