Insurance
At Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, Michael M. Marick represents insurers in insurance coverage litigation involving liability, toxic tort, environmental, and property claims. He serves as lead counsel in multi‑state disputes and represents insurer clients, including Zurich. His recent work includes coverage matters related to social media addiction claims and property damage allegations involving historic lead‑clad telecommunications cables.
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Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP
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Partner
Career
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.
Memberships
- 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
- Vice-Chairman, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee, 1990 –1992
- 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
Education
- J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, with honors, 1982
- B.A., Denison University, 1979
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Key clients
- Zurich North America
- Starr Insurance Group
Work highlights
Represents Starr in insurance coverage litigation involving Meta Platforms and Instagram, obtaining a Delaware Superior Court summary judgment ruling that social media addiction suits against Meta do not constitute an "occurrence" under the policies.