The Role of Personal Counsel
When your insurance company refuses to defend you, or refuses to settle a case where you are a defendant, exposing you to a potential excess judgment, you need personal counsel. Contact Taffet Law, P.C. in Boulder, Colorado 720-565-4074.
Attorney Steven Taffet began his legal career in 1978, and is known to other attorneys as a legal expert in insurance law cases. Contact Taffet Law, P.C., when you have questions concerning your claim, why your insurance company has denied coverage, or other matters involving litigation insurance.
AVOIDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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The Importance of Personal Counsel
Personal counsel is the policyholder’s coverage counsel and adviser. Personal counsel works for you, the policyholder, with opportunities to influence plaintiff’s counsel, insurance
The Must See Documents:
Insurance Policy | Reservation of Rights Letters | Coverage Denial Letters | Complaint
Litigation Insurance
Liability insurance is often referred to as “litigation insurance” because most liability policies obligate the insurer to provide a
Applicable Law
The duty to defend and the duty to indemnify are separate and distinct. An insurer seeking to avoid its duty to defend an insured bears a heavy burden. Hecla Min. Co. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co.
The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify and the determination of whether an insurer has a duty to defend lies within the four corners of the complaint. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. v. Lexington Ins. Co.
An insurer’s duty to defend arises when the underlying complaint against the insured alleges any facts that might fall within the coverage of the policy. Douglass v. Hartford Ins. Co.
Phone Number
720-565-4074
Service Area
Boulder, Denver, & All of Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, & New Mexico
st@taffetlaw.com
Address
The Historic Highland Building
885 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302