Practice Areas

Commercial Property Litigation

We have extensive experience representing parties in first-party and third-party lawsuits. Our experience includes handling all forms of commercial property loss claims including:

  • First-party coverage denial

  • Bad Faith

  • Interpretation of coverage, exclusions, and layers of coverage extended

  • Business interruption claims

  • Loss of use

  • Broker liability

  • Third-party tortfeasor liability

  • Third-party negligence

We have litigated first and third-party property damage cases throughout the country arising from issues surrounding fire and wind loss, water damage, tree damage, animal and mold infestation, and natural disasters.

We are uniquely positioned to analyze and handle all levels of a property dispute. As General Counsel to a national insurance trade association for over 20 years, Brian Goodman has long been recognized as a leader in the area of property litigation. Reflective of his credentials, Brian has served as an expert witness in first party property cases throughout the country and has also testified before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (www.naic.org) and in numerous state legislatures regarding issues of property damage claims. Brian has also lectured for continuing education credits at the First Party Claims Conference for ten years, instructing claims professionals and lawyers on issues relating to first party property claims.

Residential Property Litigation

Our attorneys have extensive experience litigating residential property insurance claims for homeowners, tenants of apartment buildings, and others.

Some of the most common issues in residential and property litigation that we take on include:

  • Denial of claims by your insurance company

  • Insurance company’s refusal to pay for the full extent of your property damage

  • Broker malpractice for not securing sufficient insurance coverage

  • Third party property loss litigation where your property was damaged by the negligence of another, such as a contractor hired to do work on your home.

We have handled property damage claims arising from fire, hurricanes, wind and/or tornado damage, mold/animal infestation, fallen trees, and explosions, among other sources of damage. We have decades of experience litigating cases against insurance companies, insurance brokers, and contractors in first-party and third-party lawsuits.

If you have any questions surrounding a property claim, please contact us.