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Michele N. Detherage
Michele N. Detherage
Associate
Experience
Michele Detherage is a skilled litigator with substantial insurance industry experience. She advises a number of insurance companies with respect to both first-party property and third-party liability claims. Michele has counselled clients regarding a broad range of coverage issues, including COVID-19 claims, environmental exposures, business interruptions and intellectual property disputes.
In addition to coverage, Michele also focuses her practice on representing insurers in litigation matters. She has handled both property and liability cases from inception to resolution and has represented insurers at motion hearings, mediation and trial.
Michele also has experience in the area of employment law. She has assisted clients in the enforcement of employment agreement terms, and has successfully resolved matters initiated with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination on behalf of both employees and employers.
Prior to joining Robins Kaplan, Michele spent five years as in-house litigation counsel for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. In that role, Michele worked to combat insurance fraud and obtained more than 50 favorable verdicts on behalf of the company. Michele’s experience as an in-house litigator provided her with valuable insight into the skill set and work-product sought by insurers, which she has been able to translate into her present practice.
In addition to her professional work, Michele has a strong commitment to community service and volunteers with local animal rescue organizations.
- Named a "Top Lawyer," Boston Magazine (2022)
- Named a "Massachusetts Rising Star," Super Lawyers (2020)
- Last Hope K9 Rescue, volunteer
- Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), volunteer
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, J.D. (2009)
- Northeastern University, B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude (2006)
Professional Associations
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association, Past President (2021-2022)
- Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association
- Going Nuclear! New Issues in the Insurance and Reinsurance World
Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association (MIReBA) Spring Symposium, Boston, MA (April 27, 2022) - The Psychology of Persuasion
Robins Kaplan LLP 2019 Women in Insurance Seminar, Boston, MA (September 10, 2019) - Fundamentals of Liability and Property Insurance
Boston Bar Association, Boston, Massachusetts (November 5, 2018; April 24, 2019; and February 5, 2021)
April 27, 2022
Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association Spring Symposium
Massachusetts Insurance and Reinsurance Bar Association
Boston, MA
September 10, 2019
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June 7, 2022
What’s in a Name?
Michele N. Detherage, Esq. - The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight
Spring 2020
What if One of Us Did Start the Fire?
Michele Detherage - The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight: Spring 2020
November 15, 2019
“That Settles It”: The Georgia Supreme Court Provides Clarity Regarding an Insurer’s Duty to Settle
The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight: Winter 2019
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