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Michael Marick

Michael M. Marick

Partner

  • Chicago
  • 312.946.4235
  • 312.946.4272
Biography

For decades, Michael Marick has successfully represented property and casualty insurers in high exposure disputes over coverage at the claim stage, in trial courts, and on appeal. Mike’s successes inside and outside the courtroom are based on a deep understanding of the insurance business — from the claims, underwriting and legal perspectives – across multiple lines of domestic and foreign coverage (including general liability, professional liability; managed care and health care liability; product contamination/recall; reinsurance; and many other coverages). He has served as national coverage counsel and lead counsel for insurers in significant mass tort coverage litigation, environmental coverage suits, and a wide variety of high stakes insurance and reinsurance disputes. Mike has served as an arbitrator, expert witness, law school professor of insurance law, and his written works have been cited by various courts.

Mike is widely regarded as one of the leading attorneys in the United States representing liability insurers in coverage and bad faith matters. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business rates him “Band 1,” and reports: “Michael Marick is well respected not only by insurers and reinsurers, but also by policyholder counsel. His extensive experience with leading-edge coverage issues, his keen ability to cut to the chase and offer practical, cost-effective solutions to complex business issues, and his sense of fair play with respect to all parties to a dispute are what make him a true leader among insurance coverage practitioners.” (2024) “Michael has a wealth of experience and provides excellent service. His thoughtful analysis incorporates resolution strategy and desired outcomes balanced with short- and long-range business impacts in the most complex cases. He is exceptional.” (2023) “Michael Marick is an exceptional attorney” and “is very responsive and sensitive to complex interactions.” (2022) “Michael has unmatched credibility in the industry. He is very knowledgeable about the insurance coverage landscape nationally” and “he is strong on the law, a very good communicator and has excellent client relationships.” (2021) “He has one of the sharpest, most strategic minds I have worked with” and “he is able to see the big picture to guide the client masterfully and efficiently toward a very positive resolution.” (2020).

 

Honors

  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business,
    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer - Illinois, Band 1, 2012 - Present
  • Legal500 Chicago Elite: Insurance Litigation, Band 1, 2026
  • Illinois Super Lawyers, "Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois" across all practice areas, 2026;
    Illinois Super Lawyers, 2005 – present
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Chicago Insurance Law "Lawyer of the Year," 2015;
    The Best Lawyers in America®, Insurance Law, 2009 – present; The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2027; The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Insurance, 2027
  • Euromoney Legal Media Group, Expert Guides: "Best of the Best USA," one of the top 30 insurance lawyers in the United States, 2014–Present;
    "World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers," 2002–Present
  • 10 Top Influential Insurance Dispute Resolution Lawyers in Illinois, Business Today News, 2023
  • American College of Coverage Counsel, Board of Regents, 2014 – 2017;
    American College of Coverage Counsel, Founding Fellow, 2012
  • DRI Davis Carr Outstanding Committee Chair Award, 2014
  • Lexology Index, Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers, 2014 – Present;
    Thought Leaders USA Insurance and Reinsurance, 2023, 2025, 2027
  • 125 Alumni of Distinction Honoree, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2013
  • Professional Achievement Award, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2008
  • Leading Lawyers, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2004 – present
  • Distinguished Service Award, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1996
  • AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating for ethics and legal ability



Professional Associations

  • Panelist, American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators, 2024
  • ARIAS U.S., Certified Reinsurance Arbitrator, 2018 – present
  • American Law Institute, 2012 – present
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
    • National Director, 2014 – 2016
    • Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 2012 – 2014
  • IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
    • Board of Overseers, 1993 – 1995; 2006 – 2018
    • Alumni Board of Directors, 1989 – 1999
      • President, 1994 – 1995
  • Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter
    • Board of Directors, 2009 – 2010
  • American Bar Association
    • Vice-Chairman, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee, 1990 –1992
      • Publications Chairman, 1991 – 1992
    • Membership Chairman, Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1991 – 1996
  • Illinois State Bar Association
    • Assembly Delegate, 1993 – 1996
    • Insurance Law Section Council, 1990 – 1997
      • Vice-Chairman, 1994 – 1995
      • Chairman, 1995 – 1996
    • Co-editor, The Policy, quarterly insurance law newsletter, 1992 – 1996
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
Practice Areas
Education

J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, with honors, 1982
B.A., Denison University, 1979

Bar admissions

Illinois
Arizona
Florida
Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Courts of Appeals (3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th Cirs.) 
U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois