Walnut Creek
In July 2001, the firm opened its flagship California office in Walnut Creek, moving to Oakland in 2007 and again relocating to Walnut Creek in July of 2018. The Walnut Creek office is located in the East Bay area near downtown Walnut Creek.
- krivera@foleymansfield.com
- 213-283-2159
2185 N. California Boulevard, Suite 575,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Kimberly L. Rivera, a civil litigator and partner in the Los Angeles office of Foley Mansfield, focuses her work in the defense of complex product liability, toxic tort, environmental and other general liability litigation.
Kimberly has served as national coordinating counsel for major friction clients against complex toxic tort, asbestos, silica, benzene products liability and premises liability cases from inception to trial.
In addition to toxic tort defense, she has experience in a range of insurance-defense matters, including premises liability, construction accidents, general liability, product liability, automobile liability and construction defect work.
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