B.A., Occidental College (1970) Sociology/Anthropology;
Omicron Delta Epsilon - Honors in Economics (1969)

J.D., Loyola University of Los Angeles (1976)

Admitted to the State Bar of California 1976; also admitted to practice before United States District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California; and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Member: Professional Liability Underwriters’ Society.

Mr. Paine has served as a CEB Panelist for the program entitled “Insurance Coverage Problems in Motor Vehicle Cases.” He has been a speaker and panelist for the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Conference entitled “Obligations of the Primary to the Excess Insurer.” He delivered a paper entitled “Insurance Coverage: Nuts and Bolts,” at the Atlanta Annual Conference of the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

Mr. Paine served on a panel of four experts at a one-day seminar entitled “Recent Developments in Insurance Law,” sponsored by the Lorman Business Center. He spoke at a Professional Liability Underwriters' Society seminar entitled "Miscellaneous E&O--Problems Insuring Independent Contractors". Mr. Paine addressed the Orange County Patent Law Association on insurance coverage issues in intellectual property disputes.

Mr. Paine's publications include: 1987-1988 Supplement to CEB Publication, California Automobile Insurance Guide; “Pollution Exclusion,” CC&F's Legal Update, Spring 1992; “Workers' Comp Dividend Disputes Multiply As Policy Holders Expectations Are Disappointed,” C&C's Legal Update, Summer 1992; “California Adopts Workers' Comp Open Rating,” C&C's Legal Update, Special Edition, August 1993; “Anatomy of A Reinsurance Arbitration,” C&C's Legal Update, Fall 1993; “California Appellate Court Skeptical Regarding Insurance Claim for `Sudden' Pollution,” C&C's Legal Update, Winter 1995; “Intentional Wrongdoing and the Stipulated Judgment in Insurance Cases,” Recent Developments in Insurance Law (Lorman Business Center, 1993), “Enforceability of Stipulated Judgments Against Insurance Carriers," Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 3 (1995); "Fitzpatrick Case Lays Down Broker Liability Guidelines," Agents & Brokers Legal Update, Spring 1998; “Broker Liability to Non-Client Accident Victims,” Agents & Brokers Legal Update, Winter 1998; “Once more into the Breach: Supreme Court Shots Down Mammoth Punitive Award in Insurance Bad Faith Case,” CC&G’s Legal Update, May 2003. “For Lawyers Only: How to Answer The Toughest Question On Your E&O Application.” Agents & Brokers Legal Update, May 2004.

Mr. Paine's customary fields of practice include insurance, reinsurance and professional liability litigation. He has qualified as an expert witness in the field of insurance coverage and bad faith claims handling and often serves as an expert witness or consultant.

Mr. Paine was the Managing Partner of Cotkin & Collins from 1991 through 1996.