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Luke E. Debevec
Luke joined Reed Smith in January 2008 and is a member of the firm's Insurance Recovery Group. Luke handles insurance coverage cases from inception through resolution, and has helped policyholders to recover hundreds of millions of dollars from their insurance companies.
Publications
- John N. Ellison & Luke E. Debevec, "So What Does Your Fidelity Policy Actually Cover? Insurance Companies Say 'Not Much,'" Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Vol. VII, No. 2 (March 2008)
- John N. Ellison, James M. Davis & Luke E. Debevec, "Global Warming Litigation and the Coming Insurance Coverage Battles" (paper presented for CLE program on Climate Change and Insurance: Anticipating Liabilities and Coverage Risks, sponsored by Insurance Law & Litigation Reporter)
- John N. Ellison, Timothy P. Law & Luke E. Debevec, "The Policyholder's Guide to Bad Faith Insurance Coverage Litigation" (paper presented at the ALI/ABA Environmental Insurance Conference, June 16, 2005, June 15-16, 2006, and May 8-9, 2008, and the Advanced National Forum on Litigating Bad Faith Claims, Nov. 15-16, 2005)
- John N. Ellison, Richard P. Lewis, Nicholas M. Insua & Luke E. Debevec, "Recent Developments in the Law regarding the 'Absolute' and 'Total' Pollution Exclusions, the "Sudden and Accidental' Pollution Exclusion and Treatment of the 'Occurrence' Definition" (paper presented at the ALI/ABA Environmental Insurance Conference, June 16, 2005, June 15-16, 2006, and May 8-9, 2008)
- Co-author with John Ellison and Timothy Law, "Nothing to Lose: An Insurance Company's Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Punitive Damages, and the Legacies of Campbell," Environmental Claims Journal (2007)
- Monthly Columnist for The Legal Intelligencer (2006-2008)
Speeches / Presentations
- "Topics Related to Construction Law," Lorman's Construction Law Seminar, Allentown, PA (October 27, 2006)
- "Legal Considerations in Drafting AIA Contracts," Lorman Education Services' Seminar, Philadelphia, PA (July 14, 2006)
Experience
| 2008 |
Reed Smith, LLP |
| 2005 |
Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. |
| 2004 |
Yost & Tretta, LLP |
Legal Education
| 2004 |
J.D., cum laude, Notre Dame Law School
Articles Editor of Notre Dame Law Review |
Undergraduate Education
| 2001 |
B.A., cum laude, Georgetown University |
Professional Admissions / Qualifications
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
