Attorney Guide

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John E. Anderson, Sr...... 3 J. Gregory Cahill...... 3 Scot L. Claus...... 3 P. Bruce Converse...... 3 Bennett E. Cooper...... 4 Kevin Doherty...... 4 Peter H. Ellsworth...... 4 Jacob S. Frenkel...... 4 Autumn L. Gentry...... 5 Frank B. Gilligan...... 5 Deborah L. Grace...... 5 Tony D. Greer...... 5 K. Scott Hamilton...... 6 Brandon C. Hubbard...... 6 Scott R. Knapp...... 6 Tracy Bergeron Lucha...... 6 Cynthia A. Moore...... 7 Samantha A. Pattwell...... 7 Michael J. Plati...... 7 Andrew L. Pringle...... 7 Michael S. Rubin...... 8 Kimberly J. Ruppel...... 8 Michael R. Scheurich...... 8 Ryan M. Shannon...... 8 Mark S. Shapiro...... 9 Benjamin M. Sobczak...... 9 Timothy M. Strong...... 9 Jeffery V. Stuckey...... 9 Kelly M. Telfeyan...... 10 Michael G. Vartanian...... 10

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John E. Anderson, Sr. | MEMBER Nashville | 615.620.1735 | [email protected]

John has over 29 years of experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense, and in the state of Tennessee. He is a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel and is listed in the AM Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.

Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Coverage Disputes, Product Liability, Employment Litigation, Premises Liability, Truck and Motor Vehicle Accidents, Construction Disputes, Food Claim Litigation

J. Gregory Cahill | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.889.5350 | [email protected]

Greg practices in the areas of insurance litigation and coverage and commercial litigation. He represents builders and developers throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and California, including in State and Federal Court and in front of various administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies. He has also practiced in the areas of personal injury and uninsured/underinsured motorist litigation.

Specialties: Complex Commercial Litigation, Coverage Disputes, Insurance Litigation

Scot L. Claus | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5086 | [email protected]

Scot’s insurance practice includes experience defending high-profile insureds in a broad variety of topics, including defending the State of Arizona in constitutional claims as outside counsel. He has represented two of Arizona’s largest commercial law firms in malpractice claim defense, one of the largest home healthcare providers in medical malpractice claim defense, and the nation’s premier self-transportation company in products liability defense.

Specialties: Governmental Liability, Major Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability

P. Bruce Converse | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5023 | [email protected]

Bruce has represented numerous personal lines property and casualty insurers in nationwide and statewide class actions. He has also represented casualty insurers in defending high exposure bad faith claims.

Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Casualty Claims, Commercial Litigation, Regulatory

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Bennett E. Cooper | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5044 | [email protected]

Ben Cooper advocates for clients in high-stakes appeals and writ proceedings in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal circuit courts, and state supreme and intermediate appellate courts from coast to coast. He focuses his practice on both trial-court and appellate representation in intellectual property protection and e-commerce disputes; federal, state, and local taxation; insurance coverage and bad-faith defense; and public pension plans. Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Coverage Disputes, Insurance & ERISA Litigation

Kevin Doherty | MEMBER Nashville | 615.620.1703 | [email protected]

Kevin Doherty practices in the area of insurance regulation and captive insurance. He currently serves as President of the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association, Inc., and he helped to rewrite the captive insurance law in Tennessee in 2011. Since that time, Tennessee has formed over 150 captives and 350 related cells (more than 500 risk-bearing entities) and become one of the leading domestic domiciles for captives.

Specialties: Captive Insurance, Government Relations, Insurance Contract Enforcement, Regulatory Claims

Peter H. Ellsworth | MEMBER Lansing | 517.487.4710 | [email protected]

Peter focuses his practice around government affairs, political law, commercial and business litigation as well as insurance. He has provided counsel to property and companies in litigation over credit scoring.

Specialties: Commercial Litigation, Regulatory, Government Relations

Jacob S. Frenkel | MEMBER AND CHAIR OF GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS & SECURITIES ENFORCEMENT Washington, D.C. | 202.466.5953 | [email protected]

Clients hire Jacob because his aggressive, tenacious, creative and proactive strategies often put the other side on its heels and because he gets successful results in investigations and litigation. Jacob has secured superior results for his securities enforcement, white-collar criminal defense, FCPA and internal and government investigations clients. Jacob brings his experience and outstanding reputation, including for creative strategies and solutions, to the defense of investigations, litigation strategy, and governance counseling.

