Melanie Morgan Norris
Of Counsel (Team Leader)
Office:
Wheeling, WV
Laurie C. Barbe
Member (Team Leader)
Office:
Morgantown, WV
About
Steptoe & Johnson’s Insurance Company Team has more than 100 years of experience providing legal service and advice to the insurance industry. Our attorneys possess a wealth of experience, knowledge, and understanding of insurance issues. We are prepared to manage insurance carriers’ complex legal issues and defend insurance companies during claim investigations.
Our Insurance Company Team attorneys handle insurance matters in the following practice areas:
- Coverage issues
- Declaratory judgment actions in both federal and state courts
- Defense of first party cases including suits asserting "bad faith" and allegations of unfair settlement practices
- Counseling companies, agents, brokers, and individuals on insurance matters
- Handling insurance receiverships, liquidations, and guaranty matters
- Regulatory aspects of insurance, including consumer complaints and other administrative matters involving the Insurance Commissioner
- Agent and broker liability issues
- Fidelity and surety bond obligations and litigation
- Compliance issues
- Life, health, disability, and retirement insurance, including matters involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Complex uninsured and underinsured motorist issues
- Investigation and evaluation of suspicious claims, including conducting examinations under oath
WHAT SETS US APART
- Team dedicated to first party and claims coverage matters
- First Look newsletter providing a national look at first party issues
- National reach and local knowledge
- Court-specific advice regarding trial or settlement strategies
Know-How
Team Members
