Overview
Gary Barrera is an insurance authority with more than 20 years of experience in the industry as both an attorney and claims professional. Skilled in litigation, Mr. Barrera has extensive experience analyzing coverage for a variety of claims, including construction, commercial and residential property damage, professional liability, and environmental matters. Engaging and highly responsive to clients, Mr. Barrera brings a unique perspective to handling, resolving, and avoiding insurance-related disputes. He understands his clients’ business concerns as well as the regulatory insurance environment.
In addition to Mr. Barrera’s insurance coverage experience, he is also well-versed in matters relating to risk management, drafting and enforcement of contractual indemnity agreements, and owner-controlled insurance programs (OCIPs).
Prior to joining AALRR, Mr. Barrera represented insurers in complex insurance coverage litigation, including bad faith, declaratory relief, and equitable contribution actions.
Practice Areas
News & Publications
Events & Speaking Engagements
- “Construction Insurance: Protecting Your Client & Avoiding Common Traps,” Continuing Education of the Bar Webinar, October 2018
- “Construction Defect Litigation,” Alameda County Bar Association, April 2018
- “What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Insurance,” Alameda County Bar Association, February 2018
- “An Update on Privacy Protection Act (Ins. Code 791.13), Self-Insured Retentions and Indemnity Provisions,” 2015 West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar, Anaheim, CA, May 2015
Publications
- “Insurance for Construction Startups,” Construction Executive Magazine, October 2019
- “There’s Plenty of Risk In a Startup: Insurance Can Help Limit Liability,” Young Upstarts Magazine, May 2019
- “The Top 10 ‘Other’ Construction and Design Contract Provisions You Need to Know,” California Builder and Engineer Magazine, October 2018
- “Trigger & Allocation: A Fifty-State Survey,” Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP Insurance Law Series, Volume III, June 2012
- “Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey,” Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP Insurance Law Series, Volume III, June 2012
Education
J.D., Rutgers University School of Law-Camden
B.A., University of San Francisco
Admissions
- 2006, California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit