Plunkett Cooney insurance coverage attorney Elaine M. Pohl has been selected to serve as the program vice chair of the annual “Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium” (ICPS) – the flagship conference sponsored by the Insurance Law Committee of the DRI, Lawyers Representing Business.™

The ICPS, which will take place Dec. 7-9 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, will feature national and international faculty members who will address the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the insurance industry. This year’s ICPS will cover cutting-edge coverage issues involving new technologies and liabilities, provide insight on catastrophic losses and focus on hot topics in bad faith law, among other topics. She will be joined with Plunkett Cooney partner Patrick E. Winters who is co-presenting a Dec. 7 session, titled: “Gazing into the Crystal Ball – Autonomous Vehicles, Climate Change, Biometrics, PFAS and Statutory Damages.”

“It is an honor to be selected as program vice chair of such a popular and prestigious national conference,” said Pohl, who is a partner at Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms. “While it has been a tremendous responsibility, the members of the Insurance Law committee leadership have put together a conference we are proud of and excited to present to the industry.”

In her role as vice chair, Pohl shares responsibility for curating the symposium, including selecting and confirming topics and speakers, managing networking opportunities, overseeing marketing and hosting the event.

DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. The organization is committed to enhancing the skills, effectiveness and professionalism of defense lawyers; anticipating and addressing issues germane to defense lawyers and the civil justice system.

Pohl is a member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office who maintains a national practice counseling insurers in complex property and casualty disputes, including litigated and non-litigated matters. Her insurance coverage experience extends to claims involving professional liability, construction defects, bodily injuries, product liability, environmental contamination, personal and advertising injury issues, first-party property and allegations of bad faith.

A cum laude graduate from the Indiana University School of Law in 1999, Pohl received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude,  from Villanova University in 1996. She is admitted to practice law in state and federal courts in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. In addition to the DRI, Pohl is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (former chair of the Insurance and Indemnity Law Section).

Plunkett Cooney is recognized as one of the nation’s leading law firms for insurance coverage litigation. In addition to their coverage litigation expertise, Plunkett Cooney attorneys work with their clients to develop new insurance products and to address emerging theories of legal liability.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is a leading provider of transactional and litigation services to clients in the private and public sectors. The firm employs approximately 140 attorneys in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. Plunkett Cooney has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

For more information about Elaine Pohl’s role as ICPS program vice chair, contact Plunkett Cooney’s Director of Marketing & Business Development John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.

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