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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Aaron French, Katrina Smeltzer and Philip Graham Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C.
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Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard, P.C. is a full-ser- vice law firm with more than 200 attorneys practic- ing across 35+ areas of law, including medical and professional malpractice, products liability, insurance defence, business litigation, transactional law and wealth and estate planning. Serving clients nation- wide, the firm is particularly recognised for its strength as trusted local and regional counsel throughout Mis-
souri, Southern Illinois and Kansas. Built on a values- driven foundation, Sandberg Phoenix was among the first US law firms to offer a client service guarantee – reflecting its commitment to accountability and ex- cellence. The firm maintains offices in St. Louis, Clay- ton, St. Charles and Kansas City, Missouri; Edwards- ville and O’Fallon, Illinois; and Gainesville, Florida.
Authors
Aaron French is a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix in St. Louis, where he leads the insurance group and regularly represents insurance carriers in complex coverage and bad faith litigation in both state and federal
Philip Graham is a shareholder at Sandberg Phoenix in St. Louis with more than 27 years of litigation experience representing commercial insurers in insurance coverage and bad faith disputes. He handles
courts. He has significant trial and appellate experience, securing favourable outcomes for insurers in coverage disputes including summary judgments and declaratory judgments that enforce policy terms. Aaron also writes for the Bad Faith Blog and presents on insurance issues for professional audiences. His practice combines in-depth legal analysis with cost-conscious representation tailored to the needs of insurers.
complex coverage issues across various lines of commercial insurance and provides coverage opinions and litigation services. Philip also has expertise in first-party property damage claim disputes for insurers. His practice balances deep insurance law knowledge with broad litigation experience, giving clients skilled advocacy from coverage analysis through trial in both coverage and bad faith matters.
Katrina Smeltzer is a shareholder in the business litigation practice at Sandberg Phoenix in Kansas City, where she represents and assists insurance carriers in coverage and bad faith matters. She chairs the
firm’s professional liability team and brings extensive litigation experience from pre-suit investigations through trial. Katrina counsels insurers on complex factual and legal coverage disputes across commercial insurance lines and represents insurance professionals and carriers in disputes and claims. Her work includes obtaining favourable outcomes in coverage and bad faith cases and guiding clients on risk mitigation before litigation.
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