Biography

Michael Lavigne is an attorney in the Newport Beach office of McKennon Law Group PC. Mr. Lavigne has extensive experience litigating insurance and insurance coverage matters as well as financial services matters in state and federal courts in California and throughout the United States. His experience includes insurance policy enforcement on behalf of policyholders wrongfully denied benefits by insurance companies. Mr. Lavigne also has extensive experience litigating claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other state and federal consumer protection statutes. While attending law school, Mr. Lavigne was a judicial extern to the late Justice Richard C. Neal at the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles. Mr. Lavigne earned his J.D. in 2000 from the University of Minnesota Law School and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University.

Presently, Mr. Lavigne represents policyholders in insurance litigation, primarily on disability insurance, life insurance, accidental death, long-term care, and ERISA claims. He represents insureds, claimants, beneficiaries, businesses and other consumers who believe that an insurance company or an employer improperly denied their claims for insurance benefits or employee benefits.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • J.D. – 2000 (rated as top 25 law school in the United States)
• Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • A.B. – 1987
  • Major: Government

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of California, 2001
• U.S. Federal Courts: Central District of California, Northern District of California, Eastern District of California, Southern District of California

Published Works

• California Insurance Litigation Blog, Author

Professional Associations

• Orange County Bar Association, General Member

Current Employment Position

• Associate