Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman LLP Law Firm

Alan Greenberg -- Senior Counsel

  Office:  San Diego
  Phone:   (619) 849-4904
  agreenberg@wshblaw.com

Education:	Columbia University School of Law , 1977 J.D.
Education:	Claremont Men's College , 1973 B.A.

Experience:	Environmental & Toxic Tort Extensive experience in environmental and toxic tort litigation, including cases involving leaking underground storage tanks, perchloroetehylene (“PCE”) contamination associated with releases from dry cleaning operations into the soil or water, methyl tertiary butyl ether (“ MTBE”) contamination associated with releases from gas station operations into the soil and water, claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Revenue Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), clean-up orders relating to San Diego Bay from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, defense of benzene exposure cases and defense of condominium homeowners’ associations, apartment owners, property managers and construction project managers in cases alleging injuries from water intrusion and mold exposure.
	Professional Liability Defense of insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, mold remediation professionals, accountants and attorneys.
	Insurance Coverage And Insurance Coverage Litigation Extensive experience preparing opinions addressing issues such as "pre-tender" fees, "advertising injury," "absolute" pollution exclusions and mold exclusions. In the area of insurance coverage litigation, experience includes obtaining an order of partial summary judgment precluding recovery of over $28 million in "pre-tender" attorneys fees and costs.
	Product Liability Defense of manufacturers, distributors and retailers of products alleged to cause injuries and property damage, including personal water craft, forklifts, faulty bolts, hydraulic hoists, automobile "seat-back" failures, ephedra-containing diet supplements (e.g. Metabolife) and gadolinium-based contrast dyes used in MRI procedures.
	Appellate Appellate counsel for numerous matters, including all phases of briefing and oral argument. Piscitelli v. Fredenberg (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 953. Geffcken v. D'Andrea (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 1298.
	Reported Opinions North County Communication v. Cal. Catalog & Tech., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86573 (S.D. Cal. 2007). Hewlett Packard Co. v. Ace Prop. and Cas. Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3586 (N.D. Cal. 2003). Geffcken v. D'Andrea, 137 Cal. App. 4th 1298 (2d Dist. 2006). Weingarten v. Superior Court, 102 Cal. App. 4th 268 (4th Dist. 2002). Pisittelli v. Friedenberg, 87 Cal. App. 4th 953 (4th Dist. 2001). Prudential Home Mortgage Co. v. Superior Court, 66 Cal. App. 4th 1236 (4th Dist. 1998). County of San Bernadino v. Pacific Indem. Co., 56 Cal. App. 4th 666 (4th Dist. 1997). Trenfel v. Jasper, 13 Cal. App. 4th 1694 (4th Dist. 1993). Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. Columbia Casualty Co., 11 Cal. App. 4th 1176 (4th Dist. 1993). Camarena v. Sequoia Ins. Co., 190 Cal. App. 3d 1089 (4th Dist. (1987). Consodine Co. v. Shadle, Hunt & Hagar, 187 Cal. App. 3d 760 (4th Dist. 1986).
	Published Articles "Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Clarify The Scope Of Federal Preemption Of Drug And Medical Device Litigation" in The Update (San Diego Defense Counsel Newsletter) (Spring, 2008). "Hidden Liability For Attorneys Fees In Standard Vehicle Sales Contracts" in The Update (San Diego Defense Counsel Newsletter) (Fall, 2007). "Berkeley Lab, EP Studies Suggest Large Public Health Economic Impact Of Dampness And Mold" in The Update (San Diego Defense Counsel Newsletter) (Summer, 2007). "Strategic Preparation For 'e-Discovery' Under The New Federal Rules" in The Update (San Diego Defense Counsel Newsletter) (Winter, 2007). "Shifting The Burden Of Causation In Legal Malpractice Actions" in Defense Counsel Journal, 71 Def. Couns. J. 283 (July, 2004). "'Lost Punitive Damages' Not Recoverable As Compensatory Damages In Legal Malpractice Actions" in Professionalism Perspectives, Newsletter of the Lawyer Professionalism and Ethics Committee (DRI)(Winter 2002). “Understanding the Pollution Exclusion” in The Environmental Magazine For Real Property Hazards, Vol. 7 (Jan. 1992).
	Memberships SDDL Board of Directors

Alan graduated from Columbia University School of Law and has almost 30 years of trial and general litigation experience. Alan's practice focuses on general liability, environmental and toxic tort litigation, professional liability, product liability, insurance coverage and insurance coverage litigation, and appellate practice.