Peter J. Schulz

Top rated Insurance Coverage attorney in San Diego, California

Schulz Brick & Rogaski
Peter J. Schulz
Schulz Brick & Rogaski

Practice areas: Insurance Coverage, General Litigation, Construction Litigation; view more

Licensed in California since: 1993

Education: California Western School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2017, 2023 - 2026

Schulz Brick & Rogaski

600 West Broadway
Suite 960
San Diego, CA 92101 Visit website
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Peter J. Schulz is Managing Partner of Schulz Brick & Rogaski and focuses his practice on advising policyholders regarding insurance coverage, claims strategy, and risk management. Drawing on more than three decades of legal experience, he helps businesses and individuals maximize insurance assets, resolve coverage disputes, and achieve practical solutions to complex legal challenges.

Mr. Schulz serves as coverage counsel and trusted advisor to a broad range of businesses and individuals. He works closely with clients, insurers, brokers, and attorneys to identify coverage solutions, navigate claims issues, and facilitate resolutions when insurance coverage plays a significant role in a dispute. His experience enables him to recognize opportunities and develop creative solutions that might otherwise be overlooked, often helping clients resolve matters efficiently and effectively.

In addition to his insurance coverage practice, Mr. Schulz serves as outside general counsel to a variety of local businesses and individuals, providing practical legal advice on business, risk management, and dispute-avoidance issues. He is known for the personal attention he provides to clients and for building long-term relationships based on trust, accessibility, and sound judgment.

Mr. Schulz joined the firm (formally Greco & Traficante) in 1994, became a partner in 1999, and currently serves as Managing Partner. He is AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected to Super Lawyers® from 2013–2017 and from 2023 to the present.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mr. Schulz earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, cum laude, from St. Olaf College and his Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law.

Practice areas

Insurance Coverage, General Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business

Focus areas

Bad Faith Insurance, Construction Defects, Insurance, Litigation

  • 70% Insurance Coverage
  • 20% General Litigation
  • 10% Construction Litigation: Business

First Admitted: 1993, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.sbrlawsd.com/team/schulz

Bar / Professional Activity

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • San Diego Chapter for the Community Associations Institute, Member
  • San Diego Barristers Club, President, 1998-1999
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • California, 1993

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

  • $1 Million Settlement for single family luxury homeowner arising out of defectively designed and installed windows., 2012
  • Defense jury verdict on behalf of large national retailer in premises liability matter, Federal Court., 2012
  • $150,000 Settlement for insured in breach of the duty to defend action arising out of a professional liability carriers refusal to defend a mortgage loan broker., 2010
  • Verdict in favor of insured in declaratory relief and reimbursement action brought by carrier.  Court found in favor of insured on all claims., 2011

Educational Background

  • Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Mathematics, 1989, 1989
  • California Western School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1993

Honors

  • AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Practice and Legal Skills, California Western School of Law
  • San Diego's Top Attorneys, Insurance Law, 2009

Office location for Peter J. Schulz

600 West Broadway
Suite 960
San Diego, CA 92101

Phone: 619-234-3660

Selections

9 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2013 - 2017, 2023 - 2026

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