Kabateck LLP Managing Partner Shant Karnikian has been recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys” for 2026, honoring his leadership of one of California’s most active disaster and mass tort litigation firms and his advocacy for the thousands of victims it represents. The
Kabateck LLP Partner Anastasia Mazzella has been recognized in the Daily Journal‘s “Top Women Lawyers 2026” for the third consecutive year, honoring her work in plaintiff-side litigation and her dedication to seeking justice for disaster victims and communities. The feature highlights Mazzella’s practice across mass actions, disaster litigation, class actions,
Shant Karnikian was quoted in The Washington Post on a coverage limit appearing in California home insurance policies: the wildfire deductible. While reviewing a prospective client’s policy, Shant noticed a separate deductible that applied only to wildfire losses. On one AIG policy, the standard deductible was $100,000, but the wildfire
Kabateck LLP is proud to announce that Managing Partner Shant Karnikian has been selected by LA Times Studios as a 2026 Legal Visionary in Litigation, a distinction recognizing California attorneys who set themselves apart through professional excellence, leadership, and meaningful contributions to their clients, communities, and the legal profession. The
Kabateck LLP Managing Partner Shant Karnikian and Senior Associate Barret Alexander recently authored a featured CLE article in the Daily Journal: “Xactimate is not the law: How insurers use one software program to underpay wildfire claims.” The piece takes a close look at what Xactimate is, who controls it, and
Brian S. Kabateck was quoted in the Daily Journal in an article examining the $828 million LA County sex abuse settlement — and the fraud controversy surrounding the separate $4 billion case involving DTLA Law Group. The article explores how attorneys who chose to independently vet and litigate a smaller,
Brian S. Kabateck was quoted in the Daily Journal in an article examining two new bills backed by the Consumer Attorneys of California aimed at reforming the legal profession. The legislation — AB 2039 and AB 2305 — targets attorney misconduct and corporate influence in legal practice. AB 2039 would
California Business Journal covered Kabateck LLP’s bad faith lawsuit against Mercury Insurance on behalf of an Altadena family whose home was contaminated with dangerous levels of lead following the Eaton Fire. Mercury attempted to close the claim before inspecting the property, ignored evidence of contamination, disregarded its own consultants’ findings,
Kabateck LLP founding partner Brian Kabateck and managing partner Shant Karnikian have co-authored an op-ed in the Daily Journal examining insurance bad faith tactics affecting wildfire survivors. “Burned Twice: 5 Signs of Bad Faith in Total-Loss Wildfire Claims” addresses a common misconception—that total-loss claims are straightforward because the home is
The firm is pleased to announce that founding partner Brian Kabateck and managing partner Shant Karnikian have been named to the Daily Journal‘s Top Plaintiff Lawyers list for 2025. Brian has been leading plaintiff-side litigation since founding Kabateck LLP in 2002, focusing on class actions, mass torts, and disaster cases.