Does a Policyholder Have a Right to Select Independent Counsel To Represent It When the Insurance Company Reserves Its Rights?
Most liability insurance policies – whether they be commercial general liability, business owners, errors and omissions, homeowners or auto – require the insurance company to defend the policyholder against lawsuits where the plaintiff is seeking damages potentially covered by the insurance policy.
Top 5 Reasons Why I Love Being a Lawyer
In just about every publication aimed at the legal profession there will be an article about the joys of being a lawyer. In such articles, the lawyer will often tell a story about his or her humble beginnings and how, through hard work and determination, they were able to complete…
Attention all Homeowners Associations: Are You Compliant?
“HOA’s need to be aware of these new laws, however, because a failure to follow them can prevent the HOA from exercising its rights….”
Forbes Selects Saunders, Walsh & Beard as a Top Law Firm
We are pleased to announce that Saunders, Walsh & Beard has been chosen by Forbes as a member of the inaugural Legal Black Book. The Forbes Legal Black Book is comprised of “elite law firms recognized for providing critical legal services.” Selection is based on a firm’s “track record of…
Written Discovery: Mad Max and the Thunderdome
Picture the Thunderdome. A shadow filed, iron caged, dome with a dirt floor the color of rust from recently spilled blood. The moving shadows are created by the post-apocalyptic spectators hanging along the outside of the cage, clad in various leather costumes with open sores oozing puss. You are Mad…