James McKanna, Esq.
Case Manager: Haward Cho
Tel: (949) 863-9800
E-Mail
MEDIATION EXPERIENCE
James M. McKanna, Esq. was professionally trained at the Straus
Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law. He has
mediated over 150 matters and arbitrated in excess of 100. He has been a
seminar speaker on alternative dispute resolution matters for the Los
Angeles Superior Court and Southern California Mediation Association.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Personal injury
Wrongful death
Toxic torts
Construction defect
Premises and product liability
Insurance & subrogation
Professional liability
Real estate
Public entity actions
Commercial/business
LAW PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
Law & Mediation Office of James M. McKanna, Newport Beach, California
Practice devoted primarily to Alternative Dispute Resolution (i.e.
mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation) as well as the
handling of civil litigation and non-litigated civil matters.
Harrington Foxx Dubrow & Canter, Orange, California
High-exposure litigation matters such as commercial trucking, products
liability, commercial and residential premises liability, landlord
tenant, mold infestation, construction defect, E. coli contamination,
residential real property disputes, HOA, lemon law, subrogation, fraud,
and Plaintiffs personal injury. Cases were venued in Los Angeles,
Orange, Madera, Fresno, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and San
Luis Obispo County State Courts.
Law Offices of James Patrick Zurawski, Orange, California
Caseload in excess of 40 construction defect matters on behalf of
subcontractors from preparation of pleadings, through discovery and
mediation.
Borton Petrini & Conron, Bakersfield, California
Partner with statewide civil practice firm. High-exposure construction
defect, personal injury, and wrongful death matters as well as cases
pertaining to automobile and uninsured motorist; premises and product
liability; medical and dental malpractice; toxic torts; Federal tort
claims litigation; public entity work; attorney, architect, engineer and
real estate broker malpractice; cargo and inland marine claims; wrongful
termination; property damage matters; business litigation; first and
third party insurance claims; fraud investigation; and collection
disputes.
Somers Hall Verrastro & Kern, Torrance, California
Coordinated and developed on a nationwide basis strategies and case
plans for Honda Motor Co., Inc in order to achieve uniform case handling
of Honda’s all terrain vehicle litigation. Managed litigation through
inter-facing with local trial counsel. Provided input to Consumer
Product Safety Commission regarding guidelines for all terrain vehicles
Early Maslach Leavey and Nutt, Los Angeles, California
House Counsel for Farmers Insurance Group, responsible for numerous
litigated cases involving personal injury, property damage, premises
liablility, uninsured motorist and subrogation.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AFFILIATIONS
• ADR Services, Inc.
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles list of approved
mediators
• Pro-Bono and Per Pay panels of Los Angeles County Superior Court
• Arbitration panel of Riverside and San Bernardino County Superior
Courts
• Arbitrator and Mediator for California State Contractor’s Licensing
Board
• Commercial and Construction panels of American Arbitration Association
• Resolute Systems, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Center for Resolution LLC
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Southern California Mediation Association
• Orange County Bar Association, ADR and litigation sections
• ADR Section of the American Bar Association
EDUCATION
ADR Training Pepperdine University, Straus Institute for Dispute
Resolution
Juris Doctorate Southwestern University School of Law, graduated top 10%
BA Cum Laude University of California Los Angeles, Deans List, Beta
Theta Pi
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Eagle Scout Award, Stephen Minister, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
Newport Beach, California; AYSO coach and age division coordinator
• Scholarship Committee, UCLA Alumni Association
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