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Michael (“Mick”) Rossignol is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Industry practice group.  Mick is an experienced litigator and has served Insurance Industry clients for over 20 years in private practice and as Staff Counsel for a major property and casualty insurance company.  In his years of Litigation and Insurance Industry practice, he has provided coverage advice on and litigated a variety of issues including environmental claims, bad faith claims, and personal injury and property damage claims of numerous types.   His work also includes a significant amount of defense work in the areas of construction defect, toxic tort, products liability, automobile liability and premises liability. 

Mick believes the best legal representation and advice starts with an attorney’s ability to provide a well-reasoned perspective on the issues and the client’s potential exposure, and from there provide zealous advocacy in pursuit of the very best possible outcome for the client taking both litigation-specific and general business interests into account.  Whether that involves a trial, appeal, and/or resolution short of litigation, the client’s best interests are paramount.

Mick started his career at a large regional firm where he practiced in the areas of insurance and general litigation.  He spent fifteen years with The Hanover Insurance Group in its New Jersey Staff Counsel office prior to joining BMGZ.  While there, Mick held the positions of National Environmental Claims Coverage Counsel, Managing Attorney, and Subject Matter Expert (Environmental).  As the National Environmental Claims Coverage Counsel and Subject Matter Expert, Mick provided The Hanover’s claims adjusters coverage advice and litigation support for Claims of an environmental nature, providing advice and litigation representation for claims located in New Jersey and many other jurisdictions throughout the country. 

Mick graduated with a J.D. from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1988 and with a B.A. from the University of Maine in 1985.  He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia.