Insurance Defense Attorney

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Insurance Defense Attorney located in Western Pennsylvania. This is a fully remote, full‑time position focused on insurance defense, complex casualty litigation, large loss, and general liability matters.

Schedule

Full‑Time | Fully Remote

Responsibilities

• Independently manage insurance defense matters from inception through resolution.
• Handle higher‑value and complex litigation.
• Develop case strategy.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery.
• Conduct and defend depositions.
• Handle court appearances, mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and trial preparation.
• Take ownership of significant litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• Maintain relationships with insurance carriers, claims professionals, self‑insured entities, and corporate clients.
• Help develop the firm’s insurance defense presence throughout Western Pennsylvania.
• Build and maintain regional professional relationships.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active Pennsylvania law license.
• Substantial insurance defense litigation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex matters.
• Experience handling higher‑value litigation.
• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Large‑loss or high‑exposure insurance defense experience (strongly preferred).
• Trial experience (strongly preferred).
• Significant deposition experience (strongly preferred).
• Experience representing insurance carriers or self‑insured entities (strongly preferred).
• General liability, automobile liability, premises liability, or trucking/transportation litigation experience (strongly preferred).
• Existing relationships with regional insurance carriers, claims professionals, or corporate clients (strongly preferred).
• Business development experience (strongly preferred).

Skills

• Insurance defense
• Litigation strategy
• General liability
• Case management
• Automobile liability
• Large‑loss handling
• Legal briefs
• Carrier relationship management