About
As founder and president of Merlin Law Group, Chip Merlin has dedicated his practice to the representation and advocacy of insurance policyholders in disputes with insurance companies in Florida, Mississippi, Texas and nationwide. Since 1983, Chip has served as a plaintiff's attorney with a focus on Commercial & Residential Property Insurance Claim Disputes and Bad Faith Insurance litigation. Chip is a noted national expert on Insurance Bad Faith, lecturing to national trade groups and publishing a number of papers and articles on the subject for organizations such as The American Association for Justice, The Florida Justice Association, The Florida Windstorm Conference, and Trial Magazine.
Practice Areas
- First and Third Party Property Insurance Litigation
- Bad Faith Insurance Litigation
- Commercial & Residential Property Insurance Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- Mississippi
- Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Education
- J.D., University of Florida College of Law (1982)
- B.S. (Business Administration), University of Florida (1980)
Professional Associations & Memberships
- American Association for Justice (President's Member)
- American Association for Justice, 1996 - 1998 (Chairman, Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group
- American Association for Justice, Fire and Property Insurance Litigation Group, 1993 - 1995 (Secretary)
- American Bar Association, 1988 - 1998 (Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Property Insurance Law)
- National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (Associate Member)
- Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (Associate Member)
- Community Associations Institute (Associate Member)
- Risk Insurance Management Society (Associate Member)
- Windstorm Insurance Network (Board Member)
- Citizen's Property Insurance Corporation Mission Review Task Force, 2008 (Present Member)
