Karen M. Dixon at Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP handles complex insurance-coverage matters for insurers across general liability, professional liability, pollution and employment liability policies. Dixon contributes to Zurich’s nationwide opioid-coverage litigation and regularly advises on sensitive exposures, including BIPA and abuse-related claims.
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Work Department
Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP
Position

Partner

Career

Karen Dixon devotes her practice to counseling insurers on complex insurance coverage issues and litigating coverage matters on their behalf under commercial general liability, professional liability, pollution liability, and workers compensation and employers liability insurance policies. She institutes as well as defends coverage litigation on an insurer’s behalf, ranging from opioids, sexual abuse, to Biometric Information Privacy Act claims.

In addition, Karen has a counseling practice focused on advising an insurer throughout the entire claim handling process. She has substantial experience in working with clients on making coverage determinations, drafting coverage position letters, selecting defense counsel, coordinating cost share agreements and pursuing other sources of recovery.

Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • DRI
  • IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law – Alumni Board of Directors, 2012-2018
Education
  • J.D., with highest honors, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1997, Order of the Coif
  • B.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1993

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Key clients

  • Zurich North America
  • Great American Insurance Group

Work highlights

Serves as part of Skarzynski's national coverage team representing Zurich in opioid-related insurance litigation across the United States, contributing to defence and indemnity coverage positions in multiple state and federal actions that have resulted in favorable trial and appellate level rulings.