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Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1991
- Carleton College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1986
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Ohio
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court: Southern District of Ohio
Roger D. Branigin
Mr. Branigin’s litigation practice encompasses property, business interruption, and builder’s risk insurance, construction, and suretyship, with a special emphasis on complex insurance coverage, loss measurement and valuation issues. He has litigated and tried cases in numerous state and federal jurisdictions. Mr. Branigin was a lead attorney in the World Trade Center property insurance litigation and accompanying appraisal. Among other notable cases, Mr. Branigin represented two major sureties in complex litigation arising out of defaults and cost overruns incurred during the construction of deep-water offshore oil rigs in Brazil, obtained a jury verdict in favor of a major metropolitan airport authority for the full amount it sought in a products liability case, successfully defended a major professional design firm in a series of construction-related wrongful death actions that resulted in a finding of no liability for the client, and obtained summary judgment on behalf of a corporate officer in a case of first impression involving personal liability for unpaid state franchise and sales taxes.
Representative Matters
Allianz Insurance Company v. World Trade Center Properties LLC (Insurance coverage action and related appraisal involving destruction of World Trade Center complex on 9/11 and claims in excess of $7 billion for property damage and time element losses)
Articles & Presentations
Hypothetically Speaking: Defining and Measuring the Hypothetical Rebuild in the Emerging Age of Sustainable Building, Loss Executives Association Spring 2009 Meeting, Portland, ME, June 10-13, 2009, panel leader
Coverage for Delay and "Soft Costs" Under Builder's Risk Policies: Avoiding the Pitfalls, American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Property Insurance Law Committee Annual Spring CLE Meeting, 2009, presenter
Evaluating Large Complex Claims: Lessons Learned from the World Trade Center Disaster, Loss Executives Association Spring 2008 Meeting, Portland, ME, June 12-13, 2008, presenter
Professional Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Human Rights Committee Member
- Minneapolis Downtown Council
Pro Bono Activities
- In 2009, Roger won asylum for an Ethiopian man who had suffered persecution because of his Oromo ethnicity and political activism.