Stephanie L. Mtui, CPCU
Stephanie’s practice is primarily focused on insurance coverage disputes. Prior to obtaining her law degree, she spent 12 years as a property and casualty commercial insurance broker, managing complex accounts for policyholders in the hospitality, construction, transportation, and real estate arenas, including Space Needle Corporation, the Seattle Monorail, Bellevue Square Mall, and Stevens Healthcare. During that time, she obtained the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (“CPCU”) professional designation.
Stephanie has spent much of her legal career representing policyholders in disputes with their insurers, agents, and/or brokers, including disputes relating to insurance coverage and insurance bad faith. Stephanie’s background in both the policyholder and brokerage sides of the insurance arena gives her a unique perspective from which to assist insurers in analyzing coverage for complex claims arising under a variety of D&O and E&O policy forms. Stephanie also assists commercial real estate developers in the Washington, D.C. area in connection with a variety of insurance and litigation issues.
Stephanie is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, Washington State Bar Association, and has a Producer’s License with the Washington State Insurance Commissioner.
Stephanie has authored a variety of articles on insurance coverage, has been a guest lecturer at Seattle University School of Law, and has given seminars approved for continuing education by the Washington Insurance Commissioner and the American Bar Association. Stephanie has been named a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” by Washington Law & Politics magazine, and she has been recognized as one of "“The Best Lawyers in America®” in commercial litigation. While she was a broker, she was named Employee of the Year by Parker, Smith & Feek.