Siobhán A. Mueller concentrates her legal practice on insurance coverage and defense litigation.
Siobhán has vast experience in the area of insurance coverage, notably acting as coverage counsel for leading primary and excess domestic and international insurers with respect to complex insurance coverage matters. Areas of specialization include, but are not limited to, directors and officers’ liability, errors and omissions liability, lawyers professional liability, employment practices liability, cyber liability and miscellaneous professional liability.
Siobhán also has experience acting as defense counsel to insurers in complex insurance coverage litigations in state and federal courts nationwide. She has litigated bad faith claims in numerous jurisdictions. Further, Siobhán represents lawyers in legal malpractice cases, corporate directors and officers of large and small companies, and entities in data breach class actions, among others.
Siobhán’s practice evaluates all aspects of claim analysis, settlement valuation and litigation assessment, focusing on prompt exposure reporting and efficient resolution.
Insurance bad faith claims can increase litigation risks for insurers. The claims are often tort rather than contract based. In some jurisdictions, even punitive damages are in play. Where possible, it is advisable that insurers try to eliminate such...