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Visibility Rankings  | | #4,053 out of 25,409 lawyers in Chicago, Illinois | | #141,885 out of 890,243 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Insurance Coverage Litigation | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | Northwestern University, J.D., 1975, University of Michigan, B.A., magna cum laude, 1972 | | | Admitted | 1975, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Northern District of Indiana | |
| Memberships | Illinois State (Regent, Academy of Illinois Lawyers, 1999-2002; Editor, The Policy, Insurance Law Section Council, 1986-1998; Chair, Insurance Law Section Council, 1992-1993) and American (Chair: Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, 2006-2007; Scope and Correlation Committee, 2003-2005; Insurance Programs Steering Committee, 2001-2003; Communications Coordinating Committee, 2000-2001; Member, Governing Section Council, 1997-2000; Chair: Minority, Women and General Membership Involvement Committee, 1993-1995; Self-Insurers and Risk Managers Committee, 1992-1993) Bar Associations; Association of Professional Insurance Women; Defense Research Institute. | | | Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Andrew C. Hecker Memorial Award, 2005. Legal Authorships: Berkeley, Jill B., Harvey Nosowitz and Catherine Clark, "Recent Developments Affecting Self-Insurers and Risk Managers," Tort Trial & Ins. Prac. L.J. (Winter, 2006); Berkeley, Jill B. and Seth D. Lamden, "Six Myths to Overcome For Insuring Economic Loss, Breach of Contract, and Faulty Workmanship (Revised)," CGL Reporter (Spring, 2005); Berkeley, Jill B. and Michael T. Reagan, "Duty to Defend," Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance Supplement, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2005); Berkeley, Jill B., "When I Was a Young Lawyer," TortSource, Vol. 7, no. 1 (Fall, 2004); Berkeley, Jill B. and Briane House, "The Corporate Sky is Falling - Who Picks Up the Mess?," American Bar Association Annual Meeting Program (August, 2004); Berkeley, Jill B., "Getting Along with the Insurer: A Guide for the Zealous Defense Litigator," ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Insurance (November, 2002)(previously in The Practical Litigator, Vol. 9, No. 6, p. 19 (November 1998)); Berkeley, Jill B., "Duty to Defend," Commercial and Professional Liability Insurance, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (2002); Berkeley, Jill B., "Coverage for Contractual Liabilities," CGL Reporter, Vol. 13, 310-1 (Spring, 2001); Berkeley, Jill B., "Beware 'Braye' Redux: Coverage Mystery Solved!," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 11, no. 4 (2001) at 4 (Fourth Quarter 2001); Berkeley, Jill B., "Managing the Ongoing Insurer-Insured Relationship," The Brief, Vol. 30, no. 2 (Winter, 2001) at 60; Berkeley, Jill B., "Self-Insurance: A Survey of Issues - Update 1999," CGL Reporter, Vol. (11) 760-1 (Spring, 1999); Berkeley, Jill B., "Finding Insurance Coverage: You Need to Know How to Look," Tort Trends, Vol. 34, no. 3 (January, 1999); Berkeley, Jill B., "Getting Along with the Insurer: A Guide for the Zealous Defense Litigator," The Practical Litigator, Vol. 9, no. 6 (November, 1998) at 19; Berkeley, Jill B., "Covering Property Exposures Under the Liability Risk Retention Act," Risk Retention Reporter (May, 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "Reverend Raleigh v. Arch-Angel Ins. Co.," brief of appellee and cross-appellant, 1998 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Mid-Winter Meeting (February, 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "Tenders of Defense: How Conflicts of Interest Can Be Resolved," 40 For the Defense 15 (February, 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "Beware Braye," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 8, no. 2 (1998)(Second Quarter 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "Recent