McCormick Barstow, founded in the early 1950's, quickly became well-known throughout the state as a premier trial firm. The firm combines the individual talents of attorneys with diverse backgrounds and experience into a multi-faceted civil law firm. While the firm still retains its original insurance defense trial work, its practice has expanded to include such areas as commercial transactions, commercial and business litigation, insurance coverage, bankruptcy, corporate, tax, technology, intellectual property, employment, real estate, healthcare, agriculture, probate, estate planning, banking, securities, and appellate practices. McCormick Barstow's Fresno office consists of six practice groups: Business and Personal Planning; Commercial and Business Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith; Professional Liability; and Tort/Specialty Litigation. McCormick Barstow also maintains an office in Modesto with a diverse practice group of litigation attorneys. McCormick Barstow has also recently opened a Las Vegas office, to serve the needs of this growing legal market. As the needs of a case or client dictate, the skills and expertise of attorneys in different practice groups are employed.