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Skarzynski Marick & Black is a preeminent U.S. law firm dedicated to representing the insurance industry. The firm is recognized for its expertise with a wide variety of insurance, including directors and officers, property and casualty, aviation, professional liability, cyber, and product recall and contamination coverages. The firm represents domestic and international insurers in their most difficult and complex matters, including the enormous exposures faced by the industry over the past several decades. The firm takes great pride in being recognized by Chambers USA as “a go-to firm for complex coverage matters.”
The firm provides strategic counsel to insurers with handling complex, high value claims, drafting policy language and responding to cutting edge matters presenting portfolio risks. It enjoys an international reputation for the strength of its advocacy and the level of dedication it brings to representing insurers in high stakes disputes before state and federal courts across the United States, international tribunals, and arbitration panels. It has achieved well-publicized victories in trial and appellate courts in cases that have shaped insurance principles and established important precedent. The firm’s success is founded on a deep understanding of the insurance industry – from the underwriting, claims, and legal perspectives – and its unmatched commitment to providing outstanding service to its clients.
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Skarzynski Marick & Black represented Zurich in the lawsuit filed by 3M and Aearo against Zurich and other insurers.
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Skarzynski is sophisticated and knows key players and other firms in the industry. Its attorneys are knowledgeable and commercially aware. The firm's bench has good depth and strength.
Skarzynski has strong legal skills and experience with specialized insurance coverage issues. Some other key strengths are its responsiveness, good communication, great writing and oral advocacy.
Skarzynski has a very strong coverage team that has a deep bench of very experienced attorneys excelling in the field.
The work I do with Skarzynski is extremely complex and it handles this well. The firm has a deep bench of extraordinary lawyers, who are strong advocates in court and are proactive and communicative.
Skarzynski is sophisticated and knows key players and other firms in the industry. Its attorneys are knowledgeable and commercially aware. The firm's bench has good depth and strength.
Skarzynski has strong legal skills and experience with specialized insurance coverage issues. Some other key strengths are its responsiveness, good communication, great writing and oral advocacy.
Skarzynski has a very strong coverage team that has a deep bench of very experienced attorneys excelling in the field.
The work I do with Skarzynski is extremely complex and it handles this well. The firm has a deep bench of extraordinary lawyers, who are strong advocates in court and are proactive and communicative.
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Michael Marick draws widespread praise for his successful representations of domestic and international insurance companies in complex, high value disputes. His experience includes expertly handling litigation stemming from allegations of sexual abuse and claims concerning the opioid crisis.
Michael Marick is excellent, practical, good to work with and a good representative for his clients. He finds a way to resolve issues.
Michael has achieved excellent results on very difficult cases. He is extremely sophisticated and adept at navigating complex and difficult situations. I recommend him without hesitation.
Michael provides excellent communication and responsiveness. He is our go-to for analysis in this space.
Michael is about as good as it gets. He is very experienced and knows the law as well as anyone, alongside being an ethical practitioner.
I consider Michael to be one of the best in the business. He is a go-to option for the largest insurance coverage exposures and is formidable in litigation.
James is an exceptional lawyer. He is wise, thorough and responsive.
James is efficient, easy to work with and responsive. He provides practical counsel and is strong at building rapport with all parties. He ensures things go smoothly to work towards a good resolution.
James is experienced and competent. He is a tough adversary but he is easy to work with.
James is a go-to option for the largest insurance coverage exposures and will match up against any of the best policyholder counsel in the country.
James does a great job on difficult cases and provides a great strategy and game plan. He resolves matters to achieve our goals. He has a direct approach and is willing to talk straight in his advice.
Karen is one of the strongest coverage attorneys I work with.
Karen always knows everything about the case. Negotiations are seamless and she is very collaborative in her approach to working together.
Karen has a thorough and nuanced understanding of insurance coverage law. She is a strong strategic thinker, an exceptional oral advocate and an extemporaneous thinker.
Karen does an amazing job of taking analysis and drilling it down to the main points of what we need to focus on and planning strategy based on this. Her communication and responsiveness are strong.
Karen is terrific to work with. She consistently makes us aware of things we need but haven't asked for. She knows our matters inside and out and how they fit into the industry as a whole.
Joel Vander Vliet offers a broad range of skills in litigation matters. He often acts for insurers in trial, appellate and ADR proceedings across coverage and bad faith claims.
Joel offers excellent communication and responsiveness and our go-to for analysis in this space.
Joel is responsive and very knowledgeable.
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