Calfee's Insurance Coverage Group Primed to Help New and Existing Clients With Increasing Insurance Coverage Needs in 2025

With the addition of two highly experienced insurance coverage attorneys to the team, Calfee's Insurance Coverage practice group is prepared to help an increasing number of insurance policyholder clients with their most complex matters in the fourth quarter of 2024 and beyond.

Justin T. Howell joined Calfee in August as a Senior Counsel with the firm's Insurance Recovery and Insurance Coverage practice areas, drawing upon his deep experience representing policyholders to help clients navigate high-stakes insurance coverage matters. With eight years of experience at Covington & Burling's Washington, D.C. office, Justin has represented clients facing complex insurance recovery issues at all stages of the claim process and has substantial bench and jury trial experience in state and federal courts with amounts at stake in excess of $1 billion. Justin is a graduate of Duke University School of Law, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif. He earned his Master of Sciences in International Politics from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and his B.A. in International Studies and English, summa cum laude, from Boston College.

Tae Andrews joined the firm in September as a Senior Counsel with Calfee's Insurance Coverage team, advising corporate insurance policyholders in multiple industries and litigating complex insurance disputes in state and federal courts. Tae's practice focuses on advising clients on insurance coverage issues arising under commercial general liability, directors and officers, professional liability/errors and omissions, excess, umbrella, and other types of policies. With 10 years of legal experience as an insurance coverage and litigation attorney, he most recently served as Counsel with Pasich LLP, a premier insurance recovery boutique law firm in New York City. Tae earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law and his B.A. in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame.

"The creativity and enthusiastic commitment to our policyholder clients' objectives that both Justin and Tae have displayed since arriving makes us grateful they joined us, and reveal that their values align with our coverage team's," stated James Sullivan, Partner and practice leader of Calfee's Insurance Coverage and Insurance Recovery teams.

Justin and Tae join a team that has continually grown to meet the ever-increasing demand of policyholder clients for experienced, dedicated insurance coverage attorneys, both in Ohio and throughout the U.S. With 10 attorneys rounding out Calfee's Insurance Coverage practice, the group remains well-positioned to support the firm's current client needs and continue providing sophisticated insurance recovery services to a growing list of new clients across the country.

Insurance Partner Matt Chiricosta stated, "I'm thrilled with our growing team of talented policyholder lawyers. Tae and Justin have hit the ground running and will undoubtedly help us continue to serve existing and new policyholder clients at the highest level."

Calfee's Insurance Coverage team consists of the following practitioners:

1. K. James Sullivan, Partner and leader of Calfee's Insurance Coverage and Insurance Recovery groups, is one of 23 lawyers certified as insurance law specialists by the Ohio State Bar Association, and he is a member of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC). James earned the 2022 Respected Advocate Award from the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) and is ranked in Band 1 in Ohio for Insurance Law by Chambers USA.
2. Matthew A. Chiricosta, Partner, is one of 23 lawyers certified as insurance law specialists by the Ohio State Bar Association, and he is ranked in Band 3 in Ohio for Insurance Law by Chambers USA.
3. Tae Andrews, Senior Counsel
4. Meredith K. Collier, Associate Attorney
5. Justin T. Howell, Senior Counsel
6. Nicholas M. Hudnell, Associate Attorney
7. Matthew M. Mendoza, Partner
8. Anthony F. Stringer, Senior Counsel
9. Sage Wen, Associate Attorney
10. Gretchen L. Whaling, Associate Attorney

Please contact James Sullivan or Matt Chiricosta with any questions about Calfee's Insurance Coverage team and how they might be of service to help your organization assess its insurance coverage and risk mitigation needs and protect your policyholder rights to coverage if the need arises.