CAROLINE HURTADO
Concentration:
National insurance policy enforcement, Commercial litigation, Municipalities
Admissions:
California
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Memberships:
State Bar of California
Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity, Ventura County
Women's Law Association of Los Angeles, Business Law Section
Domestic Violence Project and Legislation Committee Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association: Business and Corporations, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section
Education:
J.D., Loyola Marymount University, 2003; B.A., University of Southern California, 1997
Practice Details
Caroline R. Hurtado is an Associate at Wood & Bender LLP, one of the nation's leading law firms focusing on insurance policy enforcement. Ms. Hurtado specializes in policy enforcement, errors and omissions and business litigation. Her background and experience in handling complex business transactions ensures maximum benefits for clients.
Background and Accomplishments
Before beginning her legal career, Ms. Hurtado worked as operations manager for an international distribution corporation. Her personal involvement in handling complex business matters with preeminent corporations such as Alstom Transport, Alcatel, and Mitsubishi; gives her the special insight and experience necessary to provide counsel in intricate legal matters. Through her involvement in international trade, Ms. Hurtado gained an intimate knowledge of customs brokerage procedures, harmonized tariff classifications and logistics and in so doing, established strategies for import and export of commodities from Europe and Latin America. She also developed international logistics programs for freight consolidation and handling in counties such as England, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Ms. Hurtado is fluent in Spanish and French.
Caroline served as the chief note & comment editor and member of the Executive Board of Editors for the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County. Ms. Hurtado was named a "2007 Top 40 under 40" by the Pacific Coast Business Times.
Education
Ms. Hurtado received her J.D. in 2003 from Loyola Marymount University School of Law, and was awarded a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California in 1997.
Publications
Caroline is the author of a published law review article analyzing the effect of fiscal legislation in Argentina and Ecuador where she proposed a model for economic reform. Her article is cited as authority on the issue of economic reform in Latin America. "Fiscal Policies as Decisive Solutions for Troubled Economies: Differing Legislative Enactments in Argentina and Ecuador," @ Loy.L.A. Int'l & Com. L. Rev. 391, (2002).