Theona Zhordania

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Theona Zhordania is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office, and Co-Leader of the Insurance Team.

Theona specializes in insurance litigation, including first-party and third-party insurance bad faith and coverage. Over the past 14 years, she has represented many of the major insurance carriers doing business in California, including Unum Group, Kemper Insurance Company, Infinity Insurance Company, Safeway Insurance Company, Loya Insurance Company, Allstate, State Farm, the Auto Club of Southern California and Travelers.

Theona has successfully defended insurers against claims for breach of contract, bad faith, fraud, and unfair business practices. She has handled jury trials in both state and federal court, argued matters before the California Court of Appeal, and won numerous bad faith cases on summary judgment, many of which resulted in published decisions. While the focus of her practice is in California, Theona has represented insurers in bad faith cases in Alaska, Alabama, Nevada, Florida, Montana, Missouri and Arizona. Theona has also conducted training seminars for insurers on the tort of bad faith to ensure that their employees are following best practices in responding to policy limits demands. Theona is a contributing editor for the Rutter Group’s Insurance Litigation California Practice Guide.

Outside of the insurance industry, Theona has a track record of success in complex, high-stakes business disputes, including allegations regarding malfeasance against officers and directors, partnership disputes, false advertising and real estate disputes. Theona has also represented these clients in administrative proceedings, regulatory investigations and disputes over corporate control

Theona was born and raised in the Republic of Georgia and moved to the United States when she was 15. While still learning the English language, she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a degree in Linguistics. She then continued on to the Pepperdine School of Law, where she graduated magna cum laude and was elected to the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers. At the same time, Theona earned an MBA degree from Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management.