People
Marcy Tieger
Marcy began her professional career as an insurance claim representative. While working in insurance, she attended law school, graduating in 1987. She became a member of the State Bar of California that same year. Marcy was founding partner of Tieger and Bumiller, a boutique law firm focused on insurance matters. She later merged her business with the firm Berger Kahn, where she specialized in insurance, labor and employment, and business law. She also served as an adjunct professor at Western State University, College of Law.
A frequent speaker, Marcy has provided training and presented to the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE), the Women’s Industry Network (WIN), AkzoNobel, Sherwin Williams, CARSTAR Canada, Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Mitchell International, among others. She and Matthew Ohrnstein produced the NACE MSO Symposium in 2011 and 2012.
Marcy has contributed articles to Collision Week, Autobody Repair News (ABRN), Auto Inc., Fender Bender, Body Shop Business, Hammer and Dolly, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the San Francisco Daily Journal, the Chicago Daily Bulletin, Claims Magazine, California Lawyer and Verdict Magazine on a variety of topics including, strategic planning in a dynamic marketplace, the profile of successful leaders, business ethics, buying and selling businesses, and workplace diversity.
Marcy is a founding board member of the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) and has served as a trustee of the Collision Industry Foundation. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of I-CAR, and serves on the State Farm Insurance APD Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity, Orange County. Marcy is a recipient of the Most Influential Woman Award and the WIN Cornerstone Award.
Marcy holds a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Sociology from California State University, Fullerton, and a Juris Doctor from Western State University, College of Law. She is also a member of the California Bar and a DRPA Certificated mediator.
In Memoriam
Matthew Ohrnstein, Founder
1955-2013
