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    Samantha R. Coughlin

    Associate

    Austin
    737-220-8740
    samantha.coughlin@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Insurance

    Samantha Coughlin advises domestic and foreign-market insurers on third-party liability and first-party insurance coverage and litigation issues under state laws across the U.S.

    She counsels insurers, navigates disputes and litigates cases involving a variety of coverage issues, including those arising out of claims involving:

      • Construction defects
      • General, professional, premises, products and cyber liability
      • Environmental and toxic torts
      • Personal and advertising injury (including false imprisonment, defamation, copyright and trademark infringement and wrongful eviction)
      • Assault, battery and sexual misconduct
      • Excess or umbrella exposure

    Samantha routinely works with clients to resolve complex coverage matters involving issues of multi-year trigger and allocation, additional insured and contractual indemnity, as well as extra-contractual liability arising of state-specific claims handling guidelines or time limit demands. She acts on behalf of insurers for numerous risks, including commercial general, professional, excess and umbrella and cyber liability, among others. In addition to post-claim advice, she guides clients through effective claims handling practices, risk management and avoidance procedures and provides underwriting assistance for manuscript policy language.

    Samantha routinely works with clients to resolve complex coverage matters involving issues of multi-year trigger and allocation, additional insured and contractual indemnity, as well as extra-contractual liability arising of state-specific claims handling guidelines or time limit demands. She acts on behalf of insurers for numerous risks, including commercial general, professional, excess and umbrella and cyber liability, among others. In addition to post-claim advice, she guides clients through effective claims handling practices, risk management and avoidance procedures and provides underwriting assistance for manuscript policy language.

    Education

    • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2019
    • University of Florida, B.A., Linguistics, cum laude, 2016
    • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2019
    • University of Florida, B.A., Linguistics, cum laude, 2016

    Credentials

    • Louisiana
    • Florida
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
    • Louisiana
    • Florida
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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