John David Dickenson

Practice Areas

John David (J.D.) Dickenson focuses his practice in the area of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He represents domestic and international insurers in complex coverage, claims handling, and bad faith litigation and also provides coverage and excess exposure opinions.

He regularly counsels insurers on medical and legal professional liability, general liability, first party property matters and climate related risks. His work includes monitoring potential excess exposure issues, conducting complex coverage analysis, and handling multiple claimant issues.

J.D. practices in state and federal court and has tried cases to verdict in both venues. J.D. has served as lead counsel in many high profile insurance coverage suits.

Career

Shareholder, Global Insurance Department, Cozen O’Connor, Office Managing Partner

Professional Memberships

Order of Barristers, Florida Defense Lawyers Association

Publications

Florida Enacts Broad Insurance Reforms Focusing on Bad Faith (Property Insurance Law Observer Blog) - March 29, 2023

Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms (Property Insurance Law Observer Blog) - December 16, 2022

Florida Property Insurance Reform Round Three Brings Big Changes (Property Insurance Law Observer Blog) - June 01, 2022

Global Insurance Perspectives on Climate Change (White Paper) - July 21, 2021

A Look Inside Florida’s Recent Property Insurance Reform (Property Insurance Law Observer Blog) - June 14, 2021

Personal

J.D. earned his bachelor's degree from Lafayette College and graduated cum laude from Stetson University College of Law. In his free time, J.D. is an avid outdoorsman and conservationist. He is a past Chairman of the State Board of Directors of the Coastal Conservation Association Florida, founder of its South Palm Beach Chapter, and past Chairman and co-founder of its Statewide Habitat Restoration Committee.

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