Practice Areas
Sara Brundage is an insurance coverage and litigation attorney who handles complex commercial disputes involving domestic and international commercial insurance companies, captives and risk-retention groups, self-insured entities, and other corporate entities on coverage, claim loss, cyber liability, and risk analysis. She has extensive experience handling insurance coverage and reinsurance matters for clients, including disputes arising out of professional and general liability, advertising, construction, data security and privacy, directors and officers, employment, environmental, errors and omissions, and products liability.
- Represents policyholders and insureds in insurance and reinsurance reimbursement disputes that involve third-party liability claims
- Counsels clients on interpreting and constructing insurance policy language, risk management issues and coverage disputes
- Advises clients on complex insurance claims, reinsurance issues, bad faith exposures, and general business matters
- Provides policy language with manuscripted policies for captives, self- insurers and risk retention groups
- Conducts policy form reviews and comparisons
- Assists clients in legal and coverage issues arising in the operation of a self-insured loss control and claims management program, including the preparation of coverage analyses (i.e. reservation of rights and denial letters)
- Advises clients in a wide range of issues, such as defense rights of policyholders involved in pending litigation and complex commercial litigation matters
- Frequently speaks at industry seminars and for clients on insurance risk, coverage and related issues
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Michigan
-Insurance and Indemnity Law Section, 2012-present
-Litigation Section, 2012-present
Illinois State Bar Association, 2006-present
American Bar Association, 2006-present
Ingham County Bar Association, 2012-present
Kalamazoo Bar Association 2012-present
Chicago Bar Association, 2006-present
Publications
Considerations in Response to Criminal Charges Against Providers for Medical Negligence
Medical Professional Liability Associates - 2023
Cyber Insurance 101
Cybersecurity Policy Report Strategic Perspectives - August 4, 2021
The How and Why of Captive Policy Review
Captive Review Magazine - October 2017
Responding to a Complaint: Michigan
Practical Law Company - May 2013