Stephen P. Brown

Stephen P. Brown is a Co-leader of Plunkett Cooneys Insurance Coverage Practice Group and a member of the firms Board of Directors. Mr. Brown focuses his practice on the representation of insurance companies in complex third-party liability coverage disputes involving a spectrum of issues, including insurance coverage for underlying product liability and environmental contamination claims, among others. He has extensive experience with resolving bad faith claims, extra-contractual claims and failure to settle claims on behalf of insurance companies. His insurance coverage practice also includes defense cost disputes involving the reasonableness and necessity of defense costs incurred by an insured. Additionally, Mr. Brown has extensive experience handling first-party coverage litigation matters involving a range of issues, including intentional acts, fraud, concealment, misrepresentations and policy rescissions and reformations. Mr. Brown has been successful in obtaining summary judgment on a number of key insurance coverage issues, including coverage for pollution/contamination claims, professional liability claims, advertising injury claims, sexual harassment, racial and sexual discrimination, assault and battery, defective products, and claims made/claims reported issues. The principal author of several Plunkett Cooney national legal compendiums, Mr. Brown has also given carrier-specific presentations and seminars about various insurance coverage issues and topics.