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A running record of the matters GIC has been retained on.

Updated September 2026
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Retentions come in steadily, from counsel for insurers and for policyholders. Parties are described rather than named, and each entry records the retention, never the opinion. For a new matter, start with a conflict and availability check: call (630) 940-5319 or request a check online.

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September 2026

Retained by a personal lines policyholder as an expert in a bad-faith litigation for the carrier’s misconduct while adjusting a UIM loss.

Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
September 2026

Retained by a personal lines carrier as an expert on receiverships in a litigation against the carrier for, among other things, failure to settle.

Receivership & Insolvency →
September 2026

Retained by a major medical malpractice carrier as an expert in a bad-faith litigation alleging failure to settle an injured patient’s negligence action.

Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
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2026

  1. September

    Retained by a personal lines policyholder as an expert in a bad-faith litigation for the carrier’s misconduct while adjusting a UIM loss.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  2. September

    Retained by a personal lines carrier as an expert on receiverships in a litigation against the carrier for, among other things, failure to settle.

    Receivership & Insolvency →
  3. September

    Retained by a major medical malpractice carrier as an expert in a bad-faith litigation alleging failure to settle an injured patient’s negligence action.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  4. August

    Retained by a personal lines policyholder as an expert in a bad-faith litigation for the carrier’s misconduct while adjusting a major fire loss.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  5. May

    Retained by a major medical malpractice carrier as an expert in a bad-faith litigation alleging failure to settle an injured patient’s negligence action in Massachusetts.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  6. March

    Retained by the ownership group of numerous golf courses damaged by Hurricane Helene to support a bad-faith claim against their carrier for refusal to pay property damage and lost business income claims.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  7. February

    Retained by a top-tier personal lines insurer on multiple residential hail/wind claims where policyholders are alleging bad faith and breach of contract.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  8. February

    Retained by a third-party administrator in a bad-faith litigation alleging wrongful refusal to pay workers compensation benefits.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →

2025

  1. December

    Retained by a top-tier personal lines insurer on an uninsured motorist claim where the policyholder is alleging bad faith and breach of contract.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  2. November

    Retained by a personal lines carrier as an expert in a bad-faith litigation for the carrier’s alleged misconduct while adjusting an auto bodily injury claim.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  3. November

    Retained by a personal lines carrier as an expert in a bad-faith litigation for the carrier’s alleged misconduct while adjusting an uninsured motorist claim.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  4. October

    Engaged as an expert in a dispute between a broker and a policyholder about the correct placement of property coverages.

    Testifying Expert →
  5. September

    Engaged as an expert in a dispute between a broker and a policyholder about the correct placement of workers compensation coverages.

    Testifying Expert →
  6. September

    Engaged as overall insurance program manager for a Chicago hotelier and businessman with multiple hotels, residential properties, office complexes, and a data vault under construction.

    Consulting Expert →
  7. January

    Retained by the board of a distressed farm mutual to assist with governance and accounting issues and communicate with the appropriate regulatory authorities.

    Receivership & Insolvency →

2024

  1. December

    Engaged by an entertainment concern which suffered major structural damage, including substantial business interruption claims due to a major fire.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  2. December

    Retained by the Receiver of an insolvent carrier to perform a claim audit and examination of residential property losses.

    Receivership & Insolvency →
  3. December

    Engaged by the estate of a car renter alleging bad faith against the claims administrator of a self-insured.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  4. December

    Engaged by a workers compensation carrier in a recovery action against a policyholder for paid benefits subject to the policy’s deductible.

    Testifying Expert →
  5. May

    Engaged by a five-star luxury resort for a breach of contract and bad-faith litigation in California arising from wildfires and mudslides.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  6. May

    Engaged by a major third-party administrator to address allegations of bad faith for their handling of a South Dakota workers compensation claim.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  7. April

    Engaged by an entertainment concern which suffered major damage and loss during the Texas ice storms of February 2021.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  8. April

    Retained by a commercial property carrier to opine on the standard of care in a policyholder’s action for structural, contents, and lost income coverage.

    Property & Catastrophe →
  9. February

    Engaged by a major carrier to offer expert opinions in support of claim denial asserting breach of contract, specifically notice and reporting issues on a claims-made policy.

    Bad Faith & Claims Handling →
  10. February

    Retained as an expert in a coverage dispute between a school district and their carriers over a series of child victim act cases from the 1970s and 1980s.

    Testifying Expert →
  11. January

    Retained by a state’s Receivership office to conduct a reserve audit, analysis of the claim operation, and approve claim payments.

    Receivership & Insolvency →

Engagements are listed only where the retention is a matter of record or the client has agreed to its listing. Descriptions are kept general to protect client confidentiality.

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