David A. Shedd, Associate
David focuses his practice on directors and officers liability and insurance, professional liability insurance, and insurance coverage litigation. In his practice, David serves as coverage and claims monitoring counsel for insurance companies providing primary and excess coverage for director and officer liability in a wide array of claims involving professional liability, employment liability, and other commercial issues. David also has experience assisting insurance companies in analyzing matters submitted under financial institution bonds. Prior to joining the firm, David was a senior associate at the Chicago, Illinois law firm of Boundas, Skarzynski, Walsh & Black LLC, where he served as coverage counsel for domestic insurance companies, London-based companies, and Lloyd's syndicates in matters involving director and officer liability, professional liability, media liability, employment liability, fiduciary liability, and financial institution bond policies. David began his legal career as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago's Department of Law, serving as primary litigation counsel in civil rights lawsuits filed in both federal and state courts. David received his law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated in the top 15% of his class. Prior to that, David received his bachelor degree from the University of Arkansas with a double-major in English and Classical Studies.
Noteworthy Matters
Co-Authored Articles addressing coverage issues under medical facility errors and omissions insurance policies (Michael J. Rosen & David A. Shedd, Falling Through The Cracks: Qui Tam Lawsuits And The Prior And Pending Litigation Exclusion, BUSINESS LAW & GOVERNANCE (American Health Lawyers Association Business Law and Governance Practice Group, Washington, D.C.), June 2009, at 6.)
- Experience representing clients in mediations before current and retired federal and state judges.
- Co-presented directors' and officers' liability insurance webcast for the American Health Lawyers Association and participated as an expert in a related nationwide panel discussion.
- Legal Intern with Equal Opportunity Commission's St. Louis Regional Office (2002)
- Legal Intern with white-collar crime unit of United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois (2001)
Memberships and Community Involvement
- Columbus Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
