Insurance
USA Guide 2024 : North Carolina
Band 1
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+1 919 789 5300Chambers Review
Phelps Dunbar LLP possesses an experienced team of insurance practitioners highly sought after by a broad client base of insurers. The firm expertly handles complex coverage claims involving a raft of issues, including property, commercial general liability and personal injury.
Work Highlights
- Phelps Dunbar LLP represented XL Specialty Insurance Company and XL Insurance America in a suit brought by Smithfield Foods seeking insurance coverage relating to its settlement with plaintiffs alleging public nuisances created by the company's hog farms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The matters we work with them on involve multiple lines and require sophisticated analysis. The team not only has experienced, qualified partners but also other senior lawyers and associates with a great deal of insurance coverage and related litigation experience."
"Each of the attorneys I work with is extremely skilled."
"They provide great attention to detail and strategy. They are quick to respond to client inquiries and keep the client posted on matters as they develop."
"The matters we work with them on involve multiple lines and require sophisticated analysis. The team not only has experienced, qualified partners but also other senior lawyers and associates with a great deal of insurance coverage and related litigation experience."
"Each of the attorneys I work with is extremely skilled."
"They provide great attention to detail and strategy. They are quick to respond to client inquiries and keep the client posted on matters as they develop."
Notable Practitioners
Kevin O'Brien is an experienced insurance litigator frequently sought after by carriers to handle first and third-party coverage matters and bad faith litigation arising from a variety of contexts.
"Kevin is one of the smartest, most knowledgeable and most dependable attorneys I have worked with. He is trustworthy counsel."
"Kevin is a very good insurance litigator."
Tom Contois focuses his practice on the representation of insurance carriers in coverage claims and bad faith litigation, with experience handling nuisance, construction and property damage-related cases.
"Tom is a top-notch advocate and counselor."
"He is always ahead of everyone else on coverage analysis."