Chris Gabriel specializes in insurance coverage analysis and litigation involving commercial and personal lines liability and property policies. Chris provides analysis, strategy and results on a wide variety of complex issues, such as additional insured and contractual indemnity issues; Stowers demands; allocation and priority issues; self-insured retentions; Coverage B claims; multi-carrier declaratory judgments; and subrogation issues. Chris also represents insurers in first-party coverage and bad faith litigation, and counsels on commercial litigation and business disputes.
Areas of Focus
Coverage Analysis & Defense
Chris acts as lead counsel on numerous coverage analysis and litigation matters involving underlying construction defects, commercial auto losses, oil and gas losses, environmental losses, crane and large-equipment losses, commercial litigation and business torts, employment claims and other matters.
Representative Matters
Obtained summary judgments and negotiated favorable client settlements in numerous liability coverage, first-party and insurance defense cases.
Composed hundreds of coverage opinions and reservation of rights letters relied upon by major insurance companies.