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Over 25% of Ohio's Certified Insurance Coverage Law Specialists are Brouse McDowell Attorneys
2/14/14
Brouse McDowell, a leading regional legal professional association, is proud to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys have been certified as specialists in Insurance Coverage Law. Newly certified specialists from Brouse McDowell are Keven Drummond Eiber, Amanda M. Leffler, Caroline L. Marks, and Paul A. Rose.
Only 14 lawyers throughout Ohio have been certified as specialists in insurance coverage law, and four of those lawyers are at Brouse McDowell, giving the firm the largest contingent of such specialists of any firm in the state. Attorneys who devote a large part of their practice to a particular area may choose to earn specialty certification. To obtain this certification attorneys must, in addition to other requirements, demonstrate substantial and continuing involvement in their practice to that particular field of law; submit five references from other lawyers attesting to their competency in the specialty area; earn 36 hours of intermediate or advanced continuing legal education credits in the specialty area during the past three years, and pass a written examination in the specialty area. Those who have earned a specialty certification must be re-certified at least every four to seven years and must report annually to the certifying agency.
Brouse has been at the forefront of complex commercial insurance coverage claims issues for more than 25 years. The firm’s insurance coverage clients include both U.S. and foreign businesses in many industries and of all sizes, from closely held corporations to Fortune 100 Companies. Our lawyers also have taken the lead in critical amicus efforts in both federal and state courts to develop and protect the law for the benefit of policyholders.
Keven Drummond Eiber is a partner and Co-Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses primarily in the area of insurance coverage – litigating insurance coverage disputes for business clients, negotiating insurance recoveries and advising clients on insurance coverage issues in the context of both claims and policy acquisition and renewal. Keven has experience handling a wide range of coverage issues, including general liability claims, catastrophic property losses, and claims involving professional liability, directors and officers liability, intellectual property matters and business interruption. Keven is a graduate of the University of Illinois (BA, 1980), and the American University Washington College of Law (JD, 1983).
Amanda M. Leffler is a partner and Co-Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Litigation Practice Group. Amanda has substantial experience in both negotiating claim resolution prior to litigation and prosecuting coverage cases against insurers who have denied claims. She has assisted in recovering over one hundred million dollars for policyholders and has expertise in numerous types of coverage disputes, including general liability, construction, directors and officers, property, asbestos, and environmental liability. Amanda is a graduate of The University of Toledo, (BA, 1999) and The University of Akron School of Law, summa cum laude, (JD, 2002).
Caroline L. Marks is a partner in the Insurance Recovery and Litigation Practice Groups at Brouse McDowell. Caroline devotes her practice to complex insurance recovery litigation involving underlying asbestos and environmental liabilities and first party property damage claims, complex business litigation matters, and appellate proceedings. Prior to joining Brouse McDowell, Caroline worked as a judicial law clerk for Judge William G. Batchelder at the Ninth District Court of Appeals and then for Justice Terrence O’Donnell at the Supreme Court of Ohio. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BA, 1996) and Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD, 1999).
Paul A. Rose is a partner and Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group. He has over 30 years of experience as a business litigator focusing in particular on cases concerning complex insurance coverage disputes. He has practiced in trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio and in the Ohio Supreme Court, as well as the courts of various other states. He also has appeared in various federal courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Paul is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with special distinction, (BA, 1979) and The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, with honors, (JD, 1982).
Only 14 lawyers throughout Ohio have been certified as specialists in insurance coverage law, and four of those lawyers are at Brouse McDowell, giving the firm the largest contingent of such specialists of any firm in the state. Attorneys who devote a large part of their practice to a particular area may choose to earn specialty certification. To obtain this certification attorneys must, in addition to other requirements, demonstrate substantial and continuing involvement in their practice to that particular field of law; submit five references from other lawyers attesting to their competency in the specialty area; earn 36 hours of intermediate or advanced continuing legal education credits in the specialty area during the past three years, and pass a written examination in the specialty area. Those who have earned a specialty certification must be re-certified at least every four to seven years and must report annually to the certifying agency.
Brouse has been at the forefront of complex commercial insurance coverage claims issues for more than 25 years. The firm’s insurance coverage clients include both U.S. and foreign businesses in many industries and of all sizes, from closely held corporations to Fortune 100 Companies. Our lawyers also have taken the lead in critical amicus efforts in both federal and state courts to develop and protect the law for the benefit of policyholders.
Keven Drummond Eiber is a partner and Co-Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Litigation Practice Group. She focuses primarily in the area of insurance coverage – litigating insurance coverage disputes for business clients, negotiating insurance recoveries and advising clients on insurance coverage issues in the context of both claims and policy acquisition and renewal. Keven has experience handling a wide range of coverage issues, including general liability claims, catastrophic property losses, and claims involving professional liability, directors and officers liability, intellectual property matters and business interruption. Keven is a graduate of the University of Illinois (BA, 1980), and the American University Washington College of Law (JD, 1983).
Amanda M. Leffler is a partner and Co-Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Litigation Practice Group. Amanda has substantial experience in both negotiating claim resolution prior to litigation and prosecuting coverage cases against insurers who have denied claims. She has assisted in recovering over one hundred million dollars for policyholders and has expertise in numerous types of coverage disputes, including general liability, construction, directors and officers, property, asbestos, and environmental liability. Amanda is a graduate of The University of Toledo, (BA, 1999) and The University of Akron School of Law, summa cum laude, (JD, 2002).
Caroline L. Marks is a partner in the Insurance Recovery and Litigation Practice Groups at Brouse McDowell. Caroline devotes her practice to complex insurance recovery litigation involving underlying asbestos and environmental liabilities and first party property damage claims, complex business litigation matters, and appellate proceedings. Prior to joining Brouse McDowell, Caroline worked as a judicial law clerk for Judge William G. Batchelder at the Ninth District Court of Appeals and then for Justice Terrence O’Donnell at the Supreme Court of Ohio. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BA, 1996) and Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD, 1999).
Paul A. Rose is a partner and Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group. He has over 30 years of experience as a business litigator focusing in particular on cases concerning complex insurance coverage disputes. He has practiced in trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio and in the Ohio Supreme Court, as well as the courts of various other states. He also has appeared in various federal courts, including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Paul is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, with special distinction, (BA, 1979) and The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, with honors, (JD, 1982).
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