California Bar Association
Association Memberships
American Bar Association
Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel
Southern California Fraud Investigators Assn.
Southern California Mediation Association
Barbara Kokkinakis obtained an undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University in 1971 and a Master of Science of Administration at California State University in 1979. She received a Juris Doctorate from the University of West Los Angeles in 1983 and was admitted to the California Bar in that year.
While earning her law degree, Ms. Kokkinakis was a personnel manager in private industry. Her legal career has been exclusive in insurance defense litigation, both as private defense counsel and staff counsel for two major multi-line insurance carriers. She was managing attorney for Transamerica Insurance Company’s Southern California staff counsel office.
Upon leaving Transamerica, Barbara worked as an associate with Sheehy & Bullard and Tomaryn & O’Reilly. She handled litigation for various defense clients including public entities. Ms. Kokkinakis has been a partner with the firm since 1999.
Ms. Kokkinakis is certified through the National Institute for Trial Advocacy/ Notre Dame Law School. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, and the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association. She is a member of the Southern California Mediation Association and obtained her initial mediation training through the Los Angeles County Bar Dispute Resolution Services.