Specialties: Government Investigations, Healthcare, Insurance Contract Enforcement, Regulatory

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Autumn L. Gentry | MEMBER Nashville | 615.620.1755 | [email protected]

Autumn L. Gentry has extensive experience in state, federal, and appellate courts, representing clients throughout all stages of civil and commercial litigation matters, including defending employers in statutory, common law, and contractual employment-related claims, and defending insurers in bad faith claims and coverage disputes. Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Coverage Disputes, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Truck and Motor Vehicle Accidents, Workers’ Compensation

Frank B. Gilligan | OF COUNSEL Nashville | 615.780.1106 | [email protected]

Frank is a part of Dickinson Wright’s captive insurance law practice group and a member of the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association. He advises clients on the benefits of forming a captive, choosing a captive structure, selecting a domicile, best practices, and implementation, and avoiding potential pitfalls.

Specialties: Administrative Litigation, Captive Insurance

Deborah L. Grace | MEMBER Troy | 248.433.7217 | [email protected]

Deb is the chair of our firm’s Benefits Committee, which is responsible for the design and administration of our own retirement and welfare benefit plans. She has experience as a plan sponsor and as a fiduciary and has advised clients about coverage available under their fiduciary .

Specialties: 401(k), , COBRA, Employee Benefits/ERISA, Defined Benefit Retirement Plans, Profit Sharing, Retirement Plans, Welfare Benefits Plans

Tony D. Greer | OF COUNSEL Nashville | 615.620.1720 | [email protected]

Tony practices in the area of insurance regulatory law, with particular emphasis on traditional life, health, and property and casualty insurers, as well as captives, risk retention groups, and self-insurance funds. He has extensive experience drafting legislation and advising on the impact of pending legislation. He has drafted and lobbied to pass changes to laws impacting the insurance, securities, and professional employer industries. He also has experience working on state securities and professional employer organization matters.

Specialties: Captive Insurance, ,

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K. Scott Hamilton | MEMBER Detroit | 313.223.3041 | [email protected]

Scott has more than 20 years of litigation experience representing insurers. His representative clients include UNUM Group and its affiliates (UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., The Paul Revere Life Insurance Co., National Life Insurance Co.), Reassure America Insurance Co., US Life Insurance Co., Ford Motor Co., Johnson Controls, Inc., Kettering University and Yazaki North America. He is admitted to the 2nd, 6th and 10th federal court circuits. Scott is also listed in the 2016 A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommend Insurance Attorneys.

Specialties: Breach of Contract Claims, Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims, Coverage Disputes, , Fraud Claims, Life Insurance

Brandon C. Hubbard | MEMBER AND MICHIGAN LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP CO-CHAIR Lansing | 517.487.4724 | [email protected]

Brandon focuses his practice around the education, healthcare, energy, and insurance industries. He has represented insurance companies in state court actions regarding ERISA governed certificates of coverage in primary and secondary liability disputes. As in-house counsel, he has drafted and maintained over 45 prospectuses for variable insurance products and registered the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Specialties: Commercial Litigation, ERISA, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Life Insurance

Scott R. Knapp | MEMBER AND MICHIGAN LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP CO-CHAIR Lansing | 517.487.4762 | [email protected]

Scott focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation. He regularly represents large insurance and healthcare companies in various types of disputes. Scott is also listed in the AM Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.

Specialties: Breach of Contract Claims, Coverage Disputes, Fraud Claims, Putative Class Actions, Regulatory Claims

Tracy Bergeron Lucha | PARTNER Toronto | 416.777.4047 | [email protected]

Tracy represents employers in workplace safety and insurance, human rights, and other employment and matters including pay equity, health and safety, alleged employment standards breaches, and labour disputes. Her combined educational and professional experience uniquely enables her to comprehensively advocate on behalf of employers in respect of employees with complex disability issues.

Specialties: Administrative Litigation, Disability Insurance, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance

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Cynthia A. Moore | MEMBER Troy | 248.433.7295 | [email protected]

Cyndi is the manager of the firm’s Employee Benefits practice. Her practice includes helping employers and insurers comply with complex federal regulations.

Specialties: Affordable Care Act, COBRA, ERISA, Executive Compensation Arrangements, HIPAA, Qualified Retirement Plans, Welfare Benefit Plans

Samantha A. Pattwell | MEMBER AND FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS PRACTICE GROUP CHAIR Lansing | 517-487-4776 | [email protected]

Samantha’s practice involves all aspects of commercial and real estate litigation, with a focus on property disputes, insurance, ERISA litigation, employment litigation, contested mortgage foreclosure cases, and consumer class action defense.

Specialties: Commercial Litigation, ERISA, Property Claims

Michael J. Plati | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5094 | [email protected]

Michael has more than 17 years of experience in commercial litigation. His insurance practice consists of defending insureds in professional responsibility claims, personal injury claims, title disputes and defending insurers in coverage and bad faith disputes.

