Mike Vercher, partner, was appointed as Chair Elect of the ABA/TIPS Task Force on Outreach to Young Lawyers within the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Appointments to leadership positions within TIPS are clear recognition of Mike's professional abilities and reputation among some 24,500 members.
Mike Vercher, Partner
October 21, 2026
GoAuto Insurance Company v. 2B Claims Services Inc. is an unpublished Eleventh Circuit decision that offers a practical lesson: an insurer cannot shift its own bad-faith risk-management decisions to an outside claims vendor. The case arose from a four-car accident with low policy limits and multiple potential claimants. Two claimants made a time-limited policy-limits demand requiring […]
Read moreOctober 19, 2026
Christian & Small is pleased to share that Kendall L. Fann has been named Outstanding Associate of the Year by Central Insurance. The award criteria include feedback from frontline adjusters, claims managers, and senior leadership on attorneys they believe have delivered superior service, upheld standards, and achieved results for the claims organization in keeping with […]
Read moreOctober 9, 2026
Partner Priscilla K. Williams Obtains Complete Defense Verdict of Insurance Client On May 19, 2020, while on vacation in Gulf Shores, the injured plaintiff was a front seat passenger in her friend’s vehicle that was rear-ended at a stop light. Despite Plaintiff’s testimony that the impact felt severe and she was projected forward, the evidence […]
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