Barnes, Michael Email & Phone Number

Michael Barnes is a coverage advisor and trial lawyer in Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution department, working in the San Francisco office. As a member of the firm's Core Coverage and Claims Practice, Michael counsels insurers on claims-handling and coverage issues, defends bad faith suits, and litigates contribution actions among insurers.Michael has advised clients on thousands of claims in more than thirty states under policies of general liability, homeowners, commercial and personal automobile, environmental impairment liability, professional liability, directors and officers liability, disability, health and accident, fidelity, long-term care and marine insurance. In addition to advising clients in California and the West, he has acted as national coverage counsel for firm clients, coordinating coverage positions and drafting briefs on significant issues involving their business philosophies. Michael also handles commercial litigation, including the defense of class actions and agency disputes, against insurers and other firm clients.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation.