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Sherri Pavloff

Sherri Pavloff has specialized in the representation of insurers facing insurance coverage disputes since 1991. She provides analysis and interpretation of a wide range of insurance coverage issues, including general liability, umbrella/excess, professional liability, directors & officers, and many first party coverages. Sherri also provides counsel in environmental, products liability, labor law and professional liability claims; mediates and litigates coverage and bad faith lawsuits through and including the appellate process; and provides risk management services. She has numerous reported appellate decisions and writes and speaks on topics of interest to her clients.

Area of Practice

  • Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith

Education

  • B.A., Communications, SUNY Albany, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
  • Juris Doctorate, Albany Law School, Union University, Magna Cum Laude

Publications

  • “A Round of Applause: Court of Appeals gives insurers a break when it comes to common additional insured issue,” NYIA NY Connection Magazine, Fall 2017
  • “Mighty Changes for Declaratory Judgment,” NYIA NY Connection Magazine, Third Quarter 2020

Affiliations

  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

Admissions

  • New York State Court
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Personal

  • In her free time, Sherri enjoys running, hiking, practicing yoga, reading spy novels and cooking.

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