Mark Boyle

Practice Areas

Mr. Boyle concentrates his practice insurance recovery including all aspects of insurance recovery including coverage denials, claim presentation, insurance bad faith matters, litigation, and appeals. The focus of my practice is the representation of individual and business policyholders in large construction insurance disputes and catastrophic losses Mr. Boyle has tried over 50 cases to verdict, handled more than 100 appeals, participated in more than 60 arbitrations, and handled hundreds of bad faith action. Mr. Boyle handles cases across the country.

By staying abreast of the latest developments in insurance law, across Florida and throughout the country, Mr. Boyle is familiar with the intricacies of insurance law and his practice is dedicated to holding the insurance companies responsible for their obligations under the insurance policy – which is at its core, a promise between the policyholder and the insurance company.

Mr. Boyle was the prevailing attorney in the matter of United States Fire Insurance Company v. J.S.U.B., Inc. 979 So. 2d 871 (Fla. 2007). The J.S.U.B. decision allowed coverage for defective construction for contractors and developers under commercial general liability policies (CGL) for the first time in Florida history. Mr. Boyle handled the J.S.U.B. matter at the claims presentation stage, at trial, and through final appellate resolution in favor of the policyholder before the Florida Supreme Court.

With the assistance of able co-counsel, Mr. Boyle prevailed in the matter of Sebo v American Home Assurance Company, 208 So.3d 694 (Fla. 2016). The Sebo decision reaffirmed Florida's fealty to the Concurrent Cause Doctrine in first-party insurance disputes and disallowed the insurer's attempt to apply the highly restrictive Efficient Proximate Cause rule.

Mr. Boyle was also insurance coverage counsel to the receiver in the recent Champlain Towers Collapse case which resulted in the largest construction settlement in the history of the United States in less than one year.

Mr. Boyle also serves as a Circuit-Court mediator and arbitration of insurance coverage disputes.

Professional Memberships

• American College of Coverage Counsel (“ACCC”)

• Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions – Contract and Business Cases-Chairman Elect 2023

• American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”)

• American Bar Association - Tort & Insurance Practice Section - Editor of the Annual Survey of Law

• Florida State Bar Grievance Committee for the 20th Judicial Circuit

• Lee County Bar Association

• Collier County Bar Association

• Orange County Bar Association