Stephanie M. Brochert

Representative Client Work

• Advised insurer on coverage issues arising from multi-million dollar lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of opioids
• Drafted an analysis of major decisions rendered by courts around the country in 2020 relating to long-tail environmental liability claims at the special request of a Tier 1 insurer client
• Contributing author and editor of the ALFA International Insurance Compendium for the state of Michigan
• Successfully represented insurers against claims of additional insured coverage where policy endorsement significantly narrowed the scope of coverage from the standard policy form
• Assisted in obtaining summary judgment in insurer’s favor, finding no breach of insurance contract for denial of workers' compensation benefits where insured began operating in second state without informing insurer
• Obtained summary dismissal of a coverage claim against an insurer, successfully arguing that an insured’s motorized bicycle was an “auto” that was precluded from coverage under the insured’s general liability policy

• Frequently advises insurer clients on defense and indemnity obligations for cases involving policies issued to municipal or quasi-municipal entities
• Obtained summary dismissal of claims against a property insurer because the damages alleged by the property owner were excluded “faulty workmanship” under the policy
• Advised insurer on indemnity obligations for multimillion-dollar verdict against insured in a construction defect case in which master policy was originally issued in a European country
• Successfully prosecuted motions to compel documents and corporate witness testimony in cases alleging bad faith against an insurer
• Successfully represented insurers seeking to rescind policies on the basis that the insured provided materially misrepresentative statements on the application for insurance
• Advised insurer on defense and indemnity obligations relating to opioid lawsuits
• Represented insurers in summary motion practice dealing with alleged wrongful withdrawal of a defense where the insured failed to cooperate with its defense counsel
• Obtained summary dismissal of a coverage action based on New York Insurance Law 3420’s requirement that a denial of coverage be given as soon as reasonably possible, where an injured claimant alleged not to have received a copy of the disclaimer but the same was properly mailed under applicable law

Professional Affiliations

• Oakland County Bar Foundation
• Women's Bar Association (President, 2022-2023; President-Elect, 2021-2022; Treasurer 2019-2020; WLAM Representative, 2018-2019)
• State Bar of Michigan (Insurance and Indemnity Section)
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual committees)
• ALFA International (Insurance Practice Group; Future Leaders Forum)
• Incorporated Society of Irish-American Lawyers

Publications and Lectures

• ALFA International's Inaugural Future Leaders Forum, Speaker, Louisville, KY, September 2022

Community Involvement

• Columbus School of Law Alumni Leadership Council
• Friends of the Baldwin Public Library, Membership Chair
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Michigan Chapter