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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, NY, Greenwich, CT, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia,
PA, Washington, DC, and Ventura, CA, 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 2009, 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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