Richard L. Voelbel

Rich Voelbel has over 30 years of complex commercial litigation experience in courts around the United States. In addition, over the past 20 years he has been involved in a wide variety of domestic and international alternative dispute resolution matters, both as arbitrator and counsel. Areas of particular experience and interest include complex business disputes, commercial property insurance and reinsurance, class actions, securities, professional liability and ethics. Rich serves as a claims officer for a Bermuda-based insurance company. Rich has also served as Regional Counsel for extra-contractual claims on behalf of a major property/casualty insurance company, as outside general counsel on insurance matters for a fortune 500 company, and as outside counsel for a major reinsurance intermediary. Rich has also served as a New York Stock Exchange arbitrator, an ARIAS arbitrator, an AAA arbitrator and as guest speaker to industry groups on the subject of commercial arbitration and other aspects of alternative dispute resolution.

Articles & Presentations

• Attorney Contact with Experts: Protection of Expert Credibility and Attorney Work Product

Professional Affiliations

• Congress of Fellows of the Center for International Legal Studies
• Minnesota General Rule of Practice 114 qualified neutral for ADR processes in civil cases
• AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society, ARIAS-U.S.
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association

Noteworthy

Rich serves on the firm's Executive Committee.  He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Representative Matters

Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita insurance coverage litigation on behalf of a major insurance company

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)

General Mills (Dursban loss, insurance litigation and reinsurance arbitrations)

Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. (Liberian Civil War, property insurance litigation)

Industrial Risk Insurers v. Hartford Steam Boilder (reinsurance litigation and arbitration)

In re Hennepin County 1986 Recycling Bond Litigation (class action securities litigation)

In re BankAmerica Securities Litigation (D&O reinsurance litigation and arbitration)

MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas (insurance litigation and reinsurance arbitration)