
David M. Albaugh
Partner
David is an experienced insurance coverage attorney. He represents domestic insurers and the London and Bermuda markets in high value, contested first-party property claims, including claims involving commercial property, product recall, warranty loss, and marine and cargo risks. David has represented clients in litigated coverage matters in state and federal courts throughout the US, as well as prosecuting recovery and subrogation claims on their behalf. David is skilled in building relationships and working collaboratively with industry leading subject-matter experts and loss adjusters during the claim investigation and adjustment process.
David also has extensive experience advising clients in complex coverage disputes involving commercial and general liability, builder’s liability, product liability, environmental contamination, warehouse liability, and commercial auto liability. He represents clients in reinsurance and excess claims working collaboratively with defense counsel involving mass tort litigation and catastrophic losses evaluating liability and damages.
David also has extensive experience advising clients in complex coverage disputes involving commercial and general liability, builder’s liability, product liability, environmental contamination, warehouse liability, and commercial auto liability. He represents clients in reinsurance and excess claims working collaboratively with defense counsel involving mass tort litigation and catastrophic losses evaluating liability and damages.
David has broad knowledge of policy construction for both primary and excess first-party and liability risks, as well as reinsurance risks. He has advised clients on market trends and legislative issues impacting underwriting strategy and has assisted with drafting policy language. David spent four months as a secondee with a global insurer working on a team of first-party property insurance adjusters handling US and UK property claims, and gaining invaluable knowledge of the Lloyd’s insurance market.
David has also represented clients in state and federal court litigation in several states involving insurance coverage litigation, and product liability, construction defect, commercial auto liability, and premises liability defense.
David has also represented clients in state and federal court litigation in several states involving insurance coverage litigation, and product liability, construction defect, commercial auto liability, and premises liability defense.
Education
- Michigan State University, B.A., 2004
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2012
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2012
- Texas, 2023
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, District of Colorado, and Eastern District Michigan