Rebecca Grey, Partner

Bad Faith Insurance Litigation and ERISA

Ms. Grey focuses exclusively on representing individual insurance policyholders in insurance bad faith, coverage and ERISA matters. Her practice includes negotiation and litigation on behalf of clients in disputes with their insurers arising from employer-provided and private health, life and disability insurance, long-term care insurance, as well as in disputes regarding the duty to defend, excess judgments and property casualty insurance. Ms. Grey manages her clients' pre-litigation negotiation, administrative appeals, litigation, trial and appeals.

Ms. Grey, having specialized in plaintiff's insurance coverage and ERISA matters for over a decade, brings a wealth of experience to all her cases. Before joining Pillsbury & Levinson, Ms. Grey was a court insider working as a Legal Research Attorney for the San Francisco Superior Court's Law & Motion and Writs & Receivers departments. Before graduating from Stanford Law School, Ms. Grey worked in capital appeals, criminal defense and as an intern for the Employment Law Center. Her pre-law school career included working as a Staff Investigator at the Seattle Public Defenders' office. Ms. Grey serves on the Board of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers' Association and volunteers with the AIDS Legal Referral Panel Pro Bono attorney panel.

She has been named a Northern California SuperLawyer.

Highlights

Mastery of medical issues in disability cases, including a depth of experience in brain injury, orthopedic and psychiatric disability cases.
Exceptional client support skills including deposition preparation, factual investigation and support of client needs.
Invited lecturer on topics involving bad faith and ERISA

Representative Cases

Obtained seven-figure settlement in an ERISA case on behalf of a obstetrician/gynecologist who was disabled by a severe orthopedic condition which precluded the performance of many of his most important and most lucrative occupational duties, including the delivery of babies and obstetrical surgery.

Obtained multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a widow with no income whose husband of 30 years died suddenly while overseas.

Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of a construction subcontractor who, along with the general contractor, was sued for negligence by a homeowner after a fire at the home where the subcontractor had been working.

Obtained a favorable seven-figure settlement on behalf a victim of a fire which burned down her small ski cabin.

Professional Affiliation

Board Member, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Faculty, Trial Advocacy Workshop, Fall 2010, Stanford Law School
Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
Member, American Association for Justice
Member, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

Education

J.D., 1996, Stanford Law School
B.A., 1990, University of California, Santa Cruz