Foster rejoins firm’s insurance law practice group

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (May 27, 2011) - After spending approximately four years honing her skills as corporate coverage counsel for a property and casualty insurance company, Maryanne B. Foster recently rejoined Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest law firms, as an insurance coverage attorney.

A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Foster represents and counsels insurance companies in insurance coverage matters arising from claims involving bad faith, construction defects, mass torts, environmental, defective manufacturing and/or products, asbestos, mold, Chinese drywall, personal and advertising injuries, employers liability and errors and omissions.

Foster also has underwriting experience and has defended clients in general civil litigation matters, including claims involving construction and product defects, premises liability, motor vehicle negligence and trucking liability.

A frequent presenter on insurance coverage topics, including risk transfer, contractual indemnity, claim handling, and defending under a reservation of rights, Foster is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar and the Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. She is admitted in state and federal courts in Michigan and has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in several states.

Foster received her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Detroit School of Law in 1994. While there, she clerked for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Foster was also a member of the Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society and received numerous academic awards. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1987.

The members of Plunkett Cooney’s Insurance Law Practice Group represent national and international insurance carriers in coverage disputes and regulatory proceedings. They provide case specific legal opinions and counsel insurance professionals on new product development, risk mitigation and claims management. Members of the Insurance Practice Group have served as national and regional trial counsel for insurance carriers in landmark class actions and litigation involving breast implants, environmental issues, asbestos exposure, construction claims and pharmaceutical liability.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney employs approximately 160 attorneys in nine Michigan cities, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm, which provides a range of transactional and litigation defense services, has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

For more information about Maryanne B. Foster rejoining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager John Cornwell at (248) 901-4008.

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