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ABOUT ANDERSON KILL & OLICK, P.C.

 Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. was founded in 1969 on the principles of integrity, excellence in the practice of law, and straightforward solutions to complex legal issues. Anderson Kill attorneys are recognized as the most prominent insurance coverage lawyers in the country. The New York Times has described Anderson Kill as "a leader in representing big corporations and individuals against insurance companies." The Wall Street Journal has described Anderson Kill and its insurance coverage practice as combining "corporate polish with the pugnacity" of a plaintiff's firm. That is the Anderson Kill difference.

The firm maintains offices in New York, Greenwich, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., but the attorneys travel around the country and around the world to handle all types of matters. Anderson Kill attorneys work together, leveraging creativity and legal and business acumen to deliver cost-effective resolutions to clients' problems. Many of the firm's professionals are recognized experts in their practice areas, leaders and active participants in professional associations, and are frequently invited to speak to business organizations. Anderson Kill lawyers have written hundreds of articles on innumerable insurance coverage issues. Many of these articles have been quoted in court opinions as support for pro-policyholder rulings.

Anderson Kill clients include some of the nation's largest public and private entities, including companies in financial services, retail, oil/gas, technology, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and utilities, municipalities and state governments, religious and not-for-profit organizations, small companies and individuals.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

Anderson Kill has been ranked in the #1 category by Chambers USA 2008, the leading research publication for the legal industry. In addition to recognizing individual attorneys, Chambers’ ‘America’s Leading Lawyers for Business’ recognizes the firm’s excellent work in its Insurance Recovery Practice in the top category for Insurance: Dispute Resolution in New York and Litigation: Insurance in New Jersey , and Nationwide for Insurance. Chambers states the following about Anderson Kill:

Anderson Kill is "The historic brand name on the policyholder side," this team has "such credibility, such an impressive track record." "Its reputation lies chiefly on the policyholder side, where it has a huge depth of experience."

Here’s what clients have to say about Anderson Kill:
  • "They’re the folks we turn to whenever we have a complex issue, and they’re unbelievably strong when it comes to negotiating."
  • "They’re the experts. They can give you advice today so that you’re in the best possible position two years down the line."
  • "No matter what you are up against, the team has been there and done it before."
    "fantastic strategists"
  • "a leading light in the insurance field, enjoying an impressive reputation and dominance of the field"

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PRO BONO
 

Since its founding in 1969, Anderson Kill & Olick has devoted a considerable portion of its attorneys' energies to providing pro bono legal services, both to needy individuals and to institutions that serve the public good.

 

On the insurance front, Anderson Kill attorneys have represented numerous individuals and small businesses who were wrongly denied coverage for healthcare, disability, life and property insurance claims. In addition, the firm has for more than twenty years sustained a uniquely productive partnership with a nonprofit advocacy group, United Policyholders, that works to advance policyholder rights, interests and awareness on behalf of both individuals and institutions. In concert with United Policyholders, Anderson Kill has filed more than 250 amicus briefs in insurance coverage disputes that bear broad import for policyholders nationwide. These amici have been widely cited in federal and state court decisions nationwide, including the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Humana Inc. v Forsyth, No 97-303, 1999 U.S. Lexis 744 (Jan. 20, 1999). 

 

In addition, Anderson Kill has provided long-term pro bono representation to institutions including:

 

ACLU New Jersey
 

Anderson Kill is committed to protecting civil rights for all Americans, and the firm's litigators are active in pro bono cases throughout the country.  In April 2007, Manalapan Township in New Jersey paid $275,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit that was filed by Anderson Kill on behalf of three African American teenagers who testified that two white police officers searched them without justification and berated them, while the teenagers' three white friends, who witnessed the incident, were told to go home.

 

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