
Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation
Licensed in Ohio since: 2002
Education: The University of Akron School of Law
Brouse McDowell
388 South Main StreetSuite 500
Akron, OH 44311 Phone: 330-535-5711 Email: Amanda M. Leffler Visit website
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Amanda serves as Co-Chair of Brouse McDowell’s Insurance Recovery Practice Group. As a member of one of the most experienced insurance coverage groups in the nation, she is routinely successful in compelling insurers to honor their coverage obligations. She has helped her clients recover amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars, and has assisted in critical amicus efforts to develop and protect the law for the benefit of policyholders. Amanda provides her clients with a specialized claim and litigation approach, designed to help clients efficiently obtain favorable results in all aspects of the process – including policy review and selection, drafting of contractual indemnities and insurance provisions, insurance claim submission, and the resolution of disputes in litigation. Amanda has extensive experience in numerous types of coverage disputes, including general liability, property and business interruption, construction, directors & officers, cyber, crime, professional liability, maritime, employment liability, asbestos, and environmental liability.
Amanda also has substantial experience representing companies of all sizes in their business disputes. Her experience is diverse, and includes employment litigation, construction disputes, shareholder disputes, breach of contract, business torts, and zoning issues. Amanda takes a business-minded approach to commercial litigation so that companies can minimize their litigation costs and the time they must dedicate to resolving them.Â
Amanda is certified as a Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law by the Ohio State Bar Association and is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
First Admitted: 2002, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.brouse.com/
- Notable Women in Law, Notable Women in Law, Crain's Cleveland, 2018
- Award for community service., Distinguished Alumni Award, Torchbearers , 2016
- Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under, Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under, Ohio State Bar Foundation, 2014
- American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law — 2013 , Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell , 2013
- Northeast Ohio Top 25 Under 35 Mover and Shaker — 2013 , Top 25 Under 35 Mover and Shaker, 2013
- For Community Service., '30 for the Future' Young Professional, Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, 2009
- PI&I Motor Express v. RLI Insurance Co. (6th Circuit Court of Appeals), in case presenting issues of first impression in Ohio, successfully obtained affirmance of jury verdict in favor of insured., 2022
- PI&I Motor Express v. RLI Insurance Co, et al., N.D. Ohio:Â Obtained jury verdict in favor of insured in virtual jury trial., 2021
- Presentation explores issues that arise in multi-party and multi-insurer cases and provides practical advice regarding litigation and settlement strategies., Speaker, Navigating Crowded Waters: Litigation and Settlement Strategy in Multi-Party and Multi-Insurer Cases, Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Coverage Conference, 2022
- Panel speaker regarding issues touching insurance and risk-shifting., Speaker, Contract Review: Insurance and Indemnity Considerations, Stark County Association for Justice, Other Lawyers, 2022
- Panel speaker for local bar association on national treatment of issue., Speaker, Insurability of Punitive Damages in Civil Litigation, Akron Bar Association, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2022
- Panel speaker regarding contractual provisions intended to transfer risk and common issues., Speaker, The Buck Stops Here: Transferring Risk Through Additional Insured Coverage and Contractual Indemnity, American Bar Association, ICLC, Tucson Arizona, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2023
- Best Practices to Ensure Insurance Claim is Positioned for Success, Speaker, Claims Best Practices: Ensuring Your Insurance Claim is Positioned for Success, NEO RIMS February Virtual Meeting, 2022
- Speaker regarding national treatment of issues relating to insurance coverage for punitive damages., Speaker, "Insurability of Punitive Damages in Civil Litigation", Strafford Publication, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2022
- Speaker to national audience regarding insurance and indemnity provisions in commercial contracts., Speaker, Shifting Risk: Drafting Contractual Insurance and Indemnity Provisions to Provide the Protection You Contemplated, Lexology, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2021
- Speaker regarding insurance and indemnity provisions in commercial contracts., Speaker, Shifting Risk: Drafting Contractual Insurance and Indemnity Provisions to Provide the Protection You Contemplated, Northeast Ohio RIMS, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2021
- Speaker on issues relative to cyber risks and insurance coverage arising from transition to remote work., Speaker, GC's Role in Remote Legal Issues, Strafford , Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2021
- Speak regarding insurance coverage for losses arising from pandemic., Speaker, Practical Advice on Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 Losses, Greater Akron Chamber, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2020
- Update on coverage for construction defect claims in the wake of Ohio Supreme Court precedent., Speaker, "Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction Claims", Ohio Homebuilders Association, Construction, 2019
- Article concerning updates in coverage for construction defects., Author, General Contractors' Insurance Protections for a Subcontractor's Defective Work, Construction Executive, Construction, 2019
- Updates on emerging legal issues surrounding cyber insurance., Speaker, "Emerging Cyber and Computer Coverages and Exclusions", American Bar Association, TIPS, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2019
- Update on national cases relating to insurance coverage issues., Speaker, "What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: A Case Law Update", Brouse McDowell Annual Insurance Seminar, Insurance, Risk Management, In-house Counsel, 2018
- OSBA Certified Specialist in Insurance Coverage Law 2014-present, 2023
- Greater Akron Chamber, Board Member (2021 to present), 2023
- Leadership Akron, Chair and Board of Directors, 2017 to present, 2023
- Sisler-McFawn Foundation, Distribution Committee 2017-present, 2023
- St. Sebastian Parish Foundation, Board Member, 2020-present, 2023
- Greater Akron Chamber, 30 for the Future Committe, Chair, 2018-present, 2022
- United Disability Services, immediate past Chair of Board of Directors and Board of Directors, 2013-present, 2022
- Leadership Akron, Class 31 Member, 2014
- Ohio State Bar Association, member and formerly Board of Governors 2016-2019, 2023
- Ohio State Bar Association Foundation, Fellow, 2023
- Akron Bar Association Foundation, Fellow, 2023
- American Bar Association, member of Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee 2015-present, co-chair of CGL Subcommittee 2022-present, 2023
- Akron Bar Association, Member and Former Vice President of Membership and Secretary, 2023
- Editor, CGLÂ Reporter Editorial Board, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, 2019
- Ohio State Bar Association, Leadership Academy, Class of 2011, 2011
- KCI Holding USA Inc. , 2023
- Pennsylvania Electric Co. , 2023
- Corporate Policyholders
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