Cecilia O'Connell Miller

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Cecilia O’Connell Miller is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s San Diego Office. She is Co-Chair of the Insurance Law practice group and a Member of the Firm’s Board of Directors. Ms. Miller’s practice encompasses trial and appellate representation of her policyholder clients in arbitrations, state courts and federal courts across the country. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and pre-litigation counseling with an emphasis on insurance coverage recovery for policyholders under numerous lines of coverage including commercial general liability, D&O, employment practices liability, pollution legal liability, first party property (including business interruption), tax liability, life insurance, AD&D, LTD, and representation and warranty insurance. Ms. Miller also regularly represents clients in securing coverage under Memoranda of Coverage issued by Joint Powers Authorities as well as prosecuting claims against insurance brokers.

Ms. Miller has extensive experience advising clients from a variety of industries, including technology, financial services, hospitality, multi-media, retail, health care, manufacturing, construction, gaming, charter schools, and municipalities, for whom she has successfully obtained millions in insurance coverage for first and third party liabilities.

In 2022, Law360 Selected Ms. Miller as a member of the IA General Liability Editorial Advisory Board. Ms. Miller was a San Diego Business Journal “Leaders in Law” 2020 finalist and 2022 Honoree, and was named to The Daily Transcript “Top Attorneys” in Insurance in 2013. She has also been named to the Best Lawyers in America list from 2022-2024 in the area of “Litigation – Insurance.” Ms. Miller was also named a Women of Influence in Law 2023 by the San Diego Business Journal.

Ms. Miller is a frequent lecturer and author on insurance coverage issues, including advising clients as to best practices to maximize existing insurance coverage and prospectively managing risk.