--- title: Ricardo Echeverria url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria --- ![Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria-Ricardo2_30bf2c51680e39cc5db377803c6f60b1.jpg) # Ricardo Echeverria Ricardo Echeverria is a trial attorney with Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP, where he handles both insurance bad-faith and catastrophic personal-injury cases.  Hewas named the 2010 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year, the 2011 Jennifer Brooks Lawyer of the Year by the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association, and a 2012 Outstanding Trial Lawyer by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. He was also a finalist for the CAOC Consumer Attorney of the Year Award in both 2007 and 2009, and is also a member of ABOTA and the American College of Trial Lawyers.   ### Articles written by this author: ## [Non-economic damages in the wrongful death trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april/non-economic-damages-in-the-wrongful-death-trial "Non-economic damages in the wrongful death trial") Sympathy is not what you’re looking for and, frankly, sympathy is inadequate [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2014 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-april) ## [Trying a bad faith case: The duty to settle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august/trying-a-bad-faith-case-the-duty-to-settle "Trying a bad faith case: The duty to settle") The duty to settle under liability coverage is the single most important bad-faith principle of insurance [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2014 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august) [![Using a trial theme effectively throughout your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria-thinkstock-531754263_ee9ec7ec552b6eb1dbe73d3d1a91bc6c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/using-a-trial-theme-effectively-throughout-your-case-2 "Using a trial theme effectively throughout your case") ## [Using a trial theme effectively throughout your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july/using-a-trial-theme-effectively-throughout-your-case-2 "Using a trial theme effectively throughout your case") A stong, carefully chosen theme brings clarity and simplicity to the presentation of your case [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2015 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-july) ## [The lid is off the policy . . .But what’s next?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/the-lid-is-off-the-policy-but-what-s-next-2 "The lid is off the policy . . .But what’s next?") Winning and collecting from an insurer a judgment that exceeds the policy limits [Matthew Clark](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-clark "Matthew Clark") [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2015 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august) ## [Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/questions-in-coverage-intentional-tort-by-an-employee "Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee") Do claims of negligent supervision, hiring, and retention of an employee who commits an intentional tort trigger an occurrence under a standard CGL Policy? [Matthew Clark](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-clark "Matthew Clark") [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2016 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september) ## [Non-ecomonic damages: from voir dire to closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january/non-ecomonic-damages-from-voir-dire-to-closing-argument "Non-ecomonic damages: from voir dire to closing argument") Often the most challenging damages to present at trial, here is a step-by-step guide leading up to your closing argument [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january) ## [Looking forward to serving you in 2017!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january/looking-forward-to-serving-you-in-2017 "Looking forward to serving you in 2017!") Echeverria honored to serve as your new CAALA President [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january) ## [One simple and powerful sentence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february/one-simple-and-powerful-sentence "One simple and powerful sentence") The jury system is the purest form of democracy [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february) ## [An inspiring human story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march/an-inspiring-human-story "An inspiring human story") CAALA member overcomes tremendous odds in the criminal justice system [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march) ## [Ask not what CAALA can do for you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/ask-not-what-caala-can-do-for-you "Ask not what CAALA can do for you") Ask what you can do for CAALA [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april) ## [Civility: It’s not a four-letter word](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/civility-it-s-not-a-four-letter-word "Civility: It’s not a four-letter word") CAALA Partners with Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates on civility conference on civility program [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) ## [Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/now-more-than-ever-we-must-be-united-with-caoc-and-aaj "Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ") Every day we are reminded that the battles are not limited to Sacramento [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june) ## [CAALA 3,000/4,000](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-july/caala-3000-4000 "CAALA 3,000/4,000") It’s within our reach [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-july) ## [CAALA VEGAS](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/caala-vegas "CAALA VEGAS") A tremendous learning experience [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august) ## [Something remarkable is coming](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september/something-remarkable-is-coming "Something remarkable is coming") CAALA women trial skills conference [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september) ## [The CAALA MENTOR PROGRAM](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/the-caala-mentor-program "The CAALA MENTOR PROGRAM") Become a mentor or mentee [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october) ## [CAALA’s new state-of-the-art office facility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/caala-s-new-state-of-the-art-office-facility "CAALA’s new state-of-the-art office facility") An exciting new chapter for our organization [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) ## [2017: Thanks for the opportunity to serve you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/2017-thanks-for-the-opportunity-to-serve-you "2017: Thanks for the opportunity to serve you") I didn’t know how much fun it would be to represent this great association [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december) [![Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria-istock-868955666_b9f63075deac179ef0b5745798f2b513.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/homeowner-s-insurers-are-prohibited-from-communicating-misleading-replacement-cost-estimates "Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates") ## [Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/homeowner-s-insurers-are-prohibited-from-communicating-misleading-replacement-cost-estimates "Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates") Misleading estimates qualify as a misleading statement under the Insurance Code [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [Steven M. Schuetze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-m-schuetze "Steven M. Schuetze") [2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september) [![The art of taking the bad-faith duty-to-settle case to trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria-istock-119509485_c523f309972ec8ea905623a15713dffe.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/the-art-of-taking-the-bad-faith-duty-to-settle-case-to-trial "The art of taking the bad-faith duty-to-settle case to trial") ## [The art of taking the bad-faith duty-to-settle case to trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/the-art-of-taking-the-bad-faith-duty-to-settle-case-to-trial "The art of taking the bad-faith duty-to-settle case to trial") From acknowledging the “skunk on the table” in voir dire, to acting as a “public servant” as you ask for punitive damages, here is the framework for trying the bad-faith case [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september) [![COVID-19 business-interruption claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria_istock-1212955571_9791747efb61f056f618161b4a258600.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/covid-19-business-interruption-claims "COVID-19 business-interruption claims") ## [COVID-19 business-interruption claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/covid-19-business-interruption-claims "COVID-19 business-interruption claims") Getting around the “virus” exclusion may require a lot of careful reading as language differs between policies [Michael J. Bidart](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-j-bidart "Michael J. Bidart") [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2020 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june) [![The duty-to-settle analysis after [[case]]Pinto[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria-istock-1179678984_b467f2c5f02f6e1ce51ea8d202c3a5c7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/the-duty-to-settle-analysis-after-case-pinto-case "The duty-to-settle analysis after [[case]]Pinto[[/case]]") ## [The duty-to-settle analysis after [[case]]Pinto[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/the-duty-to-settle-analysis-after-case-pinto-case "The duty-to-settle analysis after [[case]]Pinto[[/case]]") Was the insurer’s failure to settle the result of unreasonable conduct on the part of the insurer? [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november) [![Arguing punitive damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Echeverria_art_d8c1b4a5a0457b4300bfc162fbe497b2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/arguing-punitive-damages "Arguing punitive damages") ## [Arguing punitive damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/arguing-punitive-damages "Arguing punitive damages") You are now arguing on behalf of society to not only punish the bad conduct but to prevent it from happening again [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january)