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Smith, Gambrell & Russell is a specialist reinsurance team offering broad experience litigating disputes arising from breach of contract, life insurance and personal injury claims, among others. The group has additional capabilities in arbitrations in the insurance space.
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP represented the underwriters at Lloyd’s in a class action on behalf of all US persons and entities that purchased insurance coverage from Lloyd’s of London.
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The firm can work well between states well and has the capacity to handle any cross-border matter. It specializes in this space and has strong knowledge and expertise in this niche.
They are great communicators and have demonstrated the ability to comprehend very esoteric issues. The team is well rounded in many disciplines and function as one team in support of each other.
They have specialists for everything and are very well connected, with strong market knowledge.
The firm can work well between states well and has the capacity to handle any cross-border matter. It specializes in this space and has strong knowledge and expertise in this niche.
They are great communicators and have demonstrated the ability to comprehend very esoteric issues. The team is well rounded in many disciplines and function as one team in support of each other.
They have specialists for everything and are very well connected, with strong market knowledge.
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Joe McCullough handles litigation and arbitrations on behalf of industry-leading reinsurance clients. His expertise includes managing high value claims stemming from bankruptcy and personal injury-related losses.
He has strong organization skills, prepares the cases very well and provides excellent strategy on complex disputes. He is a great leader.
He is a true team leader, possessing an uncanny ability to communicate effectively with each team member on their particular role in the litigation. You can be confident that nothing will go awry.
He is a strategic thinker and always has a tailored plan for how to approach things. He is also commercially sensible and can adjust priorities according to the profile of the matter at hand.
He has a lot of knowledge and contacts across the industry.
He does a great job and we like working with him.
Thomas is a strategic thinker and always has a tailored plan for how to approach things.
Thomas is quite well-prepared and able to discuss technical topics as well as legal issues.
Jim sees the entire playing field and displays a diverse breadth of knowledge. His level of preparedness comes shining through, especially in his opening and closing remarks.
Katheleen Ehrhart draws praise for her advocacy for clients. She has experience handling a range of reinsurance matters.
Kathleen is a fearless litigator, demonstrating the ability to go toe-to-toe with expert witnesses on their own field of expertise. Her gift of persuasion is truly remarkable.
Peter Steffen brings experience handling arbitration and other litigation matters on behalf of companies. His recent experience includes handling asbestos claims, reinsurance and class action suits.
Peter is always a pleasure to work with. He is responsive, thorough and conscientious of our business concerns.
Peter displays exceptional attention to details, his memory skills are truly amazing.