Galina Kletser Jakobson is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary's Seattle, Las Vegas, and Walnut Creek offices and is Office Chair of the Seattle office. She is also Co-Chair of the firm's Western Coverage practice team. Ms. Jakobson has specialized in insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation for the past two decades. Ms. Jakobson has represented insurers in complex coverage disputes relating to virtually every line of coverage and has defended carriers in bad faith and Insurance Bad Faith Act litigation, contribution actions and declaratory judgment suits.
Ms. Jakobson advises insurers throughout the country regarding complex legal and coverage issues, as well as claim handling strategies to minimize potential exposure. Ms. Jakobson has assisted insurers in drafting policy language for newly created lines of coverage to ensure the language comports with statutory requirements as well as the maximizing the legal precedent to limit potential exposure.