Personal Injury - Negligence

Automobile & Premises Liability: Joshua Mackenroth has worked as a claims representative, insurance defense attorney and corporate counsel for insurance companies for nearly fifteen years. He knows how insurance companies work and what motivates them to pay the damages you suffered at the hands of their insured. With his extensive background in the insurance industry, Mr. Mackenroth can effectively handle your personal injury case whether it’s because of an automobile accident or a slip and fall injury at someone else’s premises.

Motorcycle & Bicycle Accidents: If you are a rider, you’re in good company. Joshua Mackenroth shares your passion for riding, and his former clients include several non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting the sport for future generations to enjoy and the safety of everyone who participates. As a fellow rider, Mr. Mackenroth knows the difficulties injured riders often face. He knows how to effectively present your side of the story from the rider’s perspective whether it’s to an insurance company representative or in front of a jury.

Business Litigation, Contract Negotiations & Preventative Law

Anyone who has been through the break up of a business will tell you it can be as volitale and hard fought as a bitter divorce. When a competitor or former business partner threatens your livlihood however, sometimes litigation is the only alternative. With an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Finance, Joshua Mackenroth has extensive knowledge and experience handling business litigation. Whether it’s a small partnership dissolutions or a “high stakes” corporate lawsuits involving millions of dollars, he understands the seriousness of the dispute and knows how to move swiftly, forcefully, and take whatever legal actions are necessary to remove the threat to your business.

Although he has years of experience in the courtroom, Mr. Mackenroth still believes that the most important advice an attorney can give is how to avoid the courtroom in the first place. Thats why companies doing business locally, nationally, and internationally have relied on Joshua Mackenroth to negotiate complex business deals, stay current with regulatory requirements, and develop creative solutions to legal impediments that affect the bottom line. He has also worked with management at all levels of to develop programs, employment policies, and contract provisions to protect the company’s most valuable assets, including customer lists, proprietary software, and other intellectual property.

Insurance Law

Virtually all of Mr. Mackenroth’s legal career has been spent as an insider in the insurance industry. After serving as the General Counsel for the very first Risk Purchasing Group ever formed in California, he went on to become the Assistant General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for one of the largest privately held insurance agencies in the United States. There, he managed all aspects of regulatory tracking and compliance with state and federal laws in all 50 states. His knowledge of the insurance industry spans both admitted and non-admitted markets, in both commercial and personal product lines. He has a wealth of experience with Producer licensing, Producer Agreements, Department of Insurance issues, and privacy laws.

If you happen to be an industry professional looking for an attorney that speaks your language and has a solid background in insurance, you’ve come to the right place.

Employment Law

Are you starting to think your boss is setting you up to get fired in the name of “corporate downsizing”? Perhaps co-workers have started to distance themselves from you a little, like they know something you don’t. Or maybe your computer is acting strange, and you don’t have access to certain files anymore. If you are over 40, disabled, or recently spoke out against certain business practices you felt were wrong, the reason they say you were fired might not be the real reason at all. California is an “At Will” state, meaning that employers don’t need a reason to fire you. However, they can’t fire you for the wrong reason. You owe it to yourself to find out.

Joshua D. Mackenroth handles wrongful termination cases, including:

• Discrimination based on Gender, Race, Age, Disability and Religion
• Sexual Harassment
• Family and Medical Leave
• Whistleblower & Retaliation
• Political Activities outside the workplace