Josh Franklin

Josh Franklin is a business trial lawyer who has tried nearly fifty jury trials in his career.  He handles cases throughout California and Colorado, focusing primarily on insurance coverage/bad faith litigation and business litigation.  Josh has represented mutual funds, contractors, developers, manufacturers, software companies, biotech companies, law firms, accounting firms, medical practices, and other businesses and individuals as both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of high-stakes disputes, including class actions.  Having frequently represented underdog clients against insurance companies and other powerful opponents, Josh is in his element when litigating against much larger law firms.In the insurance coverage/bad faith arena, Josh only represents policyholders.  He regularly handles matters arising out of an array of insurance policies, including directors and officers liability (“D&O”), employment practices liability (“EPL”), errors and omissions liability (“E&O”), and cyber liability.  Josh has also written and presented on the topic of cyber insurance coverage.  In recent years, Josh has litigated insurance coverage matters involving the duty to defend, the right to independent counsel, bad-faith claim handling, and other coverage issues in state and federal courts in California and Colorado.  In 2017, he served as the Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Insurance/Bad Faith Law Section.Josh also represents businesses in disputes alleging breach of contract and business torts, including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and violations of California Business & Professions Code Section 17200, among others.Josh’s prior experience includes litigating complex civil cases with Arnold & Porter LLP and serving as a Deputy District Attorney in the Economic Crime Unit of the Denver District Attorney’s Office.  He has tried a wide variety of cases, ranging from insurance bad faith to securities fraud to first-degree murder, among others.Josh has a peer-review rating of “AV-Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the area of Commercial Litigation.  He is admitted to practice in California, Colorado, and New York.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.