Brouse McDowell Partner Lucas M. Blower Certified as Insurance Coverage Law Specialist

Brouse McDowell, a leading regional business law firm, is proud to announce that Lucas M. Blower has been certified as a specialist in Insurance Coverage Law.

Twenty four Ohio lawyers have been certified as specialists in insurance coverage law and five are at Brouse McDowell, making up the largest contingent of such specialists of any firm in the state. In addition to Blower’s recent certification, Brouse attorneys Amanda M. Leffler, Caroline L. Marks, and Paul A. Rose were certified in February 2014, and Gabrielle T. Kelly was certified in 2015.

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.

Blower practices in the area of complex litigation and has experience representing business clients in class-action lawsuits, policyholders in liability insurance recovery actions, and title insurance companies in disputes with financial institutions. He is a member of the ADM Board (County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board), and is a Barrister of the Scanlon Inn of Court. Lucas was also named a Rising Star™ through a peer- and achievement-based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers, a service of Thomson Reuters legal division in 2012, 2013 and 2015-2017. Lucas earned his Bachelor of Arts from The University of Akron, and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Akron School of Law, summa cum laude. Lucas and his family reside in Bath, Ohio.

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.