Thomas K. Wingfield
Biography
Thomas Wingfield, Partner in our Atlanta office, is an insurance litigator and counselor specializing in disputes involving coverage under a broad array of coverage forms including builder’s risk policies, property policies, liability policies, directors and officers policies, errors and omissions policies, fine arts policies, life insurance policies, and disability policies.
He regularly counsels clients regarding the scope and completeness of their insurance programs, which includes providing guidance on contractual insurance provisions and indemnity clauses.
Thomas handles coverage issues around the country. He has litigated coverage claims involving third-party commercial liability policies and first-party commercial property policies and has extensive experience investigating, advising on, and litigating major property losses during construction or renovation. Thomas also has litigated bad-faith claims arising from improper claims handling or denials.
In 2006, 2007, and then from 2009 through 2017 he was named a Georgia Rising Star by Super Lawyers®, which is only granted to the top 2.5% of all lawyers under the age of 40 in the state.
Thomas is a native of Atlanta. He earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Journalism and Political Science from New York University and received his Juris Doctor from The University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a Board Member for the Lile Moot Court Board.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Georgia, 2003
- Court of Appeals, 2003
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 2003
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 2003
U.S. Courts of Appeals:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2021
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2003
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia, 2003
- B.A., cum laude, Journalism and Political Science, New York University, 1999
Memberships
- Atlanta Bar Association: 2003-Present
Recognition
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™, Martindale-Hubbell
- Georgia Rising Star, Super Lawyers®; 2006-2007, 2009-2017
Publications
- U.S. District Court Clarifies the Interplay Between Contractual Obligations to Procure Property Insurance and ‘Other Insurance’ Clauses
HBS National Insurance Coverage Blog; September 2, 2021
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