Carrie’s direct and common-sense approach to advocacy allows her to establish credibility with judges and clients. She is valued by clients for her depth of knowledge and experience with insurance law and the litigation process, as well as her ability to identify the correct solution to address each client’s unique problems. Carrie regularly represents corporate policyholders in resolving complicated insurance coverage disputes involving declaratory judgments and breach of contract and bad faith coverage actions and claims, including:
- Asbestos claims
- Business email compromises
- Crime and fidelity claims
- Cybersecurity and data breach claims
- Directors and officers claims
- Errors and omissions claims
- Executive fraud
- Fidelity bonds
- First-party property claims
- Insurance-related bankruptcies
- Insurer rehabilitation actions
- Insurer liquidation actions
- Personal and advertising injury claims
- Professional liability claims
- Ransomware
- Representations and warranties claims
- Securities claims
- Social engineering claims
Carrie also advises policyholder clients on insurance policy enforcement issues, program development, and policy negotiation and placement. Additionally, her practice includes disputes involving environmental property damage and underground storage tanks claims; consumer class actions; general and excess liability claims; business interruption, extra expense and contingent business interruption claims; product liability claims; and flood claims.
Carrie formerly served as a member of the team assisting the Special Compliance Coordinator appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to monitor, assess and report on the U.S. export control compliance of Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation of Shenzhen, China, and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. of Hi-New Shenzhen, China.
Professional and Community Involvement
Former board of directors member, DeKalb Health
Former board of trustees member, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Former board secretary and executive council member, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Former board of directors member, St. Martin’s Healthcare Inc.
Honors
The Best Lawyers in America, 2024-2025
