Insurance Lawyers
120,903 verified insurance attorneys across the United States. Insurance attorneys for coverage disputes, bad faith claims, denied claims, and policy disputes. Compare verified insurance attorneys nationwide by experience, peer ratings, and client reviews — get matched with counsel in any state, free for clients.
Scott L. Anderson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982.
Founder of the Law Office of Payab & Associates and a part of the State Bar of California for 20 years, David Payab, Esq. has successfully litigated m...
Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., Circuit Judge, 3rd Judicial Circuit, 2001-2002.
J. Todd Tenge has been practicing personal injury law for over 25 years.
Jerry Knafo is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Villanova University where he ranked third in his Business Administration major. He obtained his law degr...
Jackie Halpern, K.C. is a lawyer practicing personal injury, insurance, civil litigation. Jackie received a B.A. degree from University of Calgary in ...
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Carey Collingham is passionate about helping people recover—physically, emotionally, and otherwise—from the damages done to them by someone else. Care...
Attorney Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale has earned the distinguished AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. This high achievement is earned by a se...
Joseph Alexander Suarez is a lawyer practicing first party property insurance defense., third party liability defense, including coverage issues and l...
Mr. Kenneth Ray Bernard, Jr. is a lawyer practicing wrongful death, personal injury, government and 3 other areas of law.
Daniel James Baker is a lawyer practicing litigation, civil litigation, commercial litigation and 6 other areas of law. Daniel received a B.S. degree ...
Rebecca A. Boyer is an associate at Collins, Zorn, and Wagner.
Sara Sandler Cromer is a Senior Partner in Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson’s Fort Lauderdale office, where she has practiced since graduating from N...
Mr. Jonathan Wesley Johnson is a lawyer practicing personal injury, products liability, airplane crash litigation and 11 other areas of law.
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Walter Antonio Arguelles is a lawyer practicing personal injury, automobile insurance, negligence and 2 other areas of law. Walter received a B.A. deg...
I am an attorney who represents hurt people. Whether it is an injury on the roadways (18-wheeler, car wreck, motorcycle) or in the workplace.
I always knew I would be an attorney.My uncle was a prosecutor and a successful defence attorney, so why not do what he does? I graduated Cum Laude fr...
Jason Jonathan Liss is a lawyer practicing personal injury, fire and explosion, insurance litigation and 5 other areas of law. Jason received a B.A. d...
Marc A. Wites is a founding shareholder of Wites & Rogers Attorneys at Law and brings 28 years of trial and litigation experience to his practice.
David is an “AV” rated trial lawyer that exclusively represents insureds who have been mistreated by their insurance company. He has represented thous...
Jerrold Harris Stocks is a lawyer practicing civil trial practice, insurance defense, estates and 8 other areas of law. Jerrold received a B.A. degree...
Bill Bone has dedicated his law practice and much of his spare time to helping people in need. From his service work in college as a member of the exc...
I am a Texas state and federal lawyer who cares deeply about my clients and the strength and integrity of the legal system. My firm can serve as a deb...
Keith Harding Grant is a lawyer practicing litigation, healthcare liability defense, municipality defense and 12 other areas of law. Keith received a ...
Mr. John David Hadden is a lawyer practicing personal injury, car accidents, motorcycle accidents and 10 other areas of law.
William Lyle Loveland is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, real estate, land use and 13 other areas of law. William received a B.A. degree from De...
Mr. Stephen P.
Mr. Clemente Jose Inclan is a lawyer practicing elder law, general practice, health law and 5 other areas of law.
Dena Beth Sacharow is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, complex litigation, federal civil litigation and 11 other areas of law. Dena received...
Attorney John D. Sarai is a seasoned professional with expertise in bankruptcy, personal injury, consumer protection, and debt relief for individuals ...
David Scott Farber is a lawyer practicing personal injury, insurance coverage claims and disputes, intellectual property and 10 other areas of law. Da...
Ms. Karen Jenkins Young is a lawyer practicing railroad law, insurance defense, products liability.
Mr. Niels Murphy is a lawyer practicing civil trial, business litigation, complex commercial litigation and 32 other areas of law.
Erin Casey Hangartner is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, corporate law, insurance defense and 3 other areas of law. Erin received a degree fr...
George Murrell Smith, Jr. is a lawyer practicing driving while intoxicated, traffic violations, criminal law and 5 other areas of law. George received...
Attorney & Counselor From the very first meeting to the resolution of your case, you can trust Rabih Hamawi to be professional, respectful, prompt, an...
Nick M. Bajalia, Sr. is a native of Valdosta, Georgia.
Bradley A. Levin , a shareholder in the Denver law firm Levin Sitcoff PC, focuses his practice on tort and commercial litigation, especially insurance...
J. Brian Campbell boasts an impressive 25-year tenure keenly focused in criminal law.
Ms. Marcy Lou Allen is a lawyer practicing criminal defense, personal injury, dwi and 23 other areas of law.
Matthew H. Bligh graduated from Brooklyn Law School, cum laude and the United States Merchant Marine Academy, magna cum laude.
Richard N Asfar is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, civil litigation, commercial litigation and 3 other areas of law. Richard received a B.A. d...
Danya J Pincavage is a lawyer practicing civil litigation, commercial litigation, health and 4 other areas of law. Danya received a A.B. degree from D...
Elizabeth Ballentine Mason is a lawyer practicing civil practice, commercial liability, medical malpractice defense and 2 other areas of law. Elizabet...
Mr. Joseph Alan Kaiser is a lawyer practicing automobile insurance, commercial insurance, insurance bad faith and 9 other areas of law.
Stephen Thomas Keefe, Jr. is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, wrongful death and 10 other areas of law. Stephen recei...
Member, Heuisler Honor Society. Moot Court Champion, 1977-1978.
Mary G. Erlingson is a lawyer practicing administrative law, commercial, contracts & agreements and 13 other areas of law.
Born and raised in New Orleans, attorney John W. Redmann is the son of William V.
Sanaz Alempour is a Partner in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale West office, who focuses her practice on a variety of civil litigation matters. Ms.
Hilary W. Hunter is a lawyer practicing personal injury, premises liability, business litigation and 2 other areas of law.
Sean Thomas McGrevey is a lawyer practicing medical malpractice, personal injury litigation, insurance coverage and 8 other areas of law. Sean receive...
Stephen L. Witenoff has substantial experience in matters involving the defense of insurance agent’s errors and omissions, claims against disability a...
Mr. Charles Keith Hamilton is a lawyer practicing appellate law, commercial litigation, construction law and 7 other areas of law.
Harold L. Moroknek is a lawyer practicing trucking & transportation liability, general liability, construction injury litigation and 7 other areas of ...
Matt joined the firm in August 2006 upon his return to East Tennessee, where he was born and raised. He devotes 100% of his practice to litigation, re...
Mr. Paul L.
Eric Duaine Janzen is a lawyer practicing insurance defense, civil rights, employment law and 2 other areas of law. Eric received a B.A. degree from U...
What is Insurance Law?
Insurance Law is the branch of law that governs the rights, obligations, and disputes that arise within its subject matter. In the United States, insurance law sits at the intersection of statutes enacted by Congress, the regulations issued by federal agencies, the laws passed by all fifty state legislatures, and the body of judge-made decisions known as the common law. Because every state writes its own version of the rules, the way insurance law works in one jurisdiction can look noticeably different from how it works in another, and that is one of the main reasons attorneys in this area focus their practice geographically — to stay fluent in the local statutes, court rules, and judicial preferences that shape outcomes.
At a practical level, Insurance Law attorneys spend their time on three categories of work. The first is advice and prevention: counselling clients on how to structure transactions, draft documents, and conduct business so that legal risk is minimised before a dispute ever begins. The second is transactional execution: producing the contracts, filings, notices, and registrations that the law actually requires to make a decision legally binding. The third is contested representation: defending or pursuing a client's interests when a dispute escalates to negotiation, regulatory enforcement, arbitration, or litigation in court.
The clients who hire Insurance Law lawyers range from individuals navigating a single life event to multinational corporations with complex regulatory exposure. What unifies them is the need for an experienced lawyer who knows the relevant code sections, has appeared in the relevant courts, and can translate the strategic options into language a client can act on. AttorneyQnA currently lists 120,903 verified insurance law attorneys across the United States, each with a public profile showing their bar admissions, years in practice, and the kinds of matters they have handled — with the deepest concentration of practitioners in California.
When do you need an Insurance Law attorney?
Most people contact an insurance law lawyer for one of two reasons: something is about to happen that they want done correctly the first time, or something has gone wrong and they need it fixed before it gets worse. The earlier you involve counsel, the more options you usually have, and the lower the cost of getting to a resolution tends to be. The scenarios below are the ones we see most often on AttorneyQnA from prospective clients searching for insurance law representation.
Once your signature is on a contract, settlement, lease, or release, your bargaining leverage drops sharply. A short pre-signature review by an insurance law lawyer is the cheapest insurance you can buy.
Cease-and-desist letters, regulatory notices, and demand letters all start clocks. Missing the response window can convert a manageable problem into a default judgment or formal enforcement action.
Statutes of limitations, filing windows, and appeal periods are jurisdictional — courts cannot extend them as a favour. If you can identify a date that matters, you need a lawyer before that date arrives.
The moment opposing counsel appears, the conversation moves out of normal English and into procedural language. Continuing unrepresented usually means losing ground you cannot recover later.
Forming an entity, choosing a venue, structuring a deal, or selecting a remedy each has long-term consequences. A consultation at the planning stage is far cheaper than redoing it after the fact.
Multi-state matters bring conflict-of-laws questions that change which statutes apply and which court has authority. An attorney licensed in the right jurisdiction is not optional.
If any of the situations above describes where you are right now, the next step is a focused consultation. Use the Ask a Lawyer tool for short written questions, or browse the 120,903 insurance law attorneys listed above to book a paid consultation directly.
How to choose an Insurance Law attorney
The single biggest factor in choosing an insurance law lawyer is fit with your specific matter. A lawyer with twenty years of insurance law experience but no exposure to your particular sub-issue can easily be a worse choice than a five-year associate who has handled the same problem repeatedly. We recommend running every prospective lawyer through the same five-step checklist before signing an engagement letter.
- Bar admission in the correct jurisdiction. Confirm the lawyer is admitted in the state — and where relevant, the federal district — where your matter sits. The lawyer's profile on AttorneyQnA shows every bar admission on file, and the underlying state bar's "lawyer lookup" tool will confirm active standing in under a minute.
- Direct experience with your fact pattern. Ask plainly: "How many matters like mine have you handled in the last three years, and how did they resolve?" An honest answer reveals more than years-in-practice alone.
- A written fee agreement. Whether hourly, flat fee, contingent, or hybrid, the engagement letter should specify what is included, what triggers additional charges, and how disputes are handled. Avoid lawyers who resist writing the terms down.
- Communication cadence. Decide upfront how often you expect updates, who your day-to-day contact will be, and what response time is reasonable. The number-one complaint filed with state bar grievance committees is not malpractice — it is non-communication.
- Conflict check + reputation pulse. Make sure the lawyer has run a formal conflict check, then spend ten minutes reading independent reviews and any public disciplinary history. The state bar's website is authoritative for the second; the lawyer's AttorneyQnA profile collects the first.
Once you have a shortlist, schedule consultations with two or three. Lawyers vary widely in temperament, and the right strategic match for your case is sometimes the second or third lawyer you meet — not the first.
How much does an Insurance Law lawyer cost?
Legal fees in the United States are not regulated by a uniform schedule, so what you pay an insurance law lawyer depends on the billing model the lawyer offers, the complexity of your matter, and the local market. There are four billing structures used in this practice area; most engagements use one, but hybrid arrangements are increasingly common.
1. Hourly billing
The default model for most non-contingent matters. Rates for insurance law attorneys in the U.S. typically range from $150–$250/hour in smaller markets to $400–$700/hour in major metropolitan areas, with senior partners at large firms commanding $900/hour and above. Hourly billing is fairest when the scope of work is genuinely unpredictable, but it creates an incentive structure that the client has to monitor.
2. Flat fee
Increasingly used for well-defined transactions — incorporations, will drafting, single-issue filings, uncontested matters. A flat fee tells you exactly what the deliverable will cost, and the lawyer absorbs the risk of unexpected complexity. Ask whether the flat fee includes filing fees, third-party costs, and any post-filing follow-up.
3. Contingency
Where it is permitted by the rules of professional conduct — most often in plaintiff-side insurance law work involving monetary recovery — the lawyer is paid a percentage of the proceeds, typically 33% before suit is filed and 40% after. The client pays nothing if there is no recovery. Contingency fees align the lawyer's economics with yours, but the percentage compounds across time, so very strong cases sometimes do better on hourly billing.
4. Retainer / subscription
A monthly fee that buys a defined block of access or hours. This is common for businesses with ongoing insurance law needs — contract review, employee questions, regulatory check-ins. A subscription smooths out spending and gives the lawyer a reason to know your operation in depth.
Whichever model you choose, ask for an itemised written estimate before the engagement begins, and ask explicitly what is not covered. Surprise expenses are the most common source of attorney-client friction.
Frequently asked questions about insurance law
How quickly can an insurance law lawyer review my matter?
Most lawyers can schedule an initial consultation within 1–3 business days. Urgent matters — pending deadlines, time-sensitive notices, court-ordered hearings — should be flagged in your first message; many lawyers reserve emergency consultation slots for that reason. If you need a written answer faster, the Ask a Lawyer tool typically returns answers in under 24 hours.
Do I need a insurance law lawyer in my exact city, or anywhere in my state?
Bar admission is the controlling rule: any attorney licensed in your state can represent you in that state's courts and agencies, regardless of which city they're based in. Practical proximity still matters for in-person meetings, local court familiarity, and access to the local bench and bar. For state-level filings and remote-friendly matters, an attorney elsewhere in the same state often works fine.
Will an initial consultation cost me anything?
Many insurance law attorneys offer a free 15- to 30-minute initial consultation; others charge a flat consultation fee that may be credited against the engagement if you hire them. The lawyer's profile lists the consultation policy. Free does not always mean better — a fee-based consultation is sometimes the sign of a lawyer who treats their time, and yours, seriously.
What documents should I bring to the first meeting?
Bring every contract, notice, letter, filing, or written communication connected to the matter; a written timeline of events with dates; the names and contact details of every other party involved; and any deadlines or hearing dates you are already aware of. Even an incomplete file is more useful than a verbal summary alone.
Can I change lawyers if I am not happy with mine?
Yes. Clients can discharge their lawyer at any time, for any reason, by written notice. Your case file belongs to you and must be transferred to your new counsel. Any unpaid fees through the date of discharge remain owed; any unearned advance must be refunded. If you are mid-litigation, the court typically must approve the substitution, but approval is routine.
How long does an typical insurance law matter take?
It depends almost entirely on whether the matter is transactional or contested. A transactional matter — a contract, a filing, a single-step transaction — can resolve in days to weeks. A contested matter — anything involving disputed facts, court intervention, or regulatory action — typically takes months at minimum, and complex cases can run multiple years. Your lawyer should give you a realistic outside estimate at intake.
Are insurance law lawyer fees tax-deductible?
It depends on the nature of the matter and current tax law. Fees connected to producing or collecting taxable income, managing investment property, or operating a business are often deductible; fees for personal matters generally are not. Because rules change, confirm deductibility with a tax professional for the year in which the fees are paid.
What is the difference between insurance law and the related practice areas?
Insurance Law overlaps with several adjacent areas — see the related-practice-area grid below for direct links. Choosing the right lawyer often means picking the one whose primary focus matches the heart of your problem, even if multiple labels could technically apply. When you are unsure, list your situation in your own words to two lawyers from neighbouring areas and ask which one of them is the better fit; honest lawyers will tell you.
Find insurance law attorneys by state
Each state link below opens the insurance law roster for that jurisdiction, with the local statute of limitations, court-system overview, and verified attorneys.
Insurance Law Law Firms
Main Law Firm
Winter Park
Walton Law Firm
San Marcos
Bruner Law Firm
Fort Walton Beach
J&Y Law Firm
Los Angeles
West Law Firm
Charleston
John T. Floyd Law Firm
Houston
Insurance Law by State
All states →Find insurance law attorneys in every US state. Each state link opens a hub with verified attorneys, the state filing deadline, and a free attorney match.