JANICE ROURKE HUGENER

Lafayette CA 94549 | C: 310.227.0079 | jrhugener@gmail.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A senior insurance attorney with 20+ years experience negotiating, interpreting,
implementing, and leveraging professional liability insurance and reinsurance
agreements and programs to further the strategic goals of the client
organization.
A trusted legal advisor with board service experience who works seamlessly and
effectively with internal and external clients at all levels of the client organization
and across all functional groups.
A pragmatic leader with deep experience in structuring and managing
personnel to budget.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Hugener Law Group PC, Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA
Owner, 2011-Present
Outside general counsel to corporate business units and nonprofits, providing legal
resources, insurance advice, and litigation management services to executive managers
seeking to protect assets and advance the strategic objectives of the organization.
Identify opportunities for risk mitigation and advocate clients positions in business
negotiations, insurance and commercial disputes, and civil litigation.

Tucker Ellis LLP, Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA
Founding Partner, D&O Liability & Insurance Practice Groups, 2003-2011
Supervised, structured, managed, and directed the investigation and resolution of 500+
complex, multi-million dollar security fraud and M&A insurance claims involving parallel
shareholder class actions and derivative lawsuits with simultaneous state and federal
regulatory inquiries, governmental investigations, and internal company audits in
partnership with foreign and domestic professional liability insurers, reinsurers, claim
counsel, general counsel, outside defense counsel, underwriters, brokers, and insureds.
Served as coverage and monitoring counsel for professional liability insurance programs,
specializing in lawyer liability insurance coverages, at the primary and excess levels.
Hired, supervised, and trained legal staff, managed budgets, and ensured local practice
groups compliance with the national organizations policies, procedures, and processes.

Arter & Hadden LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Counsel, D&O Liability & Insurance Practice Groups, 2002-2003
Senior Associate, D&O Liability & Insurance Practice Groups, 1998-2002
Prepared detailed insurance coverage, exposure, and allocation analyses for 300+
complex financial fraud, product liability, and professional liability claims, including
structuring and managing cost effective litigation strategies with outside defense
counsel, brokers, insureds, and foreign and domestic insurance companies.
Created dispute resolution strategies, managed insurance litigation portfolios, and
supervised work performed by junior legal staff on suits pending in state and federal
court, both at the trial and appellate levels, with minimal supervision.
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Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Associate, D&O Liability & Insurance Practice Groups, 1994-1998
Researched, prepared, and defended insurance coverage analyses involving a cross-
section of insurance issues and risks arising from claims made under property and
casualty, professional liability, travel, financial bond, fiduciary, and commercial crime
insurance policies.

Hollins Schechter & Feinstein LLP, Santa Ana, CA
Associate, 1991-1994
Researched, prepared, and defended insurance coverage analyses involving a wide
variety of claims made under property and casualty insurance policies.

Thomas Gregor Associates, Inc., El Segundo, CA
General Counsel (1986-2006)
Provided legal advice and counsel to executive management team at premier
design/build entertainment systems firm from initial start-up through M&A transaction with
foreign conglomerate.
Identified and managed legal risks with respect to corporate governance, insurance,
intellectual property, real estate, and commercial agreements and transactions.
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EDUCATION

Loyola Law School (JD), Los Angeles, CA (1986);
Loyola Marymount University (BFA), Los Angeles, CA (1981).
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Admitted in good standing to the State Bar of California since 1986;
Admitted in good standing to the U.S. Courts of Appeal, Third and Ninth Circuits;
Admitted in good standing to the U.S. District Court for California (All Districts);
Vice Chair, American Bar Associations Professionals Officers & Directors Committee for
the Trial Torts & Insurance Practice Section.
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CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Advisory Board Member & Mentor, De Anza High School Law Academy (2012-Present);
Director & Corporate Secretary, Educational Foundation of Orinda (2011-2013);
Director & Executive Committee Member, Saint Vincents Day Home (2011-2013);
Advisory Board Member & Mentor, Richmond High School Law Academy (2009-2011);
Insurance Chair (2005-2008), Assistant Race Chair (2007-2009) & Principal Race Officer
(2007-present), King Harbor Yacht Club.

References are available upon request.