“Frequently retained by clients from the construction, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Possesses notable experience in business interruption, construction claims and toxic torts.” – Chambers Overview

Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners USA, a go-to guide in the legal industry, has ranked the Insurance practice at Miles & Stockbridge on its list of leading law firms for the ninth year running. Miles & Stockbridge returns in the top Band 1 of Maryland firms and three insurance principals are ranked: Joseph L. Beavers and Alexander P. Creticos in Maryland and Andrew M. Weiner for the Insurance – Policyholder category in Washington, D.C.

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Joseph L. Beavers, Principal and Leader of Insurance Practice

Joe Beavers, who also co-leads the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, is again ranked in Band 1. Chambers shared that Joe is “held in high regard for his depth of experience representing policyholders. His expertise extends across environmental, business interruption and D&O claims, among others.” One client said Joe is “very responsive and knowledgeable, always willing to step up.” Another called him “incredible” and praised his “positive demeanor.” “He is a good litigator, very practical and very responsive,” the client added.

Alexander P. Creticos, Principal

Alex Creticos, who represents business policyholders in insurance coverage matters, “is called upon to act for his clients at both trial and appellate level.”

Andrew M. Weiner, Principal

Andrew Weiner has more than 25 years of experience representing corporate policyholders in all manner of complex insurance coverage disputes.  

About Our Insurance Practice

We advise clients on all aspects of insurance coverage — procurement, management, claims, litigation, and appeals across a wide variety of coverage areas. We advise policyholders and pursue claims under virtually all lines of coverage, including D&O, E&O, Reps & Warranties, CGL, Property, Business Interruption, Cyber, Crime, Event Cancellation and other specialty lines of coverage.

Our strength is in our numbers and the diversity of insurance coverage matters on which we are always working for policyholders. We have a small team of dedicated coverage lawyers and this team prides itself on efficiency, creativity, analysis, and—most importantly—major insurance recoveries for all types of policyholder clients faced with complex claims. Our key clients range from large, publicly held international manufacturers to smaller, but substantial, closely held entities. We are always working on insurance claims for a wide variety of clients under many lines of coverage. This gives us a unique perspective—we negotiate with insurance companies at many different levels and we know how to tailor and develop claim-specific strategies that maximize insurance recoveries.