Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna

Focusing on insurance coverage matters and commercial litigation, Meredith Elkins represents clients at every stage of disputes, including trials and appeals. Her practice is national in scope, with significant experience in state, federal, and appellate courts in Texas, New York, Delaware, and California.

An experienced and sophisticated trial lawyer, Meredith’s oral advocacy talents, writing skills, and ability to distill complicated legal issues into clear, comprehensible language give her a major advantage in persuading judges and juries and gaining the best possible outcomes for her clients.

Throughout her career, Meredith has secured several groundbreaking victories, including a substantial verdict in a jury trial against several insurers that denied coverage for financial services organization TIAA-CREF following class actions stemming from its software implementation effort. That verdict was affirmed by the Delaware Supreme Court on appeal. In the general liability context, Meredith secured three federal court decisions affirming Chubb’s duty to defend its policyholder CONMED Corp. in a series of toxic tort litigations.

Within Cohen Ziffer, Meredith serves as hiring partner. Since the firm’s launch in January 2021, the firm has tripled in size, with Meredith overseeing the recruiting and hiring process of all new attorneys. Notably, nearly half of the firm’s attorneys are female, and more than 30% are otherwise diverse.

Meredith has been a critical member of the Cohen Ziffer team since the firm’s launch in January 2021. Earlier in her career, she practiced at McKool Smith.

Meredith is admitted to practice in New York and Texas and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas and the Southern District of New York.

Meredith received her B.A. from University of Southern California in 2010 and her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law in 2013.