eCourse
Insurance Law Ethics: Challenges and Best Practices; The Tripartite Relationship; plus What Clients Want
Contains material from Dec 2014
Part 3 should be required for anyone involved with corporate attorneys and outside counsel. It goes beyond Insurance.
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Session 2: The Tripartite Relationship: Navigate the Bermuda Triangle in Texas - An overview of the who, what, where, when and how with regard to the tripartite relationship between an insurer, its insured, and the defense counsel, placing particular focus on the ethical dilemmas faced by the parties, and when the insured is entitled to the selection of independent counsel.
Session 3: What Clients Want - Hear from an insurance broker, a major company senior counsel and a carrier in-house attorney about what they are looking for from their attorneys and how they approach coverage issues.
Includes: Audio Paper Slides
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William J. Chriss
Session 1
—25 mins
Things Insurance Lawyers Need to Know (Dec 2014)
An examination of the special problems and challenges of practicing insurance law, including how to be a better coverage lawyer, how to avoid becoming a fact witness, how to avoid becoming an adjuster and other traps.
Originally presented: Nov 2014 Insurance Law Institute
William J. Chriss,
Law Office of William J. Chriss, P.C., Of Counsel to Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P. - Corpus Christi, TX
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Jes Alexander
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Session 2
—31 mins
The Bermuda Triangle in Texas: How to Navigate the Tripartite Relationship (Dec 2014)
An overview of the who, what, where, when and how with regard to the tripartite relationship between an insurer, its insured, and the defense counsel, placing particular focus on the ethical dilemmas faced by the parties, and when the insured is entitled to the selection of independent counsel.
Originally presented: Nov 2014 Insurance Law Institute
Jes Alexander,
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. - Dallas, TX
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Stephen A. Melendi, Donald E. Bowles, D. Christopher Heckman, Kiera O'Connell Goral
Session 3
—51 mins
What Clients Want (Dec 2014)
Hear from an insurance broker, a major company senior counsel and a carrier in-house attorney about what they are looking for from their attorneys and how they approach coverage issues.
Originally presented: Nov 2014 Insurance Law Institute
Stephen A. Melendi,
Tollefson Bradley Mitchell & Melendi, LLP - Dallas, TX
Donald E. Bowles,
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP - Dallas, TX
D. Christopher Heckman,
Exxon Mobil Corporation - Irving, TX
Kiera O'Connell Goral,
XL Group - Dallas, TX