Ericka C. Hammett

Ericka concentrates her practice on insurance coverage and defense matters. She defends insurance company clients and policyholders in complex commercial litigation. She also advises insurer clients on defense and indemnity obligations under a variety of commercial property and liability policies. Her practice areas include personal injury, first- and third-party property damage and professional liability. Ericka also defends financial institution clients confronted with state and federal law claims and counterclaims in foreclosure litigation.

Ericka is a current member of Litchfield Cavo LLP’s COVID-19 Resource Team.

Prior to joining Litchfield Cavo, Ericka worked as an attorney in Chicago, where she practiced exclusively insurance law. In this position, Ericka obtained years of experience evaluating claims for insurance coverage under commercial general liability (CGL), as well as property and professional liability policies. She litigated and negotiated settlements of coverage actions and bad faith claims, and allocated loss for long-tail liability claims.

Practices

• First-Party Property
• General Liability
• Professional Liability: Non-Medical