Meagher & Geer is pleased to announce that partner, Stacy Broman, has been elected to the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC) Board of Regents. The election for the Board of Regents was held at the ACCEC Annual Meeting on May 21, at the Palmer House in Chicago. The ACCEC, established in 2012, is composed of preeminent coverage and extracontractual counsel in the United States and Canada, representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders.  The ACCEC is focused on improving the civility and the quality of the practice of insurance law.

Stacy focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation where she defends insurers in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and represents professionals in professional liability litigation.

Stacy is on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), an organization comprised of leaders in the insurance and corporate defense bar.  FDCC membership is selective and by invitation to those who have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction.

For her work on behalf of the insurance industry, Stacy has been named to the Super Lawyers® list by Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine.  She is listed in The Best Service Professionals in the United States (under Lawyers: Insurance) and in The Best Lawyers in America.  She was also named Insurance Lawyer of the Year for 2013.

She is a frequent lecturer and author on issues affecting the insurance industry.  She has authored several articles and is co-author of a chapter in the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide.

Outside the office, Stacy volunteers her time with Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services as a member of The Campaign for Legal Aid.

There are 80 lawyers at Meagher & Geer, practicing in more than 20 areas. Founded in Minneapolis in 1929, with additional offices in Phoenix, AZ and Bismarck, ND, Meagher & Geer has earned a reputation as one of the country’s leading litigation defense and insurance coverage firms, receiving assignments from more than 125 U.S. insurance companies, and often from insurers based in London, Canada and Bermuda. The firm regularly represents businesses of all sizes, public entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals.

The firm’s attorneys are licensed in many states, including Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Meagher & Geer lawyers have been awarded high rankings in Chambers USA, Martindale, and U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. The firm tries cases, having taken more than more than 200 cases to verdict in the recent past.  The firm has handled even more appeals.