The bench

The attorneys carriers deal with directly.

No hand-offs, no associate shuffle. The lawyers on this page are the lawyers on your file, backed by claims-side insight from three decades inside a national carrier.

Managing Partner Raymond A. Haas

Raymond A. Haas

Managing Partner

Leads the firm's defense and litigation practice, anchoring trial capability on every high-exposure matter. Decades of experience before Florida courts, with a defense record that includes bad-faith verdicts for national carriers.

Serves as the point of partner accountability on carrier assignments, from first report through resolution.

FL Bar No. 137301
Coverage & Commercial Litigation Craig Zyburo

Craig Zyburo

Partner

Civil litigation and coverage practice across the firm's defense work, with responsibility for the firm's compliance and professional standards.

Brings a close read of the policy language and the claims-handling record to coverage and bad-faith matters.

FL Bar No. 1035640
First-Party Property Defense Todd A. Migacz

Todd A. Migacz

Attorney

First-party property defense, handling matters statewide and most often in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Manatee.

FL Bar No. 96678
Civil Litigation Jeff Stiller

Jeff Stiller

Attorney

Civil litigation practice across the firm's defense work, contributing to coverage, casualty, and commercial matters throughout Florida.

Supports the firm's carrier assignments with the case preparation and file discipline claims departments expect from panel counsel.

FL Bar No. 96142
Claims-side insight

Gary Gertz

Non-attorney claims consultant. Former GEICO Florida Regional Claim Manager with 31 years of carrier-side claims experience.

Gary spent three decades inside a national carrier, handling and supervising claims operations in Florida. He brings that operational perspective to the files INSDEF defends: how a desk sets reserves, evaluates exposure, and reads a handling record. He is not an attorney and does not provide legal advice or legal services. All legal services are provided by the licensed attorneys of HD Law Partners, P.A.

31years carrier-side claims experience
GEICOFlorida Regional Claim Manager
FLRegional claims operations leadership

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