Aaron Sussman-Bhandari

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Aaron J. Sussman-Bhandari focuses his practice on advising and litigating for first- and third-party insurance disputes, particularly in the industries of accident-and-health insurance, travel insurance, and liability for construction defects, energy, products liability and recalls, professional liability, and life science.

Prior to becoming an insurance attorney, Aaron developed a winning record as a trial attorney. For two years, he served as a criminal prosecutor at the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office, handling a felony caseload focusing on insurance fraud in the fields of construction and contracting. He has served as a plaintiffs' attorney handling high-stakes personal injury and wrongful death cases in Los Angeles. Aaron has also taken and defended witness and expert depositions, including multiple multi-day depositions of opposing Persons Most Qualified, argued countless motions, and taken cases to trial, achieving favorable verdicts—both civil and criminal—in every matter that he has litigated.

Admissions

• California

Education

• J.D., high honors, The George Washington University Law School, 2011
• B.A., Theatre and Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine, 2005

Memberships

• California Applicants’ Attorneys Association, 2011-2013
• California District Attorneys Association, 2013-2015