Milan G. Marinkovich

Milan G. Marinkovich is the managing attorney in The Woodlands, Texas office of MILAN G. MARINKOVICH & ASSOCIATES, PLLC. Milan received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Juris Doctor at Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In addition to his work as lead defense counsel, Milan provides insurers with coverage opinions, reservation of rights letters, and conducts examinations under oath on suspected fraudulent claim submissions. With more than seven years of experience managing coverage issues and personal injury liability claims for an automobile liability insurer in two states (Georgia and Texas), Milan is adept at each of these respective aspects of insurance. His litigation practice focuses on insurance coverage and defense: personal automobile, commercial trucking, general liability, premises liability, and select criminal law matters.

Milan is a former Assistant Nueces County Attorney in the Civil Litigation Division (Corpus Christi, Texas), where he successfully argued two published cases before the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. His responsibilities included defending Nueces County, its officials, departments and employees in civil lawsuits in both state and federal court; representing those same officials in Civil Service Commission hearings; representing the State at hearings for court ordered mental health services (involuntary confinement and/or treatment); representing domestic violence victims seeking protective orders, and responding to a variety of Public Information Act requests. He is also a former Assistant District Attorney who prosecuted numerous misdemeanor and felony criminal cases before juries with the Nueces County District Attorney’s office.

Milan is a current member of the Woodlands Bar Association, a legal advocate for both the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) and Texas Association of Special Investigation Units (TASIU). He represents individuals, corporations, and insurance carriers in all state courts throughout Texas and has represented trucking clients in Tennessee, Pro Hac Vice, pursuant to Rule 19 of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Milan was admitted to federal practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on August 2, 2018.

Memberships (Current & Former)

• Woodlands Bar Association 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• International Association of Special Investigation Units - IASIU (Legal Advocate) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Texas Association of Special Investigation Units – TASIU (Legal Advocate) 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• CLM – Claims & Litigation Management Alliance 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 2012, 2013, 2014

Texas Venues

Milan has been the lead attorney for a variety of clients in thirty (30) Texas counties: Angelina, Bell, Bexar, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Ector, El Paso, Fort Bend, Freestone, Gregg, Harris, Hidalgo, Jackson, Johnson, Liberty, Lubbock, Midland, Montgomery, Nueces, Parker, Polk, Rockwall, Smith, San Jacinto, Tarrant, Travis, Van Zandt, and Webb

Published Appellate Cases

Nueces County and Larry Olivarez, Sheriff v. Ferguson, 97 S.W.3d 205, . - Corpus Christi, 2002
(No. 13-02-230-CV); Counsel for Appellants

Soliz v. Nueces County, 134 S.W.3d 298, . - Corpus Christi, 2003
(No. 13-02-197-CV); Counsel for Appellee

Publications

March 2016: Verdict Search: Daniel Duran, Barbara Rivera, and minor child v. Patsy L. Williams
• Vol. 17, Issue 11

December 2016: Verdict Search: Maria Chavez v. Amanuel Drar
• Vol. 17, Issue 1

August 2015: Use of Social Media in Claims Fraud Investigation
• Published in the TASIU Observer

June 2015: VerdictSearch. Featured Verdict: Dupree v. PrimeFlight Aviation Services, Inc.
• Vol. 15, Issue 26

Selected Lectures and Panels

October 13, 2017 Deconstructing the ESI Buildup: A Proactive Approach
• Lectured at a Fortune 500 Insurer’s Training Seminar
o Houston, Texas

August 24, 2017 Deconstructing the ESI Buildup: A Proactive Approach
• Lectured at an Insurer’s Training Seminar
o Houston, Texas

April 6, 2017 Deconstructing the ESI Buildup: A Proactive Approach
• Lectured at the 2017 TASIU Gulf Coast Insurance Fraud Seminar
o Pasadena, Texas

January 20, 2017 Examinations Under Oath for the SIU Investigator
• Lectured at an Insurer’s Conference
o Brownsville, Texas

November 11, 2015 Use of Social Media in Claims Fraud Investigation
• Guest Speaker, TASIU Meeting
o Houston, Texas

October 26, 2015: Recorded Statements: The Texas Perspective and
Effective Claims Management
• Lectured at an Insurer’s Training Seminar
o Fort Worth, Texas

April 30, 2015: Recorded Statements: The Texas Perspective (CE Lecture) and
Effective Claims Management (CE Lecture)
• Lectured at an Insurer’s Conference
o Houston, Texas

April 9, 2015: Recorded Statements: The Texas Perspective (CE Lecture)
• Lectured at the 2015 TASIU Gulf Coast Insurance Fraud Seminar
o Cypress, Texas

March 26, 2015: Deconstructing the ESI Buildup – The Proactive Approach (Panel Speaker)
• Lectured at the 2015 Claims and Litigation Management “CLM” Annual Conference
o Palm Desert, California

March 19, 2015: Effective Claims Management (CE Lecture)
• Lectured at an Insurer’s Annual Conference
o Dallas, Texas