Jeanne Unger

Biography

For the past 20 years, Jeanne Unger has focused her practice in insurance coverage litigation and appellate practice. Ms. Unger has significant experience advising clients on insurance coverage issues and representing insurance companies in coverage litigation.Ms. Unger graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1978 and received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1981. She has served as the chair and vice-chair of the Insurance Law Committee of DRI. Ms. Unger speaks extensively on insurance coverage issues for many organizations including the American Bar Association and DRI. She has been included in the Minnesota Super Lawyers list on several occasions and has repeatedly been named to the Top 100 Female Super Lawyers list published in Minnesota Law & Politics/Super Lawyers, Mpls./St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business. In 2012, Ms. Unger was named the "Minneapolis Best Lawyers Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year."Areas of PracticeAppellate LawInsurance CoverageEducationUniversity of Minnesota Law SchoolJ.D., 1981Honors: Cum Laude

University of MinnesotaB.A., 1978

Colgate University1973 - 1975Bar AdmissionsMinnesota, 1981U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1981U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2005Honors and Awards Named Minneapolis Best Lawyers Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year, 2012 The Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, 2009 - 2012 Selected to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list, published in Minnesota Law & Politics/Super Lawyers, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business, 1999 - Present Selected to the Top 50 Female Minnesota Super Lawyers list, published in Minnesota Law & Politics/Super Lawyers, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business, 2010 and 2012 Selected to the Top 100 Female Minnesota Super Lawyers list, published in Minnesota Law & Politics/Super Lawyers, MPLS.ST.PAUL Magazine and Twin Cities Business, 2005 - 2009 and 2011 AV Rating by Martindale-HubbellProfessional Associations and MembershipsDefense Research InstituteMemberChair, Insurance Law Committee, 2002 - 2004Vice-Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 2000 - 2002Torts and Insurance Practice Section

American Bar AssociationMember

Minnesota State Bar AssociationMember

Hennepin County Bar AssociationMember

Minnesota Defense Lawyers AssociationMemberPublished Works Construction Litigation Coverage, Chapter 24, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (4th Ed., 2011) Excess Insurance, Chapter 8, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (3rd Ed., 2005) 2009 Update Remedies - Claims Against Insureds, Chapter VII, Defense Research Institute Allocation Compendium, April 2009; Co-Author Tendering the Claim, Chapter 10, New Appleman On Insurance Law Practice Guide, December 2007; Co-Author Construction Litigation Coverage, Chapter 24, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook, (3rd Ed., 2005) 2007 Update; Co-Author Coverage for the Inevitable? Errors and Omissions Insurance, For The Defense, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 2006 Insurance Bad Faith, A Compendium of State Law, The DRI Defense Library Series, 2006 Updated; Contributing Author Homeowners Insurance, Chapter 50, Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation, September 2005 Dilemmas of Dual Representation: Unanswered Questions Raised by Pine Island, 59 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 14, December 2002Classes and Seminars Presenter, The Insurance Year in Review, Twin Cities Insurance Club, St. Louis Park, MN, April 8, 2013 Presenter, Can Policyholders Meet Their Match? An Analysis of Policy Provisions and Current Minnesota Case Law, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Insurance Law Committee, Minneapolis, MN, January 8, 2013 Presenter, Allocation and Indemnity in Construction Litigation Coverage, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Insurance Law Committee, Minneapolis, MN, July 14, 2009 Presenter, Recent Decisions on Defective Construction, Minnesota Insurance Law Today Seminar, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, MN, June 17, 2009 Presenter, Construction Coverage, Top 10 Issues in Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, Bloomington, MN, June 3, 2008 Presenter, Buying Peace - Settling the Claim for Good, Defense Research Insitute, Chicago, IL, April 10, 2008 Co-Presenter, Allocation Among Multiple Insurers and Reinsurance Explained: Allocation - the Basics, Defense Research Institute Teleconference Seminar, October 2, 2007 Presenter, Allocation and Indemnity in Construction Coverage Litigation, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook Seminar, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, MN, May 17, 2007 Co-Presenter, Misery Loves Company: Allocation Among Insurers and Insureds, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 7-8, 2006 Presenter, Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction, Top 10 Coverage Issues in Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, Lorman Education Services, Minneapolis, MN, October 17, 2006 Moderator, Bracing for the Next One: Catastrophic Losses - Lessons Learned by the Insurance Industry, ALFA International The Global Legal Network, 2006 Insurance Practice Group Seminar, Chicago, IL, September 7-8, 2006 Presenter, The Insurance Industry Under Siege - A Tale of Two Storms, Hurricanes Spitzer and Katrina, Insurnace Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 8-9, 2005 Presenter, Multiple Claims and Inadequate Limits, Auto Liability and Coverage Seminar - Exploring New Frontiers, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, November 10-11, 2005 Panel Participant, Privilege or Coverage: Should the Insured Be Required to Waive Privilege to Obtain Coverage?, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, Tucson, AZ, March 3-5, 2005 Presenter, Recoupment of Defense and Indemnity Expenses, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 2-3, 2004, and December 1996 Presenter, Things Your Insured Didn't Tell You: Is There a Basis for Rescission of the Policy?, PLRB/LIRB 2005 Claims Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 17-20, 2005; Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, May 15-16, 2003 Co-Moderator, Listen to What We Say: How Lawyers Earn and Keep our Business, Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 6-10, 2004 Presenter, The Insurance Year in Review: Where Have We Bann - Where Are We Going?, Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, April 15-16, 2004 Co-Presenter, Challenges in Minnesota Insurance Coverage Litigation, National Business Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2004 Presenter, Fraud: Casualty and Auto, PLRB/LIRB 2004 Claims Conference, Chicago, IL, March 16-17, 2004 Presenter, Insurance Guaranty Funds: What Happens When the Other Shoe Drops?, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 4-5, 2003 Presenter, Bad Faith, Handling Insurance Issues in Minnesota, Minnesota CLE, Minneapolis, MN, June 4, 2003 Presenter, Excess Liability Settlement Concerns, PLRB/LIRB 2003 Claims Conference, Orlando, FL, March 31-April 2, 2003 Program Chair and Presenter, Control of the Defense - The Ethics and the Implications, Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 5-6, 2002 Presenter, Inadequate Limits of Coverage: Avoiding Bad Faith When There are Multiple Claims and Inadequate Limits, Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL, May 16-17, 2002; Defense Research Institute Claims Supervisors Presented by DRI's Insurance Law Committee, Indianapolis, IN, May 18-19, 2000; DRI Insurance Claims Supervision Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, May 20-21, 1999 and May 1998; DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, San Francisco, CA, June 17-18, 1999; DRI Insurance Claims Supervision, Des Moines, IA, May 7-8, 1998 Program Chair and Presenter, First, Second and Third Annual Insurance Coverage Institute, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Minneapolis, MN, October 1997, October 1998 and October 1999 Presenter, Insurance Coverage Issues for the Year 2000 Problem, Second National Conference for Women Insurance Professionals, Chicago, IL, May 1999 Presenter, The Dilemmas of Declaratory Judgment Actions, Insurance Coverage and Practice Seminar, Defense Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, June 18, 1999 Program Chair, Insurance Law Committee, Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 1998 Presenter, Extinguishing the Duty to Defend Insurance, Coverage and Practice Seminar, Defense Research Institute, New York, NY, December 7-8, 1997 Presenter, Apportionment of Defense Costs Between Covered and Uncovered Claims, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, San Antonio, TX, February 1997; Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, New York, NY, December 5-6, 1996 Co-Presenter, Dilemmas of Declaratory Judgment Actions, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Minneapolis, MN, 1996 Legal Writing Instructor, William Mitchell College of Law, 1987-1991Previous Employment Rider Bennett, L.L.P., PartnerCommunity WorkSt. Paul Academy and Summit SchoolBlackhawk Soccer Club, St. Paul, Age Group Coordinator, 1999, Team Manager, 1997 - 1998

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: MN