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
