We are seeking a Senior Attorney with significant experience in Insurance Coverage and Professional Liability matters to join our practice. This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-exposure coverage disputes and professional liability defense matters for insurers and insureds across a broad range of industries.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, substantial litigation experience, and a deep understanding of insurance policy interpretation and coverage analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Insurance Coverage
- Analyze and interpret complex insurance policies, including:
- Property and casualty (including CGL)
- Professional liability
- EPLI
- D&O
- Wrap-up policies
- Media liability
- Life, accident, and health insurance
- Provide coverage opinions and strategic counseling to insurers.
- Advise on self-insurance programs, high-deductible programs, risk pools, and alternative risk vehicles.
- Counsel insurance companies on bad faith claims and claims-handling issues.
- Handle disputes involving primary and excess insurance carriers.
- Manage coverage litigation from inception through resolution, including dispositive motions, discovery, mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Professional Liability Defense
- Defend professionals including:
- Attorneys
- Insurance agents and brokers
- Financial advisors
- Real estate agents and brokers
- Directors and officers
- Construction managers
- Architects and engineers
- Litigate claims involving:
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Misrepresentation and fraud
- Negligence
- Statutory violations
- Errors and omissions
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school.
- Active bar admission in IL
- 5-10 years of experience in insurance coverage and/or professional liability litigation.
- Demonstrated experience drafting coverage opinions and litigating complex coverage disputes.
- Strong motion practice, deposition, and courtroom experience.
- Ability to manage cases independently.
- Experience advising insurance carriers on bad faith and claims handling matters preferred.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