Developments in Self-Insurance Law," 33 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 693 (Winter, 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "Workers' Compensation Insurers Must Comply With Constitutional Guarantees," NRRA News (1998)(Third Quarter 1998); Berkeley, Jill B., "The Value of a Strong Defense to Corporate Policyholders: A Practical Analysis From The Perspective of the Businesspeople and the General Public," Corporate Legal Times (November, 1997) at 52; Berkeley, Jill B., "Self-Insurance: A Survey of Issues," CGL Reporter, Vol. (9) 760-3 (Fall, 1997); Berkeley, Jill B., "Policyholder Panacea? The Role of Independent Counsel," 44 Risk Management 57 (June, 1997); Berkeley, Jill B., "Tripartite Ethics: Confidential Communications Among the Insured, the Insurer, and Defense Counsel," The Brief, Vol. 26, no. 3 (Spring, 1997) at 23; Berkeley, Jill B., "Index of Illinois Insurance Cases," Illinois State Bar Association, 1986-1995 (May, 1996); Berkeley, Jill B., "The Effect of Financial Responsibility Laws on Risk Retention Groups," Risk Financing Newsletter (March, 1996); Berkeley, Jill B., "Fiduciaries and Insurance Issues: What Trust Officers Should Know," Trusts & Estates (November, 1995); Berkeley, Jill B., "A Survey of Recent Self-Insurance Case Law," CGL Reporter (Spring, 1995); Berkeley, Jill B., "Six Myths Concerning Contractual Liability Coverage," CGL Reporter (Spring, 1995); Berkeley, Jill B., "Illinois: Domicile of Choice," Global Reinsurance (1995)(North American Special Edition, 1995); Berkeley, Jill B., "Insurer Efforts to Limit Reimbursement for Independent Counsel: The Policyholder's Perspective," IDC Quarterly , Vol. 5, no. 4 (1995)(Fourth Quarter 1995); Berkeley, Jill B., "Obligation of a Self-Insured to Provide Benefits for Others," For The Defense (December, 1994) at 7; Berkeley, Jill B. "Trends in Insurance Cases 1993: Innovative Causes of Action," The Risk Report, Vol. XVI, no. 9 (May, 1994); Berkeley, Jill B., "Coverage for Lessors and Lessees in the Trucking Industry," Truck Accident Litigation and Insurance, American Bar Association (1994) at 221; Berkeley, Jill B., "How Much Room Under the Umbrella?: Relationship of the Self-Insured to Insurers," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 4, no. 4 (1994)(Fourth Quarter 1994); Berkeley, Jill B., "Self-Insurance and the Governmental Body: Is There a Waiver of Tort Immunity," 29 Tort & Ins. L.J. 391 (Winter, 1994); Berkeley, Jill B., "Tenders of Defense: Practical Solutions to Insurance Coverage Problems," IDC Quarterly (1994) at 15 (Second Quarter 1994); Berkeley, Jill B., "Punitive Damages and Conflict of Interest: Why Illinois Defense Lawyers Need Statutory Relief," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 3, no. 4 (November, 1993); Berkeley, Jill B., "The Outside Counsel's Role in Litigation Management," Law Department Management Adviser, published by Business Laws, Inc., no. 107 (February, 1993) at 10; Berkeley, Jill B., "CGL Litigation — 1992 In Review: The Cases, Trends and Surprises," The Risk Report, Vol. XV, no. 5 (January, 1993); Berkeley, Jill B., "Illinois Insurance Coverage Update," Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Fall Seminar (September, 1992); Berkeley, Jill B., "Conflict of Interest: The Insurer's and Defense Counsel's Cross to Bear," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 2, no. 3 (August, 1992); Berkeley, Jill B., "Recent Illinois Coverage Opinions in Environmental Cases," IDC Quarterly, Vol. 1, no. 2 (August, 1991); Berkeley, Jill B., "Obligation of a Self-Insured to Provide Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist Benefits," 28 Tort & Ins. L.J .425 (May, 1991); Berkeley, Jill B., "Self Insurers and Risk Managers: Annual Survey," Tort & Ins. L.J., Vol. 431 (Winter, 1990); Berkeley, Jill B., Expert Commentary, irmi.com, January 2000, July 2000, February 2001. Books: Berkeley, Jill B., Avoiding Commercial Insurance Pitfalls - A Guide for Corporate Counsel and Businesses, Callaghan & Company, 1987; Berkeley, Jill B., CGL Reporter - The Insurance Coverage Litigation Handbook, Dallas: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. 