Roberta Taylor Winston is the managing partner of the Berger Kahn San Diego office. She has extensive litigation experience in the areas of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, construction defect, personal injury defense, product liability and premise liability.
Roberta is recognized as a specialist in the investigations of suspect insurance claims. She has conducted countless examinations under oath for numerous national insurance carriers.
In the area of insurance bad faith litigation, Roberta has litigated these complex cases in California as well as Nevada, and has served as an expert witness in bad faith trials on insurance coverage matters.
In the area of general liability, Roberta has provided both trial and arbitration expertise for a variety of companies and insurance clients. Roberta’s professional experience includes a judicial clerkship with the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she handled the court’s civil motion calendar and assisted with the criminal trials.
Roberta has given numerous presentations to insurance groups on insurance fraud and examinations under oath. She has taught an insurance law seminar titled “The People’s School of Law” and co-taught a business law course at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Roberta combines her legal activities with sports, family, music, and singing professionally in her community. Originally from Michigan, she is married with three children.
Michigan State University (BA, 1983)
Nevada
San Diego County Bar Association
San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
2019 Defense Attorney of The Year – I.A.S.I.U.
Legal Leaders Top Rated Lawyers – Insurance, 2016
Best Lawyers in America 2023
2018 Top Lawyers in San Diego
2015 Top Lawyers in San Diego
2014 Top Lawyers in San Diego
2013 Top Lawyers in San Diego
Best Lawyers – August 18, 2022
Berger Kahn Partner Roberta Winston Gains Support from the Lawyers Club of San Diego
Lawyers Club of San Diego – April 1, 2020
Berger Kahn Partner Roberta Winston Running for the San Diego Superior Court Open Seat
San Diego Superior Court – April 1, 2020
Roberta Winston Wins 2019 Defense Attorney of The Year
I.A.S.I.U. – November 5, 2019
Partners Dale Amato and Roberta Winston Featured in San Diego Magazine
San Diego Magazine – July 7, 2018
The National Law Journal Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in List of “Top Rated Lawyers”
National Law Journal – September 1, 2016
Wall Street Journal Features Berger Kahn as a 2016 “Top Ranked Law Firm”
Wall Street Journal – January 29, 2016
San Diego Principals Roberta Winston and Dale Amato Featured in Attorney Journal as “Top Rated Attorneys”
San Diego Attorney Journal – December 17, 2015
Los Angeles Times Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in List of “Top Rated Attorneys”
Los Angeles Times – December 1, 2015
Los Angeles Times Features Berger Kahn Attorneys in List of “Top Rated Attorneys”
Los Angeles Times – October 14, 2015
Attorney Journal Features San Diego Principals Roberta Taylor Winston and Dale Amato for Inclusion to List of “Top Rated Lawyers”
San Diego Attorney Journal – May 3, 2015
San Diego Magazine Recognizes Berger Kahn Attorneys to List of 2015 Southern California’s “Top Rated Lawyers”
San Diego Magazine – March 30, 2015
Los Angeles Times Recognizes Berger Kahn Attorneys to List of Southern California’s “Top Rated Lawyers”
Los Angeles Times – September 1, 2014
Los Angeles Times Recognizes Berger Kahn Attorneys to List of Southern California’s “Top Rated Lawyers”
Los Angeles Times- October 2, 2013
Partner Roberta Winston quoted on Resolving Disputes with Restoration Companies
Claims Journal – April 24, 2012