John Fischer defends policyholders' rights, ensuring businesses and individuals receive the insurance coverage they've been promised. He navigates complex liability policies, provides pre-lawsuit counseling, and resolves coverage disputes with a keen eye for detail.

John's extensive experience across various types of liability coverage allows him to craft tailored strategies that maximize coverage and minimize risk. His dedicated approach to dispute resolution often has far-reaching and favorable consequences for his client’s financial stability and peace of mind.

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In insurance law, the fine print can make or break a case. It is critical to dissect policies with surgical precision to uncover every potential avenue for my client's benefit."
Experience
  • A Barnes & Thornburg attorney represented a chemical product manufacturer in overcoming lost-policy issues and other challenging coverage issues to confirm obligations of liability insurer for investigation expenses incurred following policyholder’s enrollment of manufacturing site in the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Voluntary Remediation Program. The case involved significant conflict of laws and coverage issues, but through negotiation the client manufacturer obtained almost complete recovery of legal, investigative, and remediation expenses.
  • A Barnes & Thornburg attorney represented a general contractor in a case where the contractor obtained settlement recovery of more than $2 million in defense and indemnity expenses from general liability insurer by asserting a claim for coverage under its subcontractor’s policies.
Credentials

Education

  • Indiana University-Bloomington, J.D., 1997, summa cum laude
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1993, cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • Indiana Supreme Court
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