Kim Melvin

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 2

Insurance: Insurer

District of Columbia

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Kim Melvin

USA

Practice Areas

Kim represents insurers in connection with coverage issues related to a variety of professional liability lines of coverage, including liability policies covering directors and officers, financial institutions, mutual funds, investment advisors, ERISA plans, rating agencies, insurance companies, insurance brokers, and lawyers. She has particular expertise regarding bankruptcy and insolvency issues arising in the insurance context as well as fiduciary liability matters. Rated among the nation’s leading insurance lawyers by Chambers USA, Kim is recognized as “a fierce advocate for her clients” and “an excellent attorney with strong analytical skills and a deep knowledge of insurance-related law, as well as being a seasoned and creative negotiator” (2022).The Legal 500 US regularly recognizes Kim as a recommended lawyer in Insurance Law, noting clients find her “intelligent, responsive, and excellent with adversaries and mediators” (2017), and an “extremely responsive” (2015) “top attorney” (2016).

Professional Memberships

Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), American Bar Association (ABA), District of Columbia Bar, Virginia Bar, U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and Southern District of Indiana

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Insurance: Insurer - District of Columbia

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kim Melvin is noted for her expertise in insurance disputes relating to professional liability. She represents clients in claims concerning D&O issues as well as breaches of fiduciary duties and warranties.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Kim has unparalleled subject knowledge and handles the other side in a way that defuses the situation but also controls it."