W. Joel Vander Vliet, JD

Mr. Vander Vliet is an partner in the Chicago office of Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, and a University of Michigan Law School graduate. He has extensive experience with professional liability claims and insurance policies, including directors and officers liability, lawyers professional liability, insurance company liability, insurance brokers errors and omissions, financial institution bond, technology errors and omissions, data breach, and employment practices liability claims and policies.

Mr. Vander Vliet assists insurer clients in drafting insurance policies, serves as monitoring and coverage counsel in connection with a variety of claims, and has represented both U.S. and international insurers in all stages of pretrial litigation. He has also participated in several successful mediations resulting in favorable settlements for his clients.