Thomas M. Correll

Thomas Correll joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack in 2004 bringing 40 years of experience in the field of insurance. After working in the insurance industry for 14 years, Mr. Correll began a 26-year career in private practice handling insurance coverage matters exclusively. He personally handled all major litigation and bad faith cases, as well as supervised all lines of insurance, while employed at Travelers Insurance Company, which is now St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company.

Mr. Correll's experience includes representation of policyholders and many major property casualty insurance companies. He has not only successfully handled thousands of insurance coverage disputes, but has also acted as a private mediator and arbitrator. He has consulted with insureds, insurers and outside counsel on coverage issues with extensive experience in the drafting of policy language, claim handling and the writing of coverage opinions.

Mr. Correll has been retained as an expert on insurance coverage and bad faith issues in over 50 cases, and has been qualified to testify as an expert witness on numerous occasions in both Superior and Federal Courts. In addition, Mr. Correll has acted as national coverage counsel for a major insurer in tobacco and asbestos litigation and routinely handles complex coverage disputes in many jurisdictions outside California.

Throughout his legal career, Mr. Correll has routinely conducted seminars and other educational presentations for claims and underwriting departments of numerous insurance companies and has presented MCLE seminars at various bar association functions in San Diego and Orange Counties. He was a contributing writer for a C.E.B. publication: California Liability Insurance Practice, Claims and Litigation on insurance law and practice.

Mr. Correll has been recognized as one of San Diego's Super Lawyers (top 10%) for each of the last three years and has received the highest rating (A-V) available from Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability.

PRACTICE GROUPS
Tort and Insurance

• J.D., Western State University College of Law (1976)
• B.S., Pennsylvania State University (1968)

• California

• State Bar of California
• San Diego County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute