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Laura (Megan) Faust

is a Lawyer in Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH

Phone (216) 623-0150

Peer Rating  4.4/5.0 BV®Distinguished

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Areas of Law

  • ......................... 13%Insurance Coverage
  • ......................... 13%Appellate
  • ......................... 13%Litigation
  • ......................... 13%Risk Management and Liability Defense
  • ......................... 48%Other

Other Areas Of Law

Product Liability; Toxic Tort; Transportation; Construction Litigation


Contact Information

Currently Employed At 1375 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone (216) 623-0150
Website www.ralaw.com

Overall Peer Rating

4.4 out of 5

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Experience & Credentials

Admission Details1992, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
EducationThe College of Wooster, B.A., 1988; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1992
Birth InformationCleveland, Ohio, September 2, 1966
LanguagesFluent in French
Associations & MembershipsAkron Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio Women's Bar Association.

Council on Litigation Management

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

OACTA

Order of the Barristers

Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)

USLAW Network
Awards & RecognitionSelected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" for Insurance Coverage by Law & Politics magazine, Columbus Monthly magazine and Cincinnati Magazine, including selection as one of the "Top 50 Female Lawyers in Ohio" (2010 & 2011)

Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer"- by Law & Politics magazine, Cincinnati Magazine and Columbus Monthly (2009), including selection as one of the top 25 female lawyers in Cleveland

Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine and Cincinnati Magazine (2005 & 2006)

Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law and Professional Malpractice Law (2007- 2011)
Speaking Engagements"Chinese Drywall: Insurance Coverage Considerations"- Speaker, American Modern (July 2010)

"Indemnity, Subrogation and Additional Insured Issues" - Speaker (January 2010)

"Impact of Medicare Changes on Settlements: The New Medicare Quagmire"-Roetzel & Andress CorporateCounsel Forum (November 2009)

Akron Subcontractors Association - Update in Ohio Insurance Law and Medicare Legislation (January 2008)

SANEO Classroom Series - Protecting the Insurance Project (2008)

"How to Protect the Construction Project- Construction Coverages" - Lorman Education Services Seminar (December 2008)

"Construction Defects-Insurance Quandaries" (September 2008)

"Ohio's Intentional Tort Law-Update"- OACTA (June & September 2008)

"Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues" - Speaker (April 2008 and September 2009)

"How to Protect a Construction Project" - Speaker (April 2008)

"Ohio Insurance Bad Faith Litigation" - Speaker (February 2008)

"The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts in Ohio: Understanding the Issues" - Lorman Education Services Seminars (August 2006)

"Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations in Ohio" - Lorman Education Services Seminar (June 2006)

Presenter on all topics of insurance coverage matters including bad faith litigation, uninsured/underinsured motorist law, and agency issues.

Risk Management and Claims Handling Seminars
Representative ClientsNationwide representation of major corporate clients on coverage issues, litigation, and bad faith.

Extensive trial work and appellate practice throughout Ohio, as well as the Sixth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Civil AssociationsGreater Cleveland Council of Figure Skating Clubs, Board Member

The Arthritis Foundation, Northeast Ohio Chapter, Board Member

The College of Wooster, W Association, Board Member

The Kent Skating Club, Board Member
Publications"Tender of Indemnity and Insurance Issues - Additional Insured and Supplemental Payment Coverages", Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) Quarterly Review (Fall 2009)
Additional Bio DetailsMs. Faust focuses her national practice on insurance coverage analysis, counseling and litigation, including first party and third party matters, employment liability coverages, construction, life and disability as well as professional liability issues. She counsels and defends clients on bad faith cases. She has extensive experience in handling appellate cases from advising trial counsel to briefing and arguing before the Ohio state and Federal Courts of Appeal. Ms. Faust has handled trial and appellate work in Ohio's state and federal courts. She has argued in courts of appeals throughout the country. She has partnered with a wide range of clients, including major corporations nationwide.

Office Information

Laura (Megan) Faust
1375 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44114