Bruce H. Winkelman
Bruce is the managing partner at Craig & Winkelman LLP and has over 23 years experience in trials, appeals and complex civil litigation matters. He represents and counsels clients on a wide range of business, civil and insurance related issues, including complex coverage disputes and “bad faith” matters. Bruce has received a peer-reviewed AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Bruce received his legal education at the University of San Diego, where he was a co-founding editor for the Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Evidence. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley where he studied history.
Mr. Winkelman was selected for "Super Lawyers" for the second consecutive year.
Mr. Winkelman was also selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).
He is a frequent lecturer on dispute resolution issues and has been an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University’s law school, where Bruce has taught insurance law and mediation courses. He has also authored numerous publications on a variety of legal and negotiation issues. Representative publications include:
“Humana v. Forsyth – Let Loose the Dogs of RICO?,” 3 Mealey’s Managed Care Liability Report 10 (May 1999)
“On the Road to Babel: Avoiding Misunderstanding in Alternative Dispute Resolution Forums,” ADC Defense Comment (Fall 1998)
“Misrepresentation in the Reinsurance Context and Methods of Avoiding Reinsurance Litigation, Executive Enterprises Institute Seminar, San Francisco (1991)
“Insurance Coverage Issues in Environmental, Toxic Tort and Coverage Litigation,” 42 CPCU Journal 2 (1988)
Out of the office, Bruce is an avid photographer and enjoys kayaking, hiking and cooking. He is also an eternal optimist, as evidenced by his almost fanatical devotion to Cal Bears football. Bruce has served as a board member for a non-profit that assisted disadvantaged high school students to develop entrepreneurial skills and coaches Little League. He resides in Berkeley with his wife and three children.