Christopher Unger Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wi, Us

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Property Insurance Claims, First-Party Insurance Bad Faith Defense● In-house supervisory staff attorney for major national property and casualty insurance company.● Supervise retained defense counsel in the western region, who represent the company and the insured in high value litigation.● Oversee and manage high value litigation and provide direction and feedback on litigation strategy to work with retained counsel to provide representation to insureds and the company.● Advise and counsel company business partners and claims professional staff on various issues related to claims handling and litigation.● Provide settlement authority and work with retained counsel to negotiate settlement of cases and appear at mediation and settlement conferences.

Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Practice Areas: First Party Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Commercial Property Insurance Claims, Insurance Coverage, Complex Litigation● Represented major auto and property insurance companies in Colorado State and Federal District Courts on personal injury cases.● Prepared key court documents, including case scheduling orders, discovery motions and pleadings, dispositive motions, and trial management documents, including jury instructions.● Argued key discovery motions before the Court to advocate for the client’s best interests.● Ensured routine and frequent communication with insured clients, claims professionals, and institutional contacts regarding lawsuits.● Counseled claims professionals on Colorado law, evaluations of claims, Fisher related issues, and other claims handling issues and processes.● Drafted and served Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents and respond to discovery served by opposing party.● Negotiated settlement of matters through communication with counsel and appearance at mediation.● Special emphasis in first party bad faith claims, Fisher payment issues, and discovery issues under Schultz.

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Premises Liability, and Wrongful Death Litigation● Represented major auto insurance and car rental companies in Colorado State and Federal District Courts on personal injury cases.● Represented major insurance companies in Colorado Courts on premises liability and wrongful death cases.● Appeared in Colorado State and Federal Courts on behalf of clients in trial, court mandated trial management conferences, and to argue dispositive and evidentiary motions at hearing.● Conducted depositions of opposing party and key witnesses as well as defended depositions of represented clients and corporate representatives.● Drafted and served Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents and responded to discovery served by opposing party.● Prepared and filed dispositive motions on a wide variety of cases, including obtaining a favorable ruling on summary judgment in Jenny Ramos v. The Hertz Corp., No. 17-cv-02576-CMA-NRN (currently pending appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals).● Negotiated settlement of matters through communication with counsel and appearance at mediation.● Extensive research and use of the Colorado Revised Statutes, Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Colorado Rules of Evidence.● Reviewed medical records and billing records from opposing party and summarized for analysis of claim and preparation of case strategy.● Implemented and utilized clear organizational structure to ensure compliance with all court mandated and statutorily mandated deadlines.● Delivered prompt case management reports to the supervising partner and ensured prompt hourly billing of all matters.

Denver, Co, Us

Practice Areas: Business Law, Contracts• Collaborated with staff attorneys to research various legal, commercial and environmental issues pertaining to Fortune 500 Company engaged in midstream natural gas industry.• Reviewed business-related contracts and legal documents associated with land procurement, joint venture creation, insurance, and contract indemnification.• Drafted various memoranda for in-house use, addressing changes in construction law, contractual limitations, insurance provisions, and jury trial waivers.

Juris Doctor

Bachelor, International Studies