Practical. Principled. Approachable.
Rebecca represents large and small businesses, policyholders, contractors, employers, executives, entrepreneurs and individuals in a variety of litigation and advisory matters in insurance recovery, breach of fiduciary duty, bad faith, underinsured and breach of contract, corporate mismanagement and fraudulent transfer claims.
Rebecca's insurance recovery practice is focused on representing policyholders in coverage disputes, in the purchase, renewal, and evaluation of coverage, and in analyzing potential claims that may trigger coverage. She exclusively represents homeowners and businesses in recovering insurance from insurance companies and insurance brokers and agents following the tragic wildfires that have burned across California.
Rebecca has over 20 years of complex litigation experience representing clients in state and federal courts and in various ADR proceedings throughout California and Minnesota. She has litigated landmark insurance coverage cases, securing hundreds of millions of dollars of disputed insurance proceeds for her policyholder clients. Her experience includes claims under Comprehensive General Liability, Homeowners, Directors & Officers, First Party Property, Business Interruption, and Employment Practices policies. She has tried, and won, significant cases involving missing policies, non-products coverage for asbestos-related injuries and bad faith claims. Rebecca's litigation experience also includes claims against insurance brokers and agents for professional negligence, breach of contract and warranty claims on behalf of her construction clients, complex and emotional partnership disputes, and ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action cases on behalf of employees.
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
- 2001
- College of Saint Benedict
- B.A. - 1998
- Honors: magna cum laude
Practice Areas
- Insurance Recovery
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2001
- California, 2003
Past Positions
- Felhaber, Fenlon, Larson & Vogt, PA, Associate
- Faricy & Roen, LLP, Associate
- Snyder, Miller & Orton, LLP, Senior Associate
- Gilbert LLP, Partner