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PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE
WHAT SETS THE FIRM APART?
KNOWS THE OPPONENT
Years of experience representing insurance companies and advising their leaders and claims adjusters.​
A former chairperson of the Insurance and Indemnity Section for the State Bar of Michigan.
Named among the top 100 lawyers in Michigan by the publication Super Lawyers.®
AUTHORITY IN HIS FIELD
Frequent contributor to the Michigan State Bar, including the Michigan Bar Journal, Insurance & Indemnity Section, Real Property Section, and other bar associations.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
A Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, which is a designation reserved for only 1% of all practicing attorneys in each jurisdiction.
VAST EXPERIENCE
Has handled literally hundreds of insurance coverage matters related to liability policies, property insurance, professional liability, directors and officers, private disability policies, life insurance, title insurance, long term care insurance, and more.
RESPECTED BY HIS PEERS
AV® Peer Review Rated by LexisNexis/Martindale Hubbell.
RARE TRAINING & EXPERTISE
One of only a handful of Michigan attorneys in private practice who earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®) designation, which is the highest level of education attainable in the field of property casualty insurance.
A SKILLED TRIAL ATTORNEY
Holds the "Advocate" designation from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
YOUR ADVOCATES
ADAM KUTINSKY attorney
In 2000, Adam Kutinsky graduated from Wayne State Law School, passed the bar exam, and accepted an associate position with a respected Michigan law firm. Over the course of ten years, he worked his way up to become the insurance coverage practice leader at one of the largest defense trial firms in the Midwest. While leading the firm’s insurance coverage practice, he attended night classes and earned the foremost insurance designation Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU.®) In 2016, he was named chairperson of the State Bar of Michigan Insurance & Indemnity Section which he held through 2017. His experience representing insurance companies helped him to realize policyholders had limited options when in need of an experienced insurance coverage attorney. This realization led to the formation of KUTINSKY PLLC, which exclusively represents policyholders, insureds and other claimants in disputes with insurance companies.
Sarah Wykoff brings over a decade of experience litigating complex insurance coverage matters to KUTINSKY PLLC where she focuses her practice on helping policyholders navigate insurance disputes. Since graduating from Wayne State Law School in 2012, Sarah has successfully tried several insurance coverage cases, developing a reputation for thoroughness and strategic thinking. Sarah joined KUTINSKY PLLC with the goal of using her extensive knowledge of insurance industry practices and insurance law to deliver uniquely tailored solutions to clients and level the playing field with insurance carriers. Sarah is admitted to the Michigan Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is an active member of the Detroit Bar Association, and sits on its Board of Directors, serving as a co-chair of the No-Fault Section and on the Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee.
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Select Publications and Engagements
1.
Effective Facilitation of Insurance & Indemnity Disputes, State Bar of Michigan Winter Conference, Real Property Section (Speaker)
2.
An Insurance Agent is not Just the Agent of the Insured, State Bar of Michigan Insurance & Indemnity Journal (Author)
3.
Michigan Law on Bad
Faith Insurance Practices, Michigan Bar Journal (Author)
4.
Wayne Law Review Symposium,
Role of Title Insurance in City Redevelopment (Speaker)
5.
Rescission of Insurance Policies Based on Allegations of Fraud, CPCU Society of Greater Detroit (Speaker)
6.
Advocating Allocation of Liability
and Exhaustion of Policy Limits: Policyholder and Carrier Perspectives (Author)
7.
Common Issues in Insurance & Indemnity Litigation, State Bar of Michigan Winter Conference, Real Property Section (Speaker)
8.
An Overview of Title Insurance, Insurance & Indemnity Journal State Bar of MI (Author)
9.
Protection for Professional Liability Losses; Insurance & Indemnity Journal State Bar of MI (Author)
10.
Protecting Against Privacy, Cyber-Liability Risks in a Changing Business Environment (Author)
11.
Maximizing Liability Insurance, Michigan Association of Justice (speaker)
12.
COVID-19 and Business Income
Coverage, Greater Detroit CPCU Society (speaker)
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SPEAKING AT THE 2022 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE WINTER CONFERENCE
SPEAKING AT THE STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN ANNUAL SUMMIT IN 2015
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