Jeff Burt

Jeff Burt is a partner in Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett's Los Angeles office. Mr. Burt's practice principally focuses on representing insurance carriers in complex coverage disputes. He has extensive experience representing insurers in contribution and "bad faith" actions, as well as prosecuting declaratory relief actions on behalf of insurance carriers. He has also handled numerous construction defect coverage issues. Mr. Burt was involved in all phases of the landmark California insurance coverage decision Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral Insurance Company (1995) 10 Cal.4th 645, which involved trigger of coverage for continuous losses under commercial general liability policies. In addition to his insurance coverage experience, Mr. Burt has extensive experience in handling large scale reinsurance claims, representing insurers in arbitrations and trial courts. He has been a lecturer at the California Environmental Trial Academy on the topic of trigger of coverage issues.

• Partner

• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Admiral Ins. Co.
• Citation: 10 Cal.4th 645
• Court: California Supreme Court
• Year: 1995
• Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Sup. Ct.
• Citation: 6 Cal.4th 287
• Year: 1993
• Zurich Ins. Co. v. Transamerica Ins. Co.
• Citation: 34 Cal.Rptr.2A 913
• Court: California Court of Appeal
• Year: 1994

• California, 1986

• Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Sigma Nu