OMAR S. ODLAND
Omar provides counsel to insurance industry
clients in matters of complex litigation, regulatory compliance
and insurance coverage. His litigation experience includes representing
carriers in class action litigation, reinsurance pool disputes,
bad faith litigation, legal malpractice claims and public access
law disputes. Omar has extensive coverage experience in claims
of construction defect and injury, products liability, environmental
contamination, executive, employer and professional liability,
and marine insurance risks.
Prior to joining Litchfield Cavo LLP, Omar served as a judicial
law clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, United States District
Judge, Northern District of Illinois.
Education
- The University of Miami School of Law, LL.M., 1997
- The John Marshall Law School, JD, 1996; cum laude
- Northern Illinois University, BA, 1984; cum laude
Admissions
- Illinois
- Florida
- United States District Courts: Northern District of Illinois,
Central District of Illinois
Representative Reported Cases
- American Int’l Group v. ACE INA Holdings, Inc.¸
F. Supp.2d 2010 WL 2674656 (N.D. Ill. June 30, 2010)
- Knightstown Banner, LLC v. Town of Knightstown, 838
N.E.2d 1127 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
- Governmental Interinsurance Exchange v. Judge, 825
N.E.2d 729 (Ill. App. 4th Dist. 2005)
- Pacific Tall Ships Co. v. Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.
76 F. Supp.2d 886 (N.D. Ill. 1999)
