First Party PIP / MPC

Our Insurance Defense Group represents insurance carriers and their insureds in a wide variety of matters at all levels of the state and federal court systems. Our lawyers work with the client to identify the desired end result early in a case, and to develop strategies for achieving that goal. We understand that the goal and the strategy can change over the course of a case, and we adapt easily and responsively to a client’s call for a new direction. We anticipate the client’s needs, the opposing party’s next move, and the court’s decisions, and communicate our advice to the client in a timely manner.

The Insurance Defense Group has a solid record of success in both trial and appellate courts, in mediation and arbitration, and in alternative dispute resolution. We work with the client to develop creative strategies for achieving a non-litigated result on a case-by-case basis, and have achieved positive results in a wide variety of particularly challenging matters.

Areas of focus include:

  • Automobile accidents
  • Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist
  • Property and Casualty
  • Premises liability
  • Contract disputes
  • Construction law
  • Bad Faith
  • Fire, Arson and Fraud
  • Commercial liability
  • Defamation and libel
  • Insurance coverage
  • Environmental and toxic tort
  • Subrogation
  • Products liability

First Party PIP / MPC Attorneys

Gary A. Drakas
David R. Friedman
Jennifer L. Stauffer
James W. Watson