Michael Handler

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Member of CLM Since: 2012

CLM Committees

  • Extra-Contractual

CLM Contributions

  • Speaker - 2014 Insurance Bad Faith/Coverage/ Fraud Conference
  • Speaker - 2015 CLM New York
  • Speaker - 2017 CLM New York Conference and Holiday Party
  • Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Extra-Contractual, Insurance Coverage, Claims and Litigation
  • Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2023 Annual Conference
  • Speaker - 2023 CLM Seattle Chapter Educational and Networking Event 10-5-23
  • Speaker - 2023 CLM Seattle Chapter Fall Education Credits Octoberfest 10-5-23
  • Speaker - AC Test Event Zerone

Articles

Practice Areas

  • Bad Faith
  • Claims Management
  • Cyber Liability
  • Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • E-Discovery
  • Environmental
  • Fraud / SIU
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Litigation Management
  • Municipal Law
  • Professional Liability
  • Property
  • Subrogation

Biography

Michael is a Seattle-based attorney focusing on insurance coverage analysis including defense, indemnity and settlement provisions of third-party liability policies; first-party coverage scope and application of exclusions to reasonably investigated facts; as well as the defense of alleged bad faith, in Washington and elsewhere around the country. Michael has developed his defense-focused litigation practice for nearly three decades, with specialized expertise in complex insurance coverage analysis for over twenty-three years.  He received his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1993.

Using pro-active consultation and problem-solving, Michael and his law firm help their clients to advance, and when necessary to successfully litigate, their positions on high-stakes and/or uncertain coverage-claim risks. 

Education

  • University Of Pennsylvania, Bachelor’s Degree
  • Boston University, Juris Doctor

Admissions/Licenses

  • Bar Admissions: WA, OR
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