Amy Elizabeth Stewart

Amy Elizabeth Stewart

Amy Stewart PC
  • Insurance Claims
  • State Bar of Texas, Texas
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Biography

Amy Elizabeth Stewart is the Managing Principal of Amy Stewart Law, an insurance coverage boutique in Dallas, providing corporate policyholders with insurance advice and handling insurance coverage litigation. She is the author of Texas Insurance Coverage Litigation, the Litigator's Practice Guide, published by Texas Lawyer Books and American Lawyer Media. Amy also speaks regularly on insurance issues and writes for a number of publications, including the American Bar Association’s Coverage periodical. An experienced, AV-rated lawyer, Amy has achieved outstanding results for clients in complex, high-stakes cases through diligent preparation, meticulous attention to detail and tenacious advocacy. Amy's insurance coverage litigation and bad faith litigation practice involves mostly specialty liability policies (directors and officers liability, fiduciary liability, errors and omissions, securities broker/dealers liability, employment practices liability and other professional liability policies). Amy has litigated insurance coverage cases in state and federal court and in arbitration, both in Texas and in other jurisdictions. She also regularly advises clients on insurance and coverage issues such as the extent and scope of coverage, applicability of exclusions, policy interpretation, claim handling and claim resolution.

Practice Area
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Additional Practice Areas
  • Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Insurance Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
State Bar of Texas
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Texas
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
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U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas
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Professional Experience
Shareholder
Amy Stewart PC
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Insurance coverage litigation, bad faith litigation, insurance litigation, business and commercial litigation, complex contract disputes.
Partner
Wilson Elser
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Insurance coverage litigation, insurance bad faith litigation, insurance litigation, business and commercial litigation, complex contract disputes, construction litigation, ERISA litigation, professional liability defense (accountants, real estate, securities broker-dealers).
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
J.D.
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Activities: Moot Court
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Liberty University
B.S. (1989) | Political Science
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Honors: magna cum laude
Activities: Student Government Association, Executive Vice President; Debate
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Awards
Texas Super Lawyers 2009-2016
Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
Named to Texas Super Lawyers in the area of insurance coverage. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas in 2011, 2014, 2015
Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
Texas Rising Stars
Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters)
Recognized as a Rising Star in insurance coverage, business litigation and construction litigation by Texas Rising Stars
Professional Associations
Current
Activities: State Bar of Texas
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Activities: Attorneys Serving the Community
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Activities: Dallas Bar Association
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American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
Fellow
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American Bar Association
Member
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Activities: Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
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Professional Liability Underwriting Society
Member
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Women's Boardroom Initiative
Member
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Texas Women Lawyers
Member
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Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Member
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ConnectHer
Founder, Board of Directors
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Attorneys Serving the Community
Committee Co-Chair, Sustaining Member
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Dallas Bar Association
Member
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Activities: Dallas Bar Association - Business Litigation Section, Torts & Insurance Practices Section; CLE, Speakers & Publications Committees
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State Bar of Texas
Member
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Activities: Insurance Law Section, Litigation Section
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Leadership Dallas Class of 2016
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Texas Insurance Coverage Litigation: The Litigator's Practice Guide
Texas Lawyer Books
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Blog
Insurance Sidebar
Contact & Map
5307 E. Mockingbird Lane
Suite 425
Dallas, TX 75206
Telephone: (214) 233-7076
Fax: (214) 975-2806