Lossia joins Plunkett Cooney’s Insurance Practice Group

Bloomfield Hills, MI — August 3, 2007 —Plunkett Cooney continued the expansion of its insurance coverage practice with the addition of Darren A. Lossia, a former in-house attorney for a national insurance company.

Prior to joining Plunkett Cooney, Lossia worked as the Midwest Casualty Claims Manager for North Pointe Insurance Company. He has extensive experience in all aspects of claims management involving commercial general liability and liquor liability policies, insurance litigation management, settlement negotiations and legal opinions regarding policy coverage issues.  

“Darren is very knowledgeable about the insurance industry and the technical aspects of coverage,” said Plunkett Cooney Insurance/Professional Liability Department Leader Robert G. Kamenec. “His expertise will benefit our clients, and he adds further depth to our national insurance practice.”

A member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office, Lossia focuses his practice exclusively in the area of insurance coverage. He represents insurance companies in complex insurance matters involving environmental contamination, and defective products and homeowner’s liability coverage.

Lossia received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 2002 and his master’s degree in management, with high honors, from Walsh College in 1997. He received his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Albion College in 1991.

The members of Plunkett Cooney’s Insurance Law Practice Group represent national and international insurance carriers in coverage disputes, including consulting, litigation, and regulatory proceedings. Members of this practice group have served as national and regional trial counsel for insurance carriers in breast implant, environmental, asbestos, construction and pharmaceutical coverage litigation.

Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest full-service law firms with more than 150 attorneys in nine Michigan cities and in Columbus, OH. The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading, international directory of law firms.

For more information regarding Darren Lossia joining Plunkett Cooney, contact the firm’s Practice Development Manager, John Cornwell, at (248) 901-4008.

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