Insurance coverage counsel for any loss
Paul Langer advises a broad range of corporate clients in insurance coverage disputes in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has helped policyholders with every type of insurance coverage on the market and at every stage of their relationship with insurers, including:
- Pre-suit disputes
- Litigation, from trial through appeal
- Counseling, including analysis of coverage and providing advice regarding tendering of claims, negotiating with insurers in their handling of claims, monitoring policies and coverage, and assisting clients with policy renewals, coverage analysis and coverage audits.
Having faced insurer’s counsel in court and at the negotiating table for more than 35 years, Paul and his team have developed relationships of mutual respect that contribute to pragmatic and efficient resolution of disputes. Insurance company lawyers know he works to negotiate a resolution whenever possible but is ready to go to court when necessary.
Paul is a former member of the firm's governing Executive Committee, former chair of the Chicago office Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group and former Chicago office managing partner.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1985)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1982)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit