Pamela G. Michiels

Pam Michiels serves as counsel to the firm in the Insurance and Reinsurance practice group. For more than twenty years, her practice has been devoted exclusively to counseling insurers. She advises both overseas and domestic insurance clients in complex coverage disputes involving a wide variety of issues concerning professional liability/errors and omissions, general liability, umbrella/excess, first-party and energy policies. Her experience extends to a myriad of coverage issues, including those arising out of exposures such as errors and omissions of architects, engineers, insurance professionals, and lawyers; environmental and toxic tort; intellectual property; employment; marine/energy; and extra-contractual liability. She serves as regional coverage counsel for a number of insurers.

Ms. Michiels also manages insurance coverage litigation on behalf of insurance clients and counsels clients relative to litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategies. She frequently assists clients with the drafting of policy wordings, and provides advice on effective claims handling practices. Within the firm, she mentors and manages a team of coverage attorneys in the Insurance and Reinsurance practice group.