Specialties: Accountant Malpractice, Auto Accident Claims, Bad Faith Claims, Coverage Disputes, Homeowner’s Liability, Legal Malpractice, Professional Disciplinary Proceedings,

Andrew L. Pringle | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5016 | [email protected]

Andrew practices civil and commercial litigation in state and federal courts.

Specialties: Antitrust Enforcement Actions, Class Actions, Environmental Litigation, EPA Administrative Hearings, Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Matters, Multi-Party Antitrust Litigation

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Michael S. Rubin | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5008 | [email protected]

Michael has more than 30 years of experience in commercial litigation, insurance defense and insurance law.

Specialties: Coverage Disputes, Declaratory Judgments, Director and Officer Liability, Environmental Liability, Legal Malpractice, Title Insurance

Kimberly J. Ruppel | MEMBER Troy | 248.433.7291 | [email protected]

Kim manages Dickinson Wright’s Insurance Task Force. An experienced litigator, she is a council member of the State Bar of Michigan’s Insurance and Indemnity Section, and is active in the Defense Research Institute (DRI). She regularly authors insurance and ERISA-related articles for outside publications, and has presented about insurance-related discovery strategies and HIPAA compliance. Kim is also listed in the 2016 A.M. Best’s Directory of Recommend Insurance Attorneys.

Specialties: Disability Insurance, ERISA/Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Life Insurance

Michael R. Scheurich | MEMBER Phoenix | 602.285.5011 | [email protected]

Mike’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on real estate and commercial lending remedies. For the past 30 years, he has regularly represented several of the largest Phoenix-area title companies and their insureds against escrow and title liability claims.

Specialties: Commercial Litigation, Commercial Lending Litigation, Escrow Liability Claims, Real Estate Litigation, Title Insurance

Ryan M. Shannon | MEMBER AND INSURANCE -REGULATORY PRACTICE GROUP CHAIR Lansing | 517.487.4719 | [email protected]

Ryan assists insurance clients with navigating Michigan’s web of insurance laws and regulations, including insurance holding company, annual filing and investment portfolio requirements. He has also helps clients lobby for insurance law reform.

Specialties: Compliance, Insurance Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement Disputes, Government Relations

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Mark S. Shapiro | PARTNER AND LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP CHAIR Toronto | 416.646.4603 | [email protected]

Mark’s practice involves advising and representing clients in connection with all facets of business, contract and shareholder related litigation, with an emphasis on employment, real estate litigation, mortgage enforcement, and debt collection. He is often called upon to litigate disputes involving the interpretation of insurance contracts, as well as prosecute and defend professional malpractice.

Specialties: Coverage Disputes, Enforcement Actions, Regulatory

Benjamin M. Sobczak | MEMBER Troy | 313.223.3094 | [email protected]

Ben’s practice focuses on insurance-related litigation, representing insurers in disputes with insureds and in enforcement actions brought by state regulatory bodies.

Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Coverage Disputes, Enforcement Actions, ERISA

Timothy M. Strong | MEMBER AND INSURANCE – LITIGATION PRACTICE GROUP CHAIR Phoenix | 602-285-5031| [email protected]

In his insurance-litigation practice, Tim has successfully defended high-stakes cases ranging from class actions attacking institutional claim-handling practices to individual personal-lines bad-faith cases, to complex commercial matters seeking coverage under D&O, CGL, builders risk, commercial property, and cyber-risk policies. Tim regularly defends workers’-compensation carriers against claims of bad faith.

Specialties: Bad Faith Claims, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Coverage Disputes,

Jeffery V. Stuckey | MEMBER Lansing | 517.487.4766 | [email protected]

Jeff’s insurance practice focuses on the administrative aspect of insurance. His experience includes acting as counsel to the Michigan Insurance Commissioner, acting in his capacity as the receiver of three insurance companies.

Specialties: Administrative Litigation, Regulatory Compliance, Formation, Interaction with Regulators

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Kelly M. Telfeyan | OF COUNSEL Nashville | 615.620.1721 | [email protected]

Kelly is a litigator who is licensed to practice in both Tennessee and Colorado. She writes articles for the Dickinson Wright’s Tennessee Insurance Legal News.

Specialties: Auto and Truck Accidents, Employment Discrimination, Governmental Liability, Product Liability

Michael G. Vartanian | MEMBER Ann Arbor | 734.623.1690 | [email protected]

Michael is a litigator who assists insureds with a variety of issues. He also counsels policyholders on the adequacy of their existing coverage and renewal negotiations. He is listed in the AM Best Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.

Specialties: Comprehensive General Liability, Coverage Disputes Regarding EPLI, E&O and Property Claims, Director and Officer Employment Liability, Professional Liability

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