Education
- cum laude
- Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Top 10 Oralist; First Place Brief, North Central Region; Third Place Brief, World Competition; Recipient of Scribes Brief Writing Award (2005)
- Spanish Literature
- Organizational Studies
Prior Employment
- Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Associate, 2006-2011
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan
- Insurance and Indemnity Law Section, 2012-present
- Litigation Section, 2012-present
Illinois State Bar Association, 2006-present
American Bar Association, 2006-present
Ingham County Bar Association, 2012-present
Kalamazoo Bar Association 2012-present
Chicago Bar Association, 2006-present
Chicago Bar Foundation Young Professionals Board, 2009-2012
Overview
Sara Brundage is an insurance coverage and litigation attorney who handles complex commercial disputes involving domestic and international commercial insurance companies, captives and risk-retention groups, self-insured entities, and other corporate entities on coverage, claim loss, cyber liability, and risk analysis. She has extensive experience handling insurance coverage and reinsurance matters for clients, including disputes arising out of professional and general liability, advertising, automobile, construction, data security and privacy, directors and officers, employment, environmental, errors and omissions, and products liability.
- Counsels clients on drafting and interpreting insurance policy language, analyzing insurance risk and assessing adequate coverage for individual client needs
- Advises clients on complex insurance claims, reinsurance issues, bad faith exposures, and general business matters
- Represents clients in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. and abroad in insurance coverage disputes
- Frequently speaks at industry seminars and for clients on insurance risk and related issues
- Handles other general complex litigation matters for clients
Experience
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of the insurer client in a declaratory action filed in circuit court in Cook County, Illinois; Pekin Ins. Co. v. Roszak/ADC, LLC, 402 Ill. App. 3d 1055 (1st Dist. 2010)
- Represented client in a favorable dismissal on appeal on the issue of whether a release and waiver was valid and excused a management company’s liability for injury of a bicyclist during a cycling event; Hellweg v. Special Events Management, 2011 IL App (1st) 103604
- Obtained summary judgment on the issue of whether an insurance policy endorsement provided coverage for a purported additional insured; Am. Trucking and Transp. Ins. Co. v. Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., No. 10-8021, 2011 WL 5980635 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 23, 2011)
Community
Huntington’s Disease Society of America
- Drive to Cure HD Committee, 2013
Pro Bono
- Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, volunteer attorney working with Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence to prepare and submit applications for citizenship pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- Open Roads Bike Program, volunteer attorney
News & Resources
Honors
- Michigan Super Lawyers, Recognized as a Rising Star, 2013-2016