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# Ryan Opgenorth

Ryan Opgenorth is a senior associate at *Pillsbury & Coleman LLP*. He exclusively represents policyholders in bad-faith litigation against their insurance carriers in order to hold companies accountable for their misconduct. He has been a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star each year since 2013. He can be reached at [ropgenorth@pillsburycoleman.com.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:ropgenorth@pillsburycoleman.com.)

### Articles written by this author:

[![Deposing insurance company personnel: lessons learned](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Coleman-istock-823348746_c7dafbac3d2c6d5d92c62fd3874dc20c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/deposing-insurance-company-personnel-lessons-learned "Deposing insurance company personnel: lessons learned")

## [Deposing insurance company personnel: lessons learned](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/deposing-insurance-company-personnel-lessons-learned "Deposing insurance company personnel: lessons learned")

Identifying the insurer’s PMK is crucial to your deposition strategy. So is fluidity in testimony, so let them talk

[Ryan Opgenorth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-opgenorth "Ryan Opgenorth")
[Terry Coleman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/terry-coleman "Terry Coleman")

[2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)