Profile
Knox Ricksen LLP is a civil trial and business services firm serving the needs of clients throughout the State of California. Established in Oakland in 1972, Knox Ricksen has extensive experience in the areas of insurance law, corporate, fraud, estate planning, real estate, unfair business practices, environmental and toxic torts, business litigation, products liability, premises liability, and construction defect litigation.
Knox Ricksen LLP offers every client, from the national players to the local providers, the personal attention of a small boutique firm combined with the superior resources of a national firm. We have seamlessly implemented the most advanced technology available to the legal profession in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs and provide superior services and personal attention to our clients.
Knox Ricksen LLP provides a collaborative approach with ease. This approach allows clients, insureds, experts, and any others involved in litigation and business transactions to maintain knowledge and understanding of their case and billing, and most importantly, peace of mind that their disputes, problems or desires are receiving the highest degree of skill and attention.
Knox Ricksen LLP has a comprehensive insurance law practice, including insurance coverage matters, first party claims, and bad faith. The Insurance Litigation Team has compiled a winning track record resolving complex matters relating to personal injury, premises and automobile liability, along with special expertise in the area of disability bad faith claims. We represent insurance companies and individuals involving issues of fraud, unfair business practices and “whistle-blower” actions. With years of experience working with clients in the insurance industry, Knox Ricksen LLP works impeccably and cost-effectively with our clients.
With our substantial business litigation and transactional experience, Knox Ricksen LLP provides legal services in the areas of real estate sales, corporate, land use, commercial and residential lease claims, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, collection matters, business torts, and a myriad of issues and disputes which arise in the complicated area of commercial and corporate law.
Landlord/tenant law is a highly specialized area of expertise at Knox Ricksen LLP, with its own highly skilled team to address those problems which appear daily in the jurisdictions of San Francisco and Alameda counties. The firm’s landlord/tenant team works closely with insured, self-insured, commercial and residential landlord clients to guide them through litigation involving both state law and local ordinances. In handling such matters, we take a firm, yet pragmatic approach to resolving disputes.
Knox Ricksen LLP also has significant experience handling environmental law issues ranging from toxic tort and product liability matters to personal injuries from mold exposure. With hundreds if trials under our belt, our expertise includes claims arising from exposure to asbestos, silica, mold, chemicals and other harmful agents. Our longstanding history of success has helped property owners, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. Our environmental law experience has enabled our team to successfully defend claims relating to construction defect and toxic mold exposure. Knox Ricksen LLP has positioned itself as a leading law firm in the handling of mass tort and complex litigation cases.
