David O. Krier is a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Practice. His practice focuses on insurance coverage, complex fiduciary litigation and other financial services litigation.
Insurance Coverage and Financial Litigation
Mr. Krier represents insurers, corporations and individuals in insurance coverage and bad faith matters and in complex litigation involving claims against financial professionals. His experience includes litigating individual and class action claims for contractual and extra-contractual damages under the following types of policies:
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Commercial General Liability |
Professional Liability |
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Directors and Officers Liability |
Excess Liability and Stop-Loss |
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Property Lines |
Fidelity and Crime coverages |
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Disability |
Personal Automobile, Homeowners and |
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Life and Health |
Umbrella Liability |
Mr. Krier also has significant experience defending financial professionals, such as actuaries and valuation specialists in malpractice, RICO and fraudulent transfer actions nationwide.
Fiduciary Litigation
Mr. Krier represents fiduciaries, beneficiaries and family members in complex trust, estate and probate disputes. His clients include corporate and individual trustees, trust and estate beneficiaries, charitable organizations, personal representatives and shareholders of closely held businesses. Mr. Krier's experience includes prosecuting and defending claims for breach of fiduciary duty, petitions for accounting, petitions for release and discharge of trustee, petitions for removal of trustee, actions to recover trust and estate assets, will contests, claims against estates and other trust and probate litigation.
U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers highly ranked Reinhart's Trusts and Estates (Fiduciary) Litigation Practice — Tier 1 in Milwaukee and Tier 3 nationally — as part of their 2011-2012 Best Law Firms rankings, a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.
Representative Matters and Experience
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation
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Riverbridge Condominium Owners Ass'n., Inc. v. New Land Enterprises, et al, Milwaukee County Circuit Court (CGL coverage dispute)
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Evangelical Benefit Trust, et al. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, U.S. District Court, N.D. III (Stop-Loss coverage dispute)
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Zellner v. Herrick, et al., U.S. District Court, W.D. Wis. (personal lines coverage dispute)
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Schrock v. Learning Curve, Int'l, et al., U.S. District Court, N.D. III (CGL coverage dispute)
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McBrearty v. Madison National Life Ins. Co., et al., Escambia County, Florida (disability insurance coverage dispute)
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Milhone v. Allstate Ins. Co., 289 F.Supp.2d 1089 (D.Ariz. 2003) (claims of bad faith)
Fiduciary Litigation
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Representing trust beneficiaries in obtaining records and accountings from trustees
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Defending family members in disputes over ownership of estate property
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Obtaining dismissal of a beneficiary's fraud and negligence claims against the trustee
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Bringing removal action against trustee
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Defending personal representative in claims against estate
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Defending trustee against breach of fiduciary duty claims
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Milwaukee Bar Association
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Chicago Bar Association (Insurance Committee)
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State Bar of Wisconsin (Insurance Committee)
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State Bar of Arizona
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City of Cedarburg (Economic Development Board)
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Ozaukee Bar Assocation
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Cedarburg School District Board of Education
Education
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J.D., cum laude, Northwestern University School of Law
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B.S., Marquette University