Insurance Defense Attorney
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Job Description
Insurance defense attorney leading complex, high-value Pennsylvania litigation remotely. Building insurer relationships and expanding Sperton’s regional legal practice.
Responsibilities:
- Lead complex insurance defense cases, including high-value and high-exposure claims, from inception through resolution
- Develop litigation strategies and prepare pleadings, motions, briefs, and discovery documents
- Conduct and defend depositions
- Manage court proceedings
- Support mediation, arbitration, settlement, and trial preparation
- Exercise independent judgment in significant litigation matters with minimal oversight
- Build and maintain relationships with insurers, claims professionals, self-insured entities, and corporate clients
- Support regional growth through professional networking, client development, and expansion of the firm's insurance defense practice
- Collaborate with an established attorney in Western Pennsylvania
Requirements:
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active Pennsylvania law license
- Substantial experience in insurance defense litigation
- Proven ability to independently manage complex litigation matters
- Experience handling high-value litigation cases
- Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills
- Experience with large-loss or high-exposure insurance defense matters preferred
- Significant deposition experience and a background in trial proceedings preferred
- Experience representing insurance carriers or self-insured entities preferred
- Knowledge of general liability, automobile liability, premises liability, or trucking and transportation litigation preferred
- Established relationships with regional insurers, claims professionals, or corporate clients preferred
- Business development experience or an existing portable book of business preferred
- Strong knowledge of the Western Pennsylvania legal market and an established regional network preferred
- Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in developing a practice or taking on broader leadership responsibilities preferred
Benefits:
- Fully remote work model
- Opportunities for broader leadership and practice-development responsibilities
- Supportive and inclusive work environment
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Professional and personal growth opportunities
- Trust- and collaboration-focused culture














