Ms. Van Valkenburg summarizes directors and officers, construction,
professional liability, environmental, and bad faith cases for
CGL Reporter, where she has served on the Editorial
Board since 2016.
Ms. Van Valkenburg is a shareholder in the Portland, Oregon, office of
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC. Her 30 years of practice—the past 20 years
focusing exclusively on the insurance industry—include handling first- and
third-party coverage issues, surety claims, and environmental matters. She
also has experience negotiating with regulatory agencies, responding to
requests for information, and successfully navigating the filing process.
Before coming to Bullivant in 1992, she was in-house claims counsel at the
corporate headquarters for St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Prior
to that, she was a partner in a large Minneapolis law firm.
Ms. Van Valkenburg received her bachelor of arts degree from the
University of Washington and her juris doctor degree from the University of
Oregon School of Law.