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Born Chicago, Illinois, November 1, 1967; admitted to bar in
Illinois, 1992, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois, 1999; Northern District of Ohio, 2004; Eastern District of Missouri,
2006; United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003;
Federal Trial Bar, 2006. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1989);
Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1992). Member: Illinois Association of
Defense Trial Counsel.
Mr. O’Gallagher concentrates his practice in insurance coverage
litigation. He has represented insurance carriers and insureds in a broad
spectrum of coverage matters involving commercial general liability
policies, commercial umbrella/excess policies, workers’
compensation/employers’ liability policies, commercial auto policies, homeowners
policies, professional liability policies and commercial property
policies. His work includes the preparation of coverage opinions and
handling of all phases of litigation of coverage suits in state and
federal courts.
Some representative cases Mr. O’Gallagher has handled include North River
Insurance Co. v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co., 369 Ill.App.3d 563,
860 N.E.2d 460 (1st Dist. 2006); Illinois Emcasco Insurance
Co. v. Northwestern National Casualty Co., 337 Ill.App.3d 356, 785
N.E.2d 905 (1st Dist. 2003); and East Coast Fasteners &
Closures Inc. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co., 93 Fed. Appx. 948,
2004 WL 627027 (7th Cir. 2004).