Lanahan & Reilley's Insurance Practice Group has extensive experience in representing a variety of individual and business clients in a broad range of insurance related matters involving all types of property and liability insurance. Our diverse client base includes business owners, property owners, homeowners, developers, contractors, small and large corporations, manufacturers, municipalities, auto dealerships, lumber companies, trucking companies, professionals, and insurance companies.

Our Firm's insurance attorneys are experienced in handling complex insurance coverage and bad faith litigation on behalf of policyholders.
In conjunction with our active litigation practice, our attorneys provide advice and opinions to clients as well as other attorneys concerning coverage issues involving property and liability insurance of all kinds.

Insurance Practice Group attorneys have litigated and advised clients on insurance disputes concerning property losses, construction defects, environmental contamination, business losses, bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury, crime coverage, employment related claims, consumer fraud, title insurance, mortgage insurance, directors and officers liability, professional liability and errors and omissions coverage, earthquake, flood, fire, homeowners coverage and automobile coverage.

We are also skilled at handling matters involving reservations of rights, Cumis counsel and additional insured coverage. Our group lends support to the Firm's other litigation attorneys by advising and strategizing on issues to maximize insurance recoveries.

Handling of recent matters includes:

  • Representation of a recent developer in recovering $500 million insurance proceeds.
  • Representation of a beverage company in recovering a $28 million judgment from liability insurers for a distributor.
  • Representation of lumber company in obtaining insurance coverage for environmental claims involving saw mill sites.
  • Representation of software company in a dispute with its liability insurer for reimbursement of a multi-million dollar settlement of a product action.
  • Representation of auto dealerships in obtaining defense and indemnity coverage from liability insurers for consumer and lender actions.
  • Representation of the City of Santa Rosa in connection with insurance coverage issues related to environmental contamination suits.
  • Representation of a resort owner in the recovery of first party property coverage for damage from construction defects and advising the owner concerning maximizing insurance recoveries from liability insurers for both the general contractor its and subcontractors.
  • Representation of a winery in connection with first party property and liability insurance claims arising from contaminated wine.
Contact Information:

MARY DERNER
(707) 524-4241