Wildfires in California present unique challenges to insurers underwriting risks in the state. There are several key considerations for underwriters insuring California properties and businesses. #insurancelaw

Thomas Caswell, Christopher Micheletti, Dan Millea and Judith Zahid of Zelle LLP have been recognized as Benchmark Litigation Stars for 2022.

Alexander Cogbill, an attorney in the New York office of Zelle, has been named to the 2021 New York Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Jason Reeves and Deepa Sutherland of Zelle’s London office will speak on a panel regarding Climate Change Litigation. The event is organized by the SIP Association in partnership with the APREF, a reinsurers professional association in France.

A new Florida law designed to curb property insurance litigation could add some balance to a historically hostile environment for insurers by creating a formula for an award of attorney fees. #insurancelaw #florida

Heather Rankie, counsel in Zelle’s Oakland office and the firm’s Antitrust Group, has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section Competition Torts Committee. Her term is effective September 1, 2021. #antitrustlaw #aba

Christine Renella, a partner in the Miami office of Zelle LLP, will present on a webinar panel titled “Show & Tell: Using Data to Increase Diversity in ADR.” The webinar will be hosted by DRI on September 21, 2021 from 11:30 am– 1 pm Eastern.

We have an exciting and unique opportunity for an associate, with at least two years of experience, to join our Miami office. The ideal candidate will have experience with first party property insurance and insurance related litigation.

Zelle LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its insurance practice capabilities with the addition of partners Jane Warring to its Atlanta office and Jason Chodos to its Miami office. #insurancelaw #lawfirm

Zelle LLP is pleased to announce that lawyers from the firm were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022.

Zelle partners Qianwei Fu, Jennifer Duncan Hackett, James Robertson Martin, Christopher Micheletti, and Judith Zahid were named among the 2021 Lawdragon "500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers."

Jennifer Gibbs and Amanda Rodriguez, of the Dallas office of Zelle, wrote an article titled "Insurer Considerations For Post-Pandemic Virtual Mediation" that was published in Insurance Law360. #virtualmediation

Super Lawyers has released its list of outstanding attorneys for 2021 and Zelle attorneys have been named among the best in Minnesota. #superlawyers

Zelle LLP is seeking a Human Resources Generalist in our Minneapolis office. The ideal candidate will have experience with Compensation, Benefits, and Recruiting as well as an interest in leading projects for the HR team with a firm-wide impact.

Zelle LLP congratulates Desmond Sims as the recipient of the firm’s 2021 Diversity in Law Scholarship. He was selected from over 120 applicants and he will receive a $15,000 scholarship to apply towards his law school tuition, fees, and textbooks.

Jason Reeves, a partner in the London office of Zelle LLP, will be a panelist for a seminar titled “What’s Next in Cross-Border Insurance Disputes.” The seminar will be hosted by JAMS and will take place on Monday, July 26. #insurancelaw

Jennifer Duncan Hackett, of Zelle’s Washington, DC office, and Christopher Micheletti and Judith Zahid, of Zelle’s Oakland office, have been named among Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2021 by Global Competition Review. #competitionlaw #antitrustlaw

On July 13, 2021, Heather Rankie, of the Oakland office of Zelle, will be a panelist for a session titled “Reflections On Consumer Class Action Litigation” at the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s Consumer Protection Conference. #antitrustlaw

Jason Reeves and Deepa Sutherland of Zelle’s London office will speak at a workshop titled “Climate Litigation and the Economy” at the International Virtual Summit “Our Future in the Balance: The Role of Courts and Tribunals in Meeting the Climate Crisis.”

Recent pandemic-related insurance decisions — where federal courts found that a temporary inability to use property doesn't qualify as physical loss or damage for coverage purposes — may impact ransomware claims for temporary inability to access data.