Education

Law School/Year: University of Chicago Law School, 1989

College/Year: University of Iowa, 1984

Bar Admissions

California, 1990

Practice Areas

Insurance     

Major Cases

Within the last year, Gary Osborne and his partner, Dominic Nesbitt, have recovered in litigation more than $15 million from liability insurers who had wrongfully denied defense obligations to their commercial insureds under CGL, D&O and EPL policies. 

Professional Background

For the last 15 years, Gary Osborne has practiced with Dominic Nesbitt in the firm they founded, Osborne & Nesbitt LLP. Their practice is devoted exclusively to insurance coverage analysis and litigation on behalf of policyholders. They specialize in challenging insurers who wrongfully deny a “duty to defend” their corporate insureds in business, intellectual property, employment and securities litigation. They have served as coverage counsel for companies, municipalities, individuals and professionals throughout Southern, Central and Northern California. Their clients include Align Technology Inc., Tesla Motors, Lakeshore Entertainment Group.      

Professional Affiliations

Chair, Insurance/Bad Faith Section of the San Diego County Bar Association; master, Enright Chapter of the American Inns of Court; instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)

Personal Background

Married to June Osborne, with two beautiful daughters: Sarah Osborne (15) and Emily Osborne (12).