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Selena
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Linde
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Selena J. Linde is a partner with the firm's Insurance Coverage practice. She is a nationally ranked policyholder attorney, has an active trial practice representing policyholders in complex insurance coverage matters, and is a primary author and editor of the Association of Corporate Counsel's "A Policyholder Primer on Insurance." Selena represents clients in federal and state courts throughout the country and has an equally active arbitration and mediation practice. She has represented corporate policyholders in a wide variety of insurance coverage cases that have involved environmental liability, directors and officers liability, fraud, employee dishonesty, asbestos, products liability, business interruption, first-party property, trademark infringement, subprime auto loan risk default insurance and bad faith. Selena advises clients on coverage audits, policy renewals and policy language. Throughout her career, she has been involved in all aspects of litigation and has successfully recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for her clients. Selena is a sought-after speaker on insurance coverage issues and regularly presents for organizations including the Association of Corporate Counsel, HB Litigation and LEXIS.
In addition to her insurance coverage work, Selena has handled substantial commercial litigation matters and has represented clients in fraud actions and contract disputes including conducting internal investigations for her clients.
Professional Recognition
- Listed in Washington D.C. Super Lawyers, 2013
- Named as one of Business Insurance’s "Women to Watch," 2012
- Named as one of eleven National Litigation Insurance Stars in Benchmark Plaintiffs Litigation, the Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2012
- Named as "Local Litigation Star" District of Columbia, Benchmark Plaintiffs Litigation, the Definitive Guide to America's Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2012
- Recipient of the "Women Worth Watching" award by the Diversity Journal, 2012
- Named as a “Future Star” in Benchmark: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys, 2009 - 2011
Professional Leadership
- Association of Corporate Counsel's "A Policyholder Primer on Insurance," Primary Author and Editor
- The Professionals’ Officers’ and Directors’ Liability Subcommittee, Contributing Author
- American Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Tort and Trial Insurance Practice Section
- Woman’s Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Pro bono insurance coverage work
- Pro bono adoptions for children in the District of Columbia neglect system
Related Employment
- Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, D.C., Insurance Coverage Partner and Deputy Practice Leader
- U.S. Senate, Judiciary Committee for Senator Edward Kennedy
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- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1997
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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