Stay Ahead of the Curve at the 2025 Insurance Law Institute
Total Credits: 6 CLE, 1 Ethics, 1 Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Specialization
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- Categories:
- Insurance | Personal Injury Law | Civil Litigation
- Faculty:
- Steven Plitt | Jordan R Plitt | Parker C Bunch | Troy B Froderman | Patrick Joseph McGroder | Jennifer B Fite | Brian D Rubin | Meredith L Vivona
- Location:
- State Bar of Arizona, Daniel J. McAuliffe CLE Center - Phoenix, AZ
Description
Attending the Insurance Law Institute is the best way to ensure you're completely up to date on the latest developments in insurance law. This full-day program offers practical instruction on emerging issues in coverage and claims litigation — and the opportunity to engage with leading attorneys and subject-matter experts shaping Arizona insurance law.
This year’s agenda includes:
The Ethics of Generative A.I.
Meredith Vivona, Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
Jennifer Fite, Lawyer Assistance Program Director, State Bar of Arizona
Learn the basics of what artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence is, how it is trained, the risks and benefits of using GAI and the ethical implications of doing so. This session will include best practices information on competence and confidentiality when using AI.
Third-Party Bad Faith
Brian Rubin, Thomas, Rubin & Kelley, P.C.
This presentation will provide an overview of the legal framework governing third-party bad faith claims in Arizona, with discussion of insurer duties, key case law, and how liability exposure arises. Strategies for navigating time-limited demands, Stipulated Judgments, and Damron/Morris Agreements will also be covered.
First-Party Bad Faith
Troy Froderman, FR Law Group, P.L.L.C.
Explore the current standards governing first-party bad faith claims, including breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Topics include unreasonable delay, undervaluation, and improper claim denials, with practical insight on evaluating exposure and defending against such claims.
Criminal Charges & Insurance Coverage for Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Matters
Patrick J. McGroder IV, Beus O’Connor McGroder, P.L.L.C.
This session examines the overlap between criminal investigations/charges and personal injury/wrongful death cases. Attendees will learn more about the criminal process and how liability insurance coverage may play an essential role in the parallel proceedings. Mr. McGroder will discuss several real-life scenarios where insurance coverage is directly linked to criminal matters and the underlying civil claims and why lawyers should become proactive from the beginning.
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Updates
Parker Bunch, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.
An update on current trends, legislative developments, and case law affecting UM/UIM coverage in Arizona. The session will also explore common issues that arise in evaluating coverage, stacking, offsetting, and arbitration under UM/UIM policies.
Homeowners Insurance and 2022 ISO Form Updates
Jordan R. Plitt, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.
This session covers the major changes to ISO’s 2022 homeowners forms and their potential impact on policy interpretation and coverage litigation. Discussion will include revisions to exclusions, endorsements, and definitions, with insight into how these changes may shift coverage analysis going forward.
Seminar Co-Chairs:
Jordan Plitt, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.
Steven Plitt, The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.
Faculty
Steven Plitt Related Seminars and Products
The Cavanagh Law Firm PA
is a senior member of The Cavanagh Law Firm in Phoenix where he maintains a national insurance coverage and extra-contractual defense practice. He has an LL.M. in Insurance from the University of Connecticut. He is the current successor author to COUCH ON INSURANCE 3D and has written other treatises on insurance law. He has published in excess of 350 law reviews and other professional publications on insurance law, in addition to several national insurance law treatises. He has been cited by the Supreme Courts of 34 states, the Intermediate Appellate Courts in 23 states, 12 of the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, 60 Federal District Courts, and the Federal Court of Claims. He has been cited in 95 scholarly articles. He has been continuously listed as a top 50 lawyer in Arizona (2007-2020) by Southwest Super Lawyers®. Only a few lawyers have been continuously on the list since its inception. He is recognized as a "Business Leader" (insurance) by Arizona Business Magazine and has been listed by Arizona Business Magazine as one of the top 100 lawyers in Arizona. Mr. Plitt has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2007 (10+ years) (insurance) and was named the Insurance Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers® in 2012 and 2017 for Phoenix. He is also listed in Best Lawyers for the topic "Litigation - Insurance," and was the Lawyer of the Year in this category in 2020. He is a Fellow in the American College of Coverage and Extra-contractual Counsel. He is a Member of the American Law Institute where he was a consultative member on the development of the Restatement of Liability Insurance. He is a nationally recognized expert witness in insurance claim handling and bad faith cases and has been retained as an expert in hundreds of cases venued in 33 states. He is a former adjunct Professor of Law at ASU College of Law teaching insurance law. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Arizona where he teaches insurance law.
Jordan R Plitt Related Seminars and Products
Attorney
The Cavanagh Law Firm PA
is a Senior Member at The Cavanagh Law Firm and focuses his practice on insurance coverage and litigation. He has provided insurance coverage analysis and advice to many commercial insurance companies for complex and high-exposure coverage issues across the nation. Previously he was with the firms of Kunz Plitt Hyland & Demlong and Meagher & Geer. Prior to 2010, Jordan was an extern for the Honorable James A. Teilborg of the U.S. District Court, for the District of Arizona. Jordan speaks and writes frequently on insurance law topics and has been recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the field of insurance coverage continuously since 2012. He is one of three associate authors for COUCH ON INSURANCE 3d., a nationally recognized authoritative treatise on insurance law. He is also co-author of Practical Tools for Handling Insurance Cases which aims to filter complex insurance coverage issues into an easily readable and digestible format for attorneys across the country. He received his B.S. summa cum laude in Finance from Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, in 2007 and his J.D. cum laude from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, in 2010.
Parker C Bunch Related Seminars and Products
Parker is a Member at The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A. in Phoenix. His practice focuses on the analysis of complex first and third-party coverage issues across various lines of insurance. His practice also involves the litigation of insurance coverage and bad faith actions in state and federal court. Parker graduated cum laude from the University of Arizona College of Law in 2017.
Patrick Joseph McGroder Related Seminars and Products
IV, is a member at Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC in the firm's Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death Section. He has represented victims in high-profile, complex catastrophic litigation and wrongful death cases, such as the Las Vegas Route 91 Shooting cases, UBER Death case, and numerous catastrophic motor vehicle and medical malpractice injury cases. Mr. McGroder attended Brophy College Preparatory and The College of the Holy Cross, the Phoenix School of Law. During law school, Mr. McGroder worked at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office prosecuting and assisting on felony cases, including complex murder and aggravated assault prosecutions. After law school, Mr. McGroder worked at the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office for approximately four years. He represented hundreds of clients on complex criminal and civil. As a trial attorney, Mr. McGroder has had the opportunity to litigate in Maricopa County Superior Court for approximately eight years. Mr. McGroder is a top rated personal injury attorney in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2020, he was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Civil Plaintiff Top 40 under 40.
Jennifer B Fite Related Seminars and Products
State Bar of Arizona
Jennifer Fite is the Lawyer Assistance Programs Director for the State Bar of Arizona. Before joining the Bar, Jennifer had a varied career working primarily in civil litigation, most recently serving as Litigation Attorney and Managing Partner of a small firm. Jennifer has a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale and received her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from the University of Southern California. She has been licensed to practice in the State of Arizona since 2002 and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States Supreme Court. She is a past Judge Pro Tempore.
Meredith L Vivona Related Seminars and Products
State Bar of Arizona
Meredith L. Vivona is the Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona, where she advises lawyers through the Ethics Hotline, presents ethics related CLE programs, acts as legal advisor to the Fee Arbitration Program, serves on the Ethics Advisory Group and acts as liaison to the Arizona Supreme Court’s Attorney Ethics Advisory Committee. Prior to becoming Ethics Counsel, Meredith served as Practice Management Attorney for Practice 2.0 and the Trust Account Helpline, the State Bar’s confidential practice management and trust account advice program. Before joining the State Bar of Arizona, Meredith served as Independent Bar Counsel, investigating and prosecuting misconduct allegations brought against attorneys, when the Lawyer Regulation Office had a conflict. Part of Meredith’s responsibilities included serving as Acting Disciplinary Counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct where she investigated and resolved judicial misconduct complaints. Before serving as IBC, Meredith enjoyed a varied career in private practice, with experience in civil litigation matters throughout the state. Meredith is admitted to practice in Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the State of Arizona. Meredith received her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest Law School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Location
State Bar of Arizona, Daniel J. McAuliffe CLE Center
