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- Biography
Drew serves as Partner-in-Charge of the Toledo office. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage, employment law and business litigation. He has litigated cases in state and federal court at both the trial and appellate levels. Drew has represented clients in a broad range of settings, including mediation, arbitration and in administrative hearings and investigations.
Drew’s insurance coverage experience includes both litigating complex insurance coverage disputes and providing general counsel for clients regarding their corporate insurance programs. He has actively participated in the negotiation and drafting of complex coverage in place agreements, and he has assisted clients in their implementation. According to clients in the 2022 edition of Chambers USA (Insurance: Ohio), Drew is "levelheaded, very responsive and easy to work with," while sources in the 2021 edition note that he “[h]as deep knowledge and experience in insurance coverage law and litigation, and remains calm in heated situations. He considers client input and is careful and thoughtful about his responses and observations.”
Drew has counseled a range of clients in employment-related issues. He has negotiated contracts for various professionals, including physicians and engineers; and advised employers with regard to corporate employment practices. Drew’s employment litigation experience encompasses a broad range of employment topics, including discrimination, wage and hour violations and enforcement of non-competition agreements. Drew has also represented employers with regard to complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the Ohio Office of Unemployment Compensation.
In addition to the specific areas listed above, Drew has litigated a number of general business disputes. These include disputes over contracts, secured instruments and the defense of shareholder derivative suits.
Drew is certified as a Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law by the Ohio State Bar Association.
- Professional & Civic Activities
- Wood County Bar Association, Member
- Toledo Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Member
- Young Lawyers Division of the ABA Section of Litigation, Member
- Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow and Member of 2011 Fellow Class
- ABLE/LAWO Emerging Leaders' Council, Inaugural Member and Member of Steering Committee
- Chase Elementary Mentor, 2007-2010
- Articles & Presentations
- "When it Rains, It Pours: A Big Year in Insurance Case Law," Co-speaker with Sarah M. Sears, Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Coverage Conference, Independence, Ohio (October 20, 2022)
- "Avoiding Rolling Blackouts - Tips on Policy Renewals, and Avoiding Coverage Gaps," Co-speaker with Todd Bennice of Hylant, Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Coverage Conference, Independence, Ohio (October 27, 2021)
- “National Developments in Insurance Coverage: A Year in Review” Ohio State Bar Association Webcast (March 10, 2021)
- “First Party Property Damage Coverage for Business Interruption Claims ’Debate’,” Co-speaker with Stacy RC Berliner, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Insurance Law Seminar (September 22, 2020)
- “Business Interruption Insurance for COVID-19 Losses,” Co-speaker with Stacy RC Berliner, Columbus Bar Association Webinar (June 12, 2020)
- “Insurance Coverage for COVID-19: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," Co-speaker with Stacy RC Berliner, Brouse McDowell and the Waterville Area Chamber of Commerce Webinar (May 12, 2020)
- “Insurance Coverage for COVID-19: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," Co-speaker with Stacy RC Berliner, Toledo Bar Association (TBA) Webinar (April 30, 2020)
- “Don’t Panic: Let’s Talk Coverage – Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Related Losses,” Co- Speaker Stacy RC Berliner, Insurance Coverage Insights, Brouse McDowell Podcast (April 21, 2020)
- “Tips and Practical Advice on COVID-19 Insurance Coverage," Co-speaker with Stacy RC Berliner, Lucas M. Blower, Jodi Spencer Johnson, P. Wesley Lambert, and Amanda M. Leffler, Brouse McDowell Webinar (April 17, 2020)
- “Insurance Coverage for #MeToo Claims,” co-speaker with Brandi Doniere, Glass Ceiling in the Glass City - 2020 Women in Law Summit, Toledo Bar Association, Toledo, Ohio (March 6, 2020)
- “Options for Handling Legacy Data and Inactive Information,” co-speaker with Kimberly J. Todd and Timothy M. Opsitnick, Drowning in Data: Managing Your Information Before it Manages You, Cleveland, Ohio (December 12, 2019)
- “Preparing for and Recovering After a Natural Disaster,” co-speaker with Lucas M. Blower and Thomas Fladung, Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Coverage Conference, Independence, Ohio (October 10, 2019)
- “Effectively Managing your Insurance Claims,” co-speaker with Amanda M. Leffler and Joseph P. Thacker, Dana In-House Seminar CLE, Maumee, Ohio (October 1, 2019)
- "Beyond Insurance Coverage," co-speaker with Amanda Leffler, Beyond Insurance Conference," The Exchange - Hedging Your Bet: Going Beyond Insurance When Disaster Strikes,” Las Vegas, Nevada (March 28 - 29, 2019)
- "The Data Driven Lawyer: Causation, Genomics, and the Impact on Insurance Coverage," co-speaker with Daniel Maloney, American Bar Association's 31st Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar. (March 1, 2019)
- “Wisconsin Follows ‘Cause Theory’ in Determining Number of Occurrences,” Insurance Coverage Counselor, Brouse McDowell Blog (January 7, 2019)
- "Buyer Beware: Insurance Coverage for Successor Entities After Closing," Ohio State Bar Association's Insurance Law CLE Program (October 16, 2018)
- "Zombie Liabilities: Insurance Coverage for Successor Entities After Closing," co-speaker with Lucas M. Blower, Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Coverage Conference, Independence, Ohio (October 11, 2018)
- "Stronghold Proposes Solvent Scheme," Insurance Recovery, Your Coverage Advisor Vol XXI, Brouse McDowell Newsletter (Fall 2018)
- "Florida's Take on New Anti-Assignment Provision," Insurance Coverage Counselor, Brouse McDowell Blog (September 25, 2018)
- "Transfer of Insurance Rights Under Liability Policies as the Result of the Sale of a Business (Revisited)," American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Vol. 52, Issue 1; Additional Authors: Joseph P. Thacker, Stephen Brown, and Seymour Nayer (Fall 2016)
- "The Heat Is On: Hot Topics In the World of Insurance," ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee annual CLE conference Phoenix, AZ; Panelist, Insurance Transfer in Asset Deals/Stock Deals. (February 2016)
- "Do Rights Transfer Under Occurrence-Based General Liability Policies After the Sale of a Business?" The Brief 53, Additional Authors: Joseph Thacker, Brian D. Heskamp, and Nicholas J. Hammond (Fall 2011)
- "The Devil Is in the Details: A Practical Overview of Notice, Tender and Reservation-of-Rights Letters," Moderator & co-author, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ (March 2011)
- Distinctions
- Ranked in Insurance (Ohio) by Chambers USA — 2021-2022
- Rising Stars™ through a peer- and achievement-based review conducted by the research team at Super Lawyers®, a service of Thomson Reuters legal division — 2018-2019
- Recognized attorney in Who’s Who in Toledo Area Law for Business Litigation — 2018-2019
- Certified as a Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law by the Ohio State Bar Association
