Our Attorneys

Mr. Armijo defends civil litigated cases and his areas of practice include premises liability, automobile and subrogation. He is also experienced in defending professional liability cases against travel agents and debt collectors.

Ms. Adams is a Casualty Defense Attorney in the San Francisco office of Armijo, Morovati & Shields.  She currently defends all types of casualty defense matters, including personal injury, premises liability, automobile collisions, products liability and property damage cases.

Ms. Cruz is a member of the Casualty Practice Group.  She currently defends all types of casualty liability matters.

Ms. Morovati concentrates her practice in matters related to products liability, premises liability, property and casualty claims, Directors and Officers liability and representation of Homeowners Associations. She routinely defends companies of all sizes (including large national and multi-national corporations) as well as high net worth individuals.

Ms. Nachiappan currently defends all types of casualty liability cases including premises liability, products liability and automobile. Ms. Nachiappan also has experience in assisting commercial clients in employment law matters in responding to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) charges.

Mr. Shields defends a wide variety of civil litigation, including products liability, premises liability, commercial and residential construction defect, subrogation, complex business litigation and trade secret and trademark infringement actions.

Mr. Stein concentrates his practice in cases related to premises liability, product liability, automobile collisions, construction litigation and construction defect cases.

Kathryn Bruce has joined the Casualty Practice Group of the House Counsel firm of Armijo, Morovati & Shields in the Irvine Office.  She has worked in Chubb’s House Counsel for the last five years in a couple of capacities, and her focus has been in the practice areas of premises liability, product liability, auto, and subrogation defense.  

Ms. Magnetta defends cases in the casualty group of Armijo, Morovati & Shields in the Los Angeles office.  She brought over 20 years of prior experience as a defense attorney, with a practice reaching across much of Southern California.  Her defense work is composed of premises liability, automobile cases, construction cases, product liability, and general tort litigation.  Colette has also been an active member of the Defense Research Institute, the country's leading organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel, particularly in DRI’s Litigation Skills Committee (formerly the Trial Tactics Committee), including chairing the committee and programs such as the Trial Tactics Seminar and the Complex Medicine Seminar. Notably, she has been Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent, the highest category, by Martindale-Hubbell, in recognizing legal ability and ethical standards.