Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP

Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP

Partner

For decades, Michael Marick has successfully represented property and casualty insurers in high exposure disputes over coverage at the claim stage, in trial courts, and on appeal. Mike’s successes inside and outside the courtroom are based on a deep understanding of the insurance business — from the claims, underwriting and legal perspectives – across multiple lines of domestic and foreign coverage (including general liability, professional liability; managed care and health care liability; product contamination/recall; reinsurance; and many other coverages). He has served as national coverage counsel and lead counsel for insurers in significant mass tort coverage litigation, environmental coverage suits, and a wide variety of high stakes insurance and reinsurance disputes. Mike has served as an arbitrator, expert witness, law school professor of insurance law, and his written works have been cited by various courts.

Panelist, American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators, 2024 ARIAS U.S., Certified Reinsurance Arbitrator, 2018 – present American Law Institute, 2012 – present Defense Research Institute (DRI) National Director, 2014 – 2016 Chair, Insurance Law Committee, 2012 – 2014 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Board of Overseers, 1993 – 1995; 2006 – 2018 Alumni Board of Directors, 1989 – 1999 President, 1994 – 1995 Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter Board of Directors, 2009 – 2010 American Bar Association Vice-Chairman, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee, 1990 –1992 Publications Chairman, 1991 – 1992 Membership Chairman, Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1991 – 1996 Illinois State Bar Association Assembly Delegate, 1993 – 1996 Insurance Law Section Council, 1990 – 1997 Vice-Chairman, 1994 – 1995 Chairman, 1995 – 1996 Co-editor, The Policy, quarterly insurance law newsletter, 1992 – 1996 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Chicago Bar Association Florida Bar Association

J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, with honors, 1982 B.A., Denison University, 1979