Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C., the nation's leading insurance recovery firm, has won a top ranking for its 'outstanding' and 'exemplary' reputation in the Legal 500 USA 2011 directory.

The firm's insurance recovery group was recognized for its excellent practice in Insurance: Advice to Policyholders. Robert M. Horkovich, chair of the firm's insurance recovery group, was once again singled out as a 'key player' and included on the nationwide list of elite "Leading Lawyers".

In addition, three other members of Anderson Kill's Insurance Recovery Group were added to the list of recommended attorneys: William G. Passannante, Finley Harckham, and managing partner of the firm's DC office, Rhonda D. Orin.

Robert M. Horkovich has obtained over $5 billion in settlements and judgments from insurance companies for his clients over the past decade.  His victories include five landmark state Supreme Court decisions, eight jury verdicts and eight bench trial decisions in favor of the policyholder since 1994, including one of the top 10 jury verdicts in the United States in 2003 and the top insurance recovery jury verdict in the United States in 2005.

William G. Passannante is a leading attorney for policyholders in the area of insurance coverage.  He has appeared in cases throughout the country and has represented policyholders in litigation and trial in major precedent-setting cases.  Mr. Passannante was a drafter of the precedent-setting Weyerhaeuser pleading in the Supreme Court of the State of Washington, which held that no overt threat against a policyholder is required to trigger insurance policies.

Finley Harckham is a senior litigation shareholder who regularly represents and advises corporate policyholders in insurance coverage matters.  He has successfully litigated, arbitrated and settled hundreds of complex coverage claims.  His areas of particular expertise include property loss, business interruption, directors and officers liability, professional liability and general liability claims.  He is co-author of the book, Legal Issues in Risk Management: A Policyholder's Guide, published by Aspen Publishers, as well as numerous articles on legal issues in insurance recovery.

Rhonda D. Orin has extensive experience in recovering insurance proceeds for policyholders across the country.  Her achievements include one of the top 10 jury verdicts in the United States in 2003, a landmark jury verdict in 2005 on behalf of a self-funded health plan, two precedent-setting state supreme court decisions, and favorable summary judgment rulings on a wide variety of issues.  Her caseload ranges from multi-million-dollar environmental disputes to products liability coverage cases, including asbestos bankruptcies.  She also has a cutting-edge specialty in representing employers with self-funded and fully insured health plans, including their evolving obligations due to health reform.

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