W. Douglas Berry

Doug Berry contributes property insurance law articles for IRMI.com.

Doug Berry is a partner in the Tampa office of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, having joined the firm in 1989 following 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. While in the Marine Corps, Mr. Berry served as an infantry officer in Vietnam before attending Stetson College of Law in St. Petersburg on a military scholarship. After graduating law school, he served as a military prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and held various other legal positions while on active duty, including serving as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Since joining Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Mr. Berry's practice has concentrated on litigation of first- and third-party coverage issues on behalf of insurers throughout Florida and elsewhere in the Southeast. He is an active member of the Insurance Coverage Litigation and Property Insurance Committees of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Loss Executives Association.

W. Douglas Berry is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Stetson College of Law and also holds an MS degree from the University of Southern California and an LLM degree from George Washington University.

Articles on IRMI.com

Insurance Law: Property Insurance

Florida Legislature Addresses Impact of Multiple Hurricane Deductibles (January 2005)

Business Interruption for Denial of Access Revisited (May 2004)

Florida Revisits Its Condominium Insurance Statute Once Again (December 2003)

Procedure for Conduct of Appraisal Evolves in Florida (May 2003)

Business Interruption—What Does “Suspension” Mean? (November 2002)

Update—Florida Windstorm Deductibles (June 2002)

When Applying the Limitation for Wind-Driven Rain, What Constitutes a "Roof"? (December 2001)

Business Interruption for Denial of Access to Insured Property (October 2001)

When Civil Authorities Take Over, Are You Covered? (June 2001)

Court Finds "Direct Physical Loss or Damage" Due to "Impairment of Function and Value" (March 2001)

The Basics of a Business Interruption Claim (December 2000)

"Physical Damage" in the First-Party Property Policy—A New Definition Coming? (September 2000)

Breach of Policy Conditions and the "Severability of Interests" Doctrine (June 2000)

Closing the Gap in Florida Windstorm Coverage (March 2000)