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Home Professionals R. Hugh Lumpkin

Hugh is a partner in Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery group and is also a member of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Goods group. Since 1986, his practice has included representing policyholders in evaluating, settling and litigating insurance claims filed in state or federal court, trial of coverage and extra-contractual claims, as well as appellate work. On two occasions, he has obtained eight-figure recoveries or awards in bad faith cases as well as multiple seven-figure recoveries.

Credentials

  • University of Miami School of Law, 1980, J.D.
  • Duke University, 1977, A.B.

  • Florida

  • U.S. Federal Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court - Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of Florida

  • Member, American College of Contractual and Extra-Contractual Counsel; co-chair first party section
  • Member, Insurance Coverage and Litigation Section of the ABA; formerly co-chair of the Life, Health and Disability sub-section
  • American Bar Association, Section of Insurance Coverage, Member
  • Florida State Bar, Member
  • Dade County Bar Association, Member
  • Former Board Member of the Children’s Home Society (Outstanding Volunteer Board Member, 1999)
  • Women of Tomorrow
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters
  • Educate Tomorrow
  • Arts for Learning

  • English
  • Spanish

Awards & Recognition

  • Thomas F. Segalla Service Award, American College of Contractual and Extra-Contractual Counsel, May 2018
  • Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Insurance Law, 2010-2025, and Litigation - Insurance, 2018-2025. He also received the Best Lawyers™ 2013, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" award in Miami.
  • Litigation Department of the Year, 2013, Daily Business Review
  • Ranked in Chambers USA for Florida Insurance, 2020-2022, and Band 1 for Florida Insurance: Dispute Resolution 2023-2024
  • Selected through peer review for inclusion on the Florida Super Lawyers list for Insurance Coverage, 2006-2022
  • Florida Trend Legal Elite
  • Who’s Who in Insurance and Reinsurance (one of only two Miami lawyers)
  • AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell 1994-present
  • Multiple awards for exceptional participation in Dade County Pro Bono work