Maria S. Quintero

• Speaker, "Key Developments In Insurance – 2021," University of California Continuing Education of the Bar – California, Webinar, December 7, 2021
• Panelist, "Claims Handling Issues and Bad Faith Developments to be Aware of in 2021," Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021, Virtual Event, April 20, 2021
• "Key Developments In Insurance 2020," Continuing Education of the Bar – University of California, Virtual Event December 2020
• "The ADC Confessional: Coverage Disasters I Have Known," Association of Defense Counsel Annual Meeting, Virtual Event, December 10, 2020
• Panelist, "Extra-Contractual Considerations in Adjusting COVID-19 Claims," CLM webinar, April 7, 2020
• Speaker, "We've Got You Covered: Reading and Understanding Insurance Policies," University of California Continuing Education of the Bar – California, February 28, 2020
• "Broken Birds and Sour Limes: Scooter Liability, Regulatory & Insurance Issues," Claims Litigation Management Alliance, San Francisco, California, December 17, 2019
• Panelist, "EPLI Policies In Employment Litigation," Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) MCLE, San Francisco, California, October 29, 2019
• Panelist, "Hawaii – Paradise Lost? A Road Map to Handling Hawaii CD and Construction Litigation," 2019 CLM Construction Conference, San Diego, California, September 26, 2019
• Co-Presenter, "Who's Zooming Whom? An Overview of Primary and Excess Coverage Issues," CLM webinar, August 21, 2019
• Panelist, "What You Don't Know About Coverage Might Hurt You," Association of Defense Counsel's (ADC) Annual Construction Seminar, Walnut Creek, California, May 3, 2019
• Panelist, "Game Changing Trends Affecting Construction Litigation, "DRI Construction Law Seminar," Las Vegas, Nevada, April 11, 2019
• "The Changing Face of Construction Litigation ‒ Emerging Trends that are Disrupting the Industry," 2019 CLM Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, March 14, 2019
• "Successful Partnering With In House Counsel and Claims Adjusters," Association of Defense Counsel Basic Training Series, San Francisco, California, October 25, 2018
• "Fighting Nice: Carrier vs. Carrier Disputes," 2018 CLM and Business Insurance Construction Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2018
• "Behind the Doors of Diversity and Inclusion: Addressing Bias in the Construction Industry and Workplace," San Francisco, CA, April 25, 2018
• "Empowering Men and Women to Build an Infrastructure that Helps Women Thrive," 2017 Annual Association of Defense Counsel Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 7, 2017
• "Coverage Nightmares," CLM & Business Insurance Construction Conference, San Diego, California, October 10, 2017
• "Keeping It Confidential: Settlement Negotiation Protections and The Use of Claims Settlement Negotiations," Claims Litigation Management Alliance, San Francisco, California, May 9, 2017
• "The Hapless Insured — Seriously, Do I Have to Intervene?," CLM Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2017
• "Are Settlement Discussions Soundproof? The Confidentiality And Admissibility Of Settlement Negotiations And Offers In Extra-contractual Disputes," Claims Litigation Management Alliance, Insurance Summit and Conference, New York, New York, December 2016
• "Gender and Generation Gaps: Building Bridges of Inclusion," Association of Defense Counsel, San Francisco, California, November 2016
• "New Issues In Nevada and California Law," Association of Defense Counsel conference, Squaw Valley Resort, Olympic Valley, California, June 2016
• "How Confidential Are Mediation Communications? You Might Be Surprised (Pitfalls for the Unwary and Tips to Avoid Them)," American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Seminar, Tucson, Arizona, March 2016
• "Cumis Cross Fire: Policyholder, Defense and Coverage Counsel Perspectives," 56th Annual Meeting, Association of Defense Counsel, San Francisco, California, 2015
• "Walk The Walk — The Ongoing Challenges of Diversity Within the Legal Profession," film by Abby Ginzberg, 55th Annual Meeting, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California & Nevada, San Francisco, California, December 2014
• "Design Professionals: Crafting A Plan For Evolving Risk," Second Annual Axis Construction Conference, San Francisco, California, October 2014
• "Cumis Counsel: Current Coverage and Defense Issues," Northern California Association of Defense Counsel, Oakland, California, July 2014
• "California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations," at Colony Insurance Company in Greenwood Village, Colorado, October 2013

Publications

• "Zeno's Paradox: Women's (In)equality In The Legal Profession," ADC Defense Comment, vol. 31, no.2, Summer 2016
• "Views On Cybersecurity Insurance Coverage," Bloomberg BNA, Privacy & Security Law Report, Vol. 14, No. 24, June 15, 2015
• "Are We There Yet? The Current Legal Landscape for Automated Vehicles," ADC Defense Comment, Vol. 30, No.2, Summer 2015
• "Why The Sky Is No Longer The Limit: Using Drones In Insurance Investigations," Daily Journal, 2014 Insurance Supplement
• "Commercial Property," Insurance Agency Risk Management: E&O Exposures By Line of Business (Thomson Reuters), 2014 Edition 
• Co-Author, "Independent Counsel: Walk-In or Reservations Required?," CLM's Litigation Management Magazine, Winter 2014
• "Cloning Californians? Report of the California Advisory Committee on Human Cloning and Recent Cloning-Related Legislation," 18 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 417, 2002