Heidi Sinavsky

Full Profile

Heidi Sinavsky focuses her practice on advising and litigating first- and third-party insurance disputes. Heidi advises domestic and international insurers on coverage disputes, policy interpretation, claims strategy, and litigation. She assists insurers in navigating complex claims including catastrophic claims involving natural disasters, builders’ risk losses, and construction defect.

Prior to becoming an insurance attorney, Heidi’s experience included handling a wide range of civil defense matters, and her practice focused on toxic tort, complex civil litigation, products liability, and catastrophic injury, which she handled from inception through mediation and trial.

Admissions

• California
• US District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

Education

• J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2013. Editor, Pepperdine Law Review.
• B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006. Dean’s Honors List.

Experience

Publications

• Tracy Lewis and Heidi Sinavsky, “What Calif. Insurance Ruling Means For Smoke Damage Limits,” Law360, July 21, 2025
• Tracy Lewis and Heidi Sinavsky, “Court Clarifies California IFPA’s First-to-File Rule in Insurance Fraud Case,” Risk Management Magazine, July 5, 2022