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Michael E. Lechliter

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    Mike Lechliter is a partner practicing in the firm’s Insurance Coverage and Appellate practice groups, representing policyholders in complex coverage disputes. He has represented policyholders in federal and state courts involving a variety of underlying claims, including environmental, sports, cyber, asbestos, and first-party property claims. His work has helped his clients recover hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds.

    Mike has extensive trial experience, and has successfully represented policyholders at trial for more than a decade. In addition, he has significant appellate experience, including in representing policyholders in response to insurer appeals. He also advises policyholders with claims resolution outside of litigation.

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  • Representative Matters
    • Representation of KeySpan Gas East Company in litigation regarding insurance coverage for environmental cleanup costs.
    • Representation of the National Football League in litigation regarding insurance coverage for concussion-related personal injury claims.
    • Representation of The Narragansett Electric Company in litigation regarding insurance coverage for environmental cleanup costs.
    • Representation of Merck in coverage litigation for losses arising out of the NotPetya malware.
    • Representation of Brooklyn Union Gas Company in litigation regarding insurance coverage for environmental cleanup costs.
    • Representation of a large hotel owner and operator in an insurance coverage dispute over property damage to its hotels.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 2005
        • Michigan Law Review, Notes Editor
    • University of Richmond, B.S., 2001
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Karen J. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2005 - 2007
    Pro Bono
    • Representation of an individual on death row in Alabama in connection with his petition for post-conviction review.
    • Assisting a civil rights committee in connection with legislative efforts to supersede the U.S. Parole Commission v. Noble decision, which significantly affected the rights of DC parolees.
    Accolades
    • Legal 500 US, Insurance - Advice to Policyholders (2016)

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