Biography

Ron Burnovski is a trusted advisor to insurance carriers in all stages of claims litigation. With a practice focusing on first-party coverage he has managed all manner of claims from those involving pandemic-related business interruption to weather to construction defect.

Based in Clausen Miller’s Dallas office, Ron regularly secures successful outcomes for insurance clients when there are millions at stake. He has deep experience in the courts in Texas and California.

Earlier in his career, Ron represented corporate and individual clients in federal and state court commercial and real estate litigation.

Representative matters include:

– Represented the market of all-risk insurers on claim and in subsequent litigation relating to an oil refinery’s $500+ million contingent business interruption claim arising from an explosion of a ruptured oil pipeline.

– Successfully represented a builder’s risk carrier against a general contractor’s claim for over $15 million in alleged property damage arising during its construction of a hotel, obtaining summary judgement in the contractor’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit where it was established that the contractor had aggregated into its claim numerous, minor instances of non-causally related damage that were all below the policy’s applicable deductible.

– Successfully represented a builder’s risk carrier on $36 million claim on a Utah data storage facility by general contractor and sub-contractors arising from claimed delays in completion allegedly caused by electrical arcing events attributed to defective design or installation of the facility’s electrical equipment.

– Obtained summary judgment for property insurer based on the insured’s failure to comply with repeated requests for an examination under oath and failure to initiate their lawsuit within the contractual suit limitation period.

Ron received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 1994 after graduating with his B.A., with honors, in Economics and History from SUNY Binghamton in 1991. While in law school, he served as a judicial extern for Judge Dickran Tevrizian in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

• Chicago

  Illinois 60603

  10 South LaSalle Street

  Chicago, Illinois 60603

  T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

• New York

  New York 10005

  28 Liberty Street 39th Floor

  New York, New York 10005

  T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

• Mission Viejo

  California 92691

  27285 Las Ramblas

  Suite 200

  Mission Viejo, California 92691

  T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

• Florham Park

  New Jersey 07932

  100 Campus Drive

  Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

  T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

• Michigan City

  Indiana 46360

  200 Commerce Square

  Michigan City, Indiana 46360

  T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney

• Milwaukee

  Wisconsin 53202

  250 E. Wisconsin Avenue

  Suite 1800

  Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

  T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck

• Stamford

  Connecticut 06902

  68 Southfield Avenue

  2 Stamford Landing Suite 100

  Stamford, Connecticut 06902

  T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen

• Tampa

  Florida 33609

  4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center

  Suite 600

  Tampa, Florida 33609

  T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt

• San Francisco

  California 94111

  100 Pine Street

  Suite 1250

  San Francisco, California 94111

  T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

• Houston

  Texas 77019

  2929 Allen Parkway

  American General Center, Suite 200

  Houston, Texas 77019

  T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

• Dallas

  Texas 75201

  325 N. Saint Paul Street

  Suite 3100

  Dallas, Texas 75201

  T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

• Boca Raton

  Florida 33434

  7777 Glades Road

  Suite 405

  Boca Raton, Florida 33434

  T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt