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title: Alan I. Schimmel
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![Alan I. Schimmel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Schimmel-Alan-web_2efd94cbd0bd4fd1834b189372415606.jpg)

# Alan I. Schimmel

Alan I. Schimmel is the Managing Partner of *Schimmel & Parks, A Professional Law Corporation*, a Los Angeles-based plaintiff and consumer complex civil-litigation firm. In practice for more than 30 years, he has extensive litigation experience encompassing construction defect, homeowners association, bad-faith insurance, employment and catastrophic personal injury. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, and he is a member of the State Bars of California and Nevada. He can be reached at aischimmel@spattorneys.com.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Building blocks: Construction defects 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/building-blocks-construction-defects-101 "Building blocks: Construction defects 101")

The complexity, statute-of-limitation issues and high cost may explain why defect cases have become such a specialty

[Alan I. Schimmel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-i-schimmel "Alan I. Schimmel")

[2014 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march)

[![Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Parks-Rhodes-istock-157648495_95254a91ea571904a7d57f07e041ab3b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/insurance-coverage-issues-in-sexual-abuse-cases "Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases")

## [Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/insurance-coverage-issues-in-sexual-abuse-cases "Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases")

Making the case for separability to unlock insurance coverage

[Alan I. Schimmel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-i-schimmel "Alan I. Schimmel")
[Arya Rhodes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arya-rhodes "Arya Rhodes")
[Michael Parks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-parks "Michael Parks")

[2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november)