1986—. Speeches: Berkeley, Jill B., "The Changing Face of Additional Insured Coverage," 25th International Risk Management Institute Construction Risk Conference, November, 2005; Berkeley, Jill B., "Understanding Contractual Liability Coverage," Chicago Bar Association/Young Lawyers Section, April, 2005; Berkeley, Jill B., "The 'How Many' and 'When' Dilemmas For Professional Liability Insurance," American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Midyear Program, March, 2005; Berkeley, Jill B., "Henkel - Is Successor Liability Insured," American Bar Association, TIPS 13th Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Midyear Program, February, 2005; Berkeley, Jill B., "Professional Liability Insurance — Who, What, How Many and How Much," 2005 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, February, 2005; Jill B. Berkeley, "Coverage For Economic Losses: Fact or Fiction," 24th International Risk Management Institute Construction Risk Conference, November, 2004; Berkeley, Jill B., "Reservation of Rights and Conflicts of Interest," Insurance School of Chicago and Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, November, 2003; Jill B. Berkeley, "Additional Insureds and Contractual Indemnity," Mealey's Insurance Coverage Disputes Concerning Construction Defects Seminar, October, 2003; Jill B. Berkeley, "How to Maximize Your Client's Insurance Recovery: Tips for the General Practitioner," American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Fall Leadership Meeting, October, 2003; Jill B. Berkeley, "Insurance: The Devil You Know and the Devil You Don't Know," Section on Dispute Resolution, American Bar Association, March, 2003; Jill B. Berkeley, "Allocation of Defense Costs and Indemnity," 22nd International Risk Management Institute Construction Risk Conference, November, 2002; Jill B. Berkeley, "What Every Franchise Lawyer Needs to Know About Insurance," American Bar Association, Forum on Franchising, October, 2002; Jill B. Berkeley, "Insurance Coverage For Employment-Related Actions," Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, August, 2001; Jill B. Berkeley, "Potential Insurer Defenses to Claim for Coverage: The Policyholder's Perspective," Mealey's Conference on Insurance Coverage for Power Interruption Losses, Pasadena, CA, June, 2001; Jill B. Berkeley, "When Can The Policyholder Control the Defense?," Insurance Coverage Update, Illinois State Bar Association, April, 2001. Director and Vice President, Illinois Captive and Alternative Risk Funding Insurance Association, 1994-2002. Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1999 and Vice Chairman, 1997-1998, National Risk Retention Association. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1997, Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1990-1996 and Chair, Insurance Coverage Committee, 1990-1994, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. | | | Reported Cases | American Economy Ins. Co. v. Holabird and Root, __ N.E.2d __, 2006 WL 1471924 (Ill. App. 1st Dist., May 30, 2006); Country Life Ins. Co. v. St. Paul Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 422 F. Supp. 2d 977 (C.D. Ill. 2006); Indemnity Insurance Company of North America v. Melton Truck Lines, Inc., 2004 WL 2034074 (N.D. Ill., 9/7/04); Utica Mutual Insurance Company v. The David Agency, et al., 327 F. Supp. 2d (N.D. Ill. 2004); Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. O'Rourke Brothers, Inc., 776 N.E.2d 588 (Ill. App. 2002); American States Ins. Co. v. Koloms, 666 N.E.2d 699 (Ill. App. 1996), aff'd 687 N.E.2d 72 (Ill. 1997). | | | ISLN | 909081926 | |
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