- Assisted an insurer to remove a bad faith action from state court, obtained a transfer of venue within the federal court system, and then won summary judgment prior to trial on the insured’s claims for policy benefits and bad faith.
- Represented an insurer in an excess judgment action and clarified Illinois law regarding the imposition of post-judgment interest.
- Represented an insurer at trial and obtained a defense verdict on the insured’s claims for policy benefits and bad faith.
- Obtained a reversal on appeal of a multimillion-dollar judgment adverse to insurer client that consisted almost entirely of bad faith and punitive damages.
- Represented an insurer on appeal, obtaining a reversal of an award under Louisiana’s bad faith penalty statute and reducing the insurer’s extra-contractual liability by more than 80 percent.
- Obtained summary judgment after 14 years of litigation in a bad faith claim in Mississippi relating to a life agent’s claim for coverage.
- Chambers USA – Insurance – Texas (2022-2025)
- Chambers USA – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer – Nationwide (2007-2017; 2022-2025)
- Chambers USA – Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Reinsurance – Illinois (2019-2025)
- Chambers USA – Insurance: Insurer – District of Columbia (2005-2025)
- Chambers USA – Insurance: Insurer – California (2007-2025)
- Chambers USA – Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory – Illinois (2019-2025)
- Legal 500 USA – Insurance: Advice to Insurers (Nationwide) (2020-2025)
- Insurance Business America – 5-Star Excellence Award (2021)
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (National) (Tier 1) 2010-2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (Atlanta) (Tier 2) 2024-2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (Chicago) (Tier 1) 2019-2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (Houston) (Tier 1) 2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (New York) (Tier 2) 2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (Orange County) (Tier 2) 2019-2023; (Tier 1) 2024-2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (San Francisco) (Tier 2) 2019-2025
- Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Insurance Law – (Washington, D.C.) (Tier 1) 2010-2017; 2020-2025
