Sina Bahadoran focuses his practice in the representation of insurers in complex insurance coverage disputes and common law and statutory bad faith litigation. His emphasis is on CGL, E&O, OCIP, CCIP and D&O policies involving contractors, architects, engineers, physicians, lawyers and directors and officers. In addition, Mr. Bahadoran handles a variety of corporate insurance transactions, insurance regulatory matters, class actions and market conduct claims.

He is a frequent lecturer and author on emerging topics in coverage and also serves as regional counsel to several insurers, advising them on matters including policy drafting, legislative reform, and efficiency in their claims handling protocol. Mr. Bahadoran has handled trials and appeals throughout the country, particularly the Southeastern region. His appellate practice has included notable appearances in the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. A sample of his trial and appellate cases includes:

• AIG Premier Ins. Co. v. RLI Ins. Co., 2011 WL 4347197 (M.D. Fla. 2011) (first impression; nullification of competing insurer’s "super excess" clause under Florida law)
• James River Ins. Co. v. Maier, 2011 WL 2651799 (S.D. Ga. 2011) (no coverage under insurance agent’s errors and omissions policy)
• HC Waterford Props., LLC v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 2600431 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (no coverage for developer damages under conversion and breach of contract exclusions)
• Sharp Gen. Contractors, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 801607(S.D. Fla. 2009) (no coverage under contractors-conditions endorsement for contractor damages)
• James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Eng'g, Inc., 540 F.3d 1270 (11th Cir. 2008) (no coverage under pollution exclusion in geotechnical engineer's policy)
• Gen. Bldg. Maint., Inc. v. Ko-Am Commercial, Inc., Case No. 99-10284 (13th Judicial Circuit, Florida) ($1.2 million trial judgment in action seeking contractual indemnity)
• Zurich Amn. Ins. Co. v. Frankel, et al., 2007 509 F.Supp. 2d 1303 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (no coverage for $1.8 million consent judgment due to breach of cooperation clause)
• Wilson ex rel. Estate of Wilson v. Gen. Tavern Corp., 469 F.Supp.2d 1214 (S.D. Fla. 2006) (no coverage for $1.85 million consent judgment under employer’s CGL policy)
• Travelers Indem. Co. of Ill. v. Royal Oak Enters., 429 F.Supp.2d 1265 (M.D. Fla. 2004), aff’d, 171 Fed.Appx. 831 (11th Cir. 2006) (dismissal of statutory and common law bad faith claims)

Mr. Bahadoran is serving a two-year term (2010 – 2012) as co-chair of the CGL Subcommittee of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association.

In 2009 and again in 2011, Florida Super Lawyers magazine named Mr. Bahadoran to its Rising Stars list (the top 2.5% of young lawyers in Florida).

Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in 2003, he represented policyholders in coverage and bad faith disputes at Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin. During law school, he served as a judicial intern to the Honorable George A. O’Toole, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Mr. Bahadoran completed his undergraduate studies in only three and a half years, with a 3.99 grade point average. Mr. Bahadoran's publications include:

• “Something is Rotten in Denmark (and Florida) – Is there Insurance Coverage for the Chinese Drywall Problem?” co-author, HarrisMartin Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, June 2009.
• “The Medical Malpractice Policy’s ‘Deems Expedient’ Clause: Cause to Reconsider the Theory of a Static Duty of Good Faith,” Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, August 2006.
• "A Red Flag: Controlling Mediator Bias in Cross-Cultural Mediation," Massachusetts Family Law Journal (2000); excerpts published in Jay H. Folbert et al., "Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers" (Aspen Law and Business, 1st ed., 2005).

Mr. Bahadoran’s presentations include:

• "Plan and Prepare, Part Three: The Roles of the Responders,” Hinshaw’s 2011 Insurance Services Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2011.
• "Insurance Coverage for IP Disputes," ABA Insurance Coverage CLE Conference, Tucson, Arizona, March 2011.
• “From the Outside Looking In: Effective Management of Underlying Litigation Where Coverage is Disputed,” Hinshaw’s Annual Insurance Services Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2010.
• “A Legislature Sets the Standards: The Texas Quick Pay Statute – Where Did it Come From? Will it Spread?” Hinshaw’s 2009 Insurance Services Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2009.
• “Evaluating Tenders from Additional Insured and Indemnitees,” client live webinar, October 2009.
• “Avoiding the Perils of Claims Handling in Florida,” Farmers in-house client presentation, Alpharetta, Georgia, February 2009.