Sherilyn Pastor joins a panel during the American Bar Association’s Spring 2021 National Legal Malpractice Conference. Using a series of short hypotheticals, this panel considers how a law firm’s actions in handling a claim or potential claim may impact the availability of insurance coverage and the firm’s risk management practices. A law firm General Counsel and coverage counsel on both the insurer- and policyholder-sides present their unique and potentially conflicting perspectives on common coverage issues that may arise in connection with a law firm’s claim response. This lively discussion includes timely notice, other reporting requirements, consent, and the firm’s duty to cooperate.
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