Richard T. Valentino, Esq.

Mr. Valentino writes on the topic of personal lines courts and coverage for IRMI.com.

As a partner in the law firm of O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen in Chicago, Mr. Valentino concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance coverage and liability defense litigation. He has represented primary and excess insurers in a broad spectrum of coverage matters involving auto, environmental, general liability, health, homeowners, professional liability, property and workers’ compensation/employers’ liability insurance. His work includes the preparation of coverage opinions and handling of all phases of litigation of coverage suits in state and federal courts.

Mr. Valentino is a frequent author and speaker on litigation topics. He is also a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, and is a former member of the ISBA Insurance Law Section Council; Chair, Subcommittee on Legislation (1997-2000). Mr. Valentino graduated from DePaul University in 1981. He received his juris doctor degree from The John Marshall Law School in 1984.

Articles on IRMI.com

Personal Lines: Courts and Coverage

Unmarried Cohabitants Are Not "Members" of the Same "Household" (July 2005)

"Joint Obligations" Homeowners' Provision Didn't Bar Coverage for "Innocent Insured" (March 2005)

Is Seller's Failure To Disclose Known Defects to Buyers a Covered "Occurrence"? (January 2005)

"Controlled Substance" Exclusion in Homeowners Policy Bars Coverage (September 2004)

Seventh Circuit Upholds Anti-Stacking Clauses (June 2004)