Mark Bell
Partner, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis LLP
Contact Info
Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis LLP
Nashville City Center
511 Union Street, Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: (615) 850–8850
Fax: (615) 244-6804
www.wallerlaw.com
Background
Mark Bell contributes articles on insurance coverage for construction
liability insurance to IRMI.com. He is an attorney in the Nashville office
of Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis. His experience includes representing
policyholders in insurance-coverage disputes with insurance companies
involving:
- Builders risk
- Commercial general liability
- Commercial property
- Professional liability insurance
For example, he recently represented a policyholder in a CGL dispute before
the Sixth Circuit affirming the trial court's decision in Forrest Constr. v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 703 F.3d 359 (6th
Cir. 2013).
Mr. Bell received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University
and his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, where he was elected
to the Order of the Coif, served on the law review, and received scholastic
excellence awards in insurance law, among others.
Mr. Bell relies on his previous experience as an insurance claims adjuster
and has published law-review articles in the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, the Construction Lawyer, Appleman on Insurance, Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc, Ohio Northern University Law Review, Faulkner Law Review, and Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review, among
other publications.