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Monique provides advice to insurance clients regarding coverage and claims-handling issues implicating all types of insurance, including primary and excess employment practices liability, sexual molestation, health care management, private equity directors and officers, and professional liability policies. She is seasoned with respect to negotiating complex, often high-dollar, settlements in various alternative dispute forums, including mediations and court sponsored settlement conference. Monique also represents carriers in connection with coverage and bad faith litigation throughout the U.S., at both the state and appellate level. In addition, Monique assesses claim trends, as well as the application of policy wording to active claims, and uses this information to provide policy and policy application wording advice to her insurance clients.
Prior to focusing her practice primarily on representing insurers, Monique also litigated commercial matters, including employment, breach of contract, real estate, licensing, fraud, trademark infringement, and professional liability in federal and state court. Currently, Monique is able to bring her commercial litigation perspective to her insurance practice and provides insurers with effective and creative approaches with respect to defending and resolving claims.
Additionally, Monique has handled pro bono matters with the ACLU, the Orange County Public Law Center, the Alliance for Children's Rights and Kids in Need of Defense.
Insurance Claim Counseling and Monitoring
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.