Evan M. Holober

Associate

Recent Publication:

Florida Appellate Court Holds that Deadline to Report Claims Does Not Nullify Prompt Notice Provision [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal recently affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of a property insurer, holding that there is no conflict between the policy’s three year limitation for reporting hurricane claims and the requirement that the insured give prompt notice. In Navarro v....

Evan is an associate in the Global Insurance Department.

Evan received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from University of California, Santa Barbara and his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. While in law school, Evan competed in the school’s Environmental Moot Court competition, winning the best brief and best oral argument awards. He was also a member of the school’s Environmental Moot Court team.

Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Evan was an associate at a regional law firm in Miami, where he analyzed insurance coverage issues and litigated first-party insurance defense matters. He previously practiced products liability defense and worked on corporate immigration matters in San Francisco. Evan is admitted to the Florida and California state bars.

 

Publications

Florida Appellate Court Holds that Deadline to Report Claims Does Not Nullify Prompt Notice Provision [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

February 03, 2023

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal recently affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of a property insurer, holding that there is no conflict between the policy’s three year limitation for reporting hurricane claims and the requirement that the insured give prompt notice. In Navarro v....

Eleventh Circuit (Florida):  No Bad Faith for Investigating Claim [Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Blog]

March 01, 2022

On February 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the Southern District of Florida’s summary judgment victory for GEICO, finding that no reasonable jury could conclude that GEICO had operated in bad faith with respect to its handling of a wrongful death claim...

Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Restaurant’s Allegations of Bad Faith and Breach of Contract After Appraisal [Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith Blog]

June 08, 2021

The Iowa Supreme Court recently reversed the appellate court’s denial of an insurer’s motion for a directed verdict, finding that United Fire did not breach the insurance policy and did not commit bad faith during a property appraisal. Luigi’s, Inc. v. United Fire and Cas. Co., No. 19-1669, ---...

Industry Sectors

Insurance

Education

  • Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2017
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 2013
  • California
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court -- Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Florida