Associates



Kelly Kim

Kelly Kim is a Senior Associate in Demler, Armstrong & Rowland’s Long Beach office where she focuses her practice in the areas of general liability, automobile, premises liability and bad faith litigation. She has a broad range of experience, including in the areas of professional liability, catastrophic injury and bad faith litigation. She also enjoys … Continue reading Kelly Kim

Courtney Ryan

Courtney Ryan is an associate in the Long Beach office of Demler Armstrong, & Rowland. Courtney earned her law degree from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2022. Prior to law school, Courtney attended California State University, Long Beach, where she graduated cum laude and received her B.A. in Business Economics. Before joining Demler, Armstrong, … Continue reading Courtney Ryan

Denise Thompson

Denise Thompson is a successful trial attorney with extensive experience litigating matters before the state and federal courts in California. Ms. Thompson has tried numerous civil jury trials and arbitrations, including successfully trying and arbitrating high-exposure cases. She actively manages and participates in all aspects of her civil litigation practice. Ms. Thompson’s defense practice includes … Continue reading Denise Thompson

Shannon E. Mallory

Shannon E. Mallory is an attorney in the Walnut Creek office of Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, LLP.  A member of the firm’s transportation practice group, she specializes in catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits in both State and Federal court.  Ms. Mallory also defends landlords in lawsuits in rent-controlled jurisdictions in Northern California. Ms. Mallory … Continue reading Shannon E. Mallory

Margaret Lesniak

Margaret has practiced in the areas of insurance bad faith litigation; personal injury; landlord/tenant; defense of public entities and their employees in civil litigation; ADA claims; employment and housing discrimination claims, boundary disputes, negligence actions and intentional torts. Margaret received a Bachelor of Arts in politics from New York University in 1993, and a J.D. from Seton Hall … Continue reading Margaret Lesniak

James V. Weixel

Jim Weixel, an attorney in the firm’s San Francisco office, has concentrated his practice on toxic tort defense and other areas of casualty defense litigation for over twenty-five years. Mr. Weixel was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1990 and to the California bar in 1993. He has been an associate, partner, and of counsel … Continue reading James V. Weixel

Randy A. Moss

Randy A. Moss is an attorney in the firm’s San Francisco office, where his practice focuses on insurance bad faith litigation, personal injury defense, and general civil litigation. He has extensive experience in insurance defense litigation, representing the interests of insurance companies and protecting the interests of their insureds. He has also handled professional negligence … Continue reading Randy A. Moss

Long Beach

4500 E. Pacific Coast Highway, 4th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90804

San Francisco

101 Montgomery St., Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104

Sacramento

3626 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, California 95864

Walnut Creek

1990 N California Blvd.
8th Floor
Walnut Creek, CA